Why using 3D printing in your smart home is so useful

Reading Time: 3 minutes3D printing, the stuff of science fiction only a few short years ago, is becoming more widely available all the time. Buying your own 3D printer to keep in your home is now fairly accessible, with entry-level printers available for just a few hundred dollars. But why would you buy one? It’s easy to think […]

Host the best BBQs ever with home automation

Reading Time: 3 minutesEverybody loves a good BBQ. Getting your family and friends together on a long summer day and evening, cooking delicious food and having a great time as smoke drifts through the air — it’s the perfect weekend activity. BBQs can also be stressful, however. Anyone who has ever tried to host one will know the […]

Streamline your morning routine with home automation

Reading Time: 4 minutesLet’s face it — mornings can be tough. Even the earliest risers and the most enthusiastic morning larks sometimes struggle to drag themselves out of bed and attack the day. The good news is that automation can always save things. By using home automation wisely, you can save time in the morning, cut out tedious […]

El Carrillon | The MagPi 92

Reading Time: 3 minutesMost Raspberry Pi projects we feature debut privately and with little fanfare – at least until they’re shared by us. The El Carrillon project, however, could hardly have made a more public entrance. In September 2019 it was a focal point of Argentina’s 49th annual Fiesta Nacional de la Flor (National Flower Festival), where its […]

12 Refreshing Altoids Tin Projects to 3D Print

Reading Time: 5 minutesWith these excellent Altoids tin projects, you can upcycle the metal case after you’ve finished chewing over the curiously strong mints. The Altoids tin is more than just an iconic receptacle for strong mints, it’s also an astonishingly versatile little beast. Makers have hacked its metallic frame into a million and one different uses, ranging […]

12 Refreshing Altoids Tin Projects to 3D Print

Reading Time: 5 minutesWith these excellent Altoids tin projects, you can upcycle the metal case after you’ve finished chewing over the curiously strong mints. The Altoids tin is more than just an iconic receptacle for strong mints, it’s also an astonishingly versatile little beast. Makers have hacked its metallic frame into a million and one different uses, ranging […]

Some of the best bicycle projects for #CycleToWorkDay

Reading Time: 3 minutesAvid followers of our Raspberry Pi Twitter account may be aware of just how bike-loving the residents of Pi Towers are. From the weekend cyclists to Cambridge-London-Cambridge racers, the flat land around our office calls us to jump on a bike and explore the fenlands. #CycleToWorkDay In celebration of #CycleToWorkDay, we’ve brought together a collection […]

Eight(ish) Raspberry Pi projects for the summer

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe sun is actually shining here in Cambridge, and with it, summer-themed Raspberry Pi projects are sprouting like mushrooms across our UK-based community (even though mushrooms don’t like hot weather…). So we thought we’d gather some of our favourite Pi-powered projects perfect for the sun-drenched outdoors. Air quality monitors and solar radiation With the sun […]

PS4 Linux. Steam + Emulators + office out of the box Instructions Inside !!

Reading Time: 2 minutesGood News for those that having been keeping their PlayStation 4 consoles at a low firmware level, as now its even more simple to get your PS4 up and running a complete Linux setup, thanks to the hard-efforts of D-ecks to put together a nice ‚distro‘ for all to enjoy! Current version – 0.1.1 Pre-configured […]

Hacking an 8mm with a Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: < 1 minute[mbYTPlayer url=“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQK3RmwoY7U“ opacity=“.5″ quality=“medium“ ratio=“auto“ isinline=“false“ showcontrols=“false“ realfullscreen=“true“ printurl=“true“ autoplay=“true“ mute=“true“ loop=“true“ addraster=“true“ stopmovieonblur=“false“ gaTrack=“false“] See[W]right films hacks an old 8mm camera using a Raspberry Pi computer. Is it analog? Digital? Something else? Follow me on Instagram @leftnwright https://www.instagram.com/leftnwright/ Inspired/Influenced by: Laura Kampf https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRix… LadyAda https://www.youtube.com/user/adafruit Casey Neistat Waelder https://www.youtube.com/user/DavidWae…

BEST 120 Cydia Tweaks iOS 8.4 & 8.3

Reading Time: < 1 minute[mbYTPlayer url=“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh1GRxAUYy0″ opacity=“.5″ quality=“medium“ ratio=“auto“ isinline=“false“ showcontrols=“false“ realfullscreen=“true“ printurl=“true“ autoplay=“true“ mute=“true“ loop=“true“ addraster=“true“ stopmovieonblur=“false“ gaTrack=“false“] Top 120 BEST Jailbreak Cydia Tweaks for iOS 8.4 and iOS 8.3 —————————————-­——————————– Twe4kz & Themes for iOS 8 —————————————-­——————————– What’s on my Jailbroken iPhone? ► http://bit.ly/1x2MLCh Top 20 Best FREE iOS 8 Tweaks and Apps ► http://bit.ly/1yFP0YI Top 20 […]

Hacker Uses 3D Printer to Build Machine That Cracks Combination Locks in 30-Seconds

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHacker Samy Kamkar has created a 3-D-printable Arduino-based lock-opening machine called „Combo Breaker.“ Simply attach it to a Master Lock combination locks, turn it on, and the machine will do the rest in a maximum of 5-minutes with absolutely no human interaction required. Kamar says: „The machine pretty much brute-forces the lock for you. You […]

Apple iOS 8 Gold Master now available to download!

Reading Time: 5 minutesiOS 8 GM (Build number: 12A365) is available for the following iOS devices: iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S iPad Air, Retina iPad mini, iPad 4, iPad mini, iPad 3, iPad 2 5th generation iPod touch As with all GM builds, you can’t do an OTA update from previous betas. You will need to download it from […]

Crazy Gadget Can Hack Just About Any Modern Car

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s called the CHT (Can Hacking Tool), and can be installed on any modern car’s Controller Area Network ‚within minutes‘ to run malicious code through the vehicle’s system. Once hackers and / or thieves get into this network they can control lights, locks, steering and even brakes. It was created by Spanish security researchers Javier […]

PIRATE 2 PIRATE KOPIMI STATION

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Academy Awards Pirate 2 Pirate Global Party was a great success! Part of the face2face/stick2stick  craze is the “Pirate2Pirate Kopimi Station” at cafe MÖRDER, Berlin. Come along and get the files! Empty 8 GB stick required!

Developer finds Chrome eavesdropping bug

Reading Time: 2 minutesGoogle says they are in compliance with the W3C specification… Despite Google finding a way to fix the bug in October 2013 the update has yet to be rolled out to Chrome, he said.

Modder Shows Xbox One Can Boot From a Bigger, Faster Hard Drive

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDespite the lack of support to swap in different hard drives (especially ones of a larger capacity) in the Xbox One, this guy says he’s gotten the two pieces of hardware to cooperate. Not only that, the console runs faster with a non-stock hard drive installed. Booting to the main screen goes about 10 percent […]

Mortal Kombat Armageddon Enhanced Mod for Codebreaker released

Reading Time: 3 minutesMain Features: FREE MODE – This Mode let’s P1 choose CPU enemy and Stage like in Practice Mode but you battle instead of practicing. Note that CPU can not be selected as Created Fighter. Enhanced Kreate-A-Fighter Mode – This one let’s you select any special move and paste it in any slot for your KAF. […]

Developer ports Cydia to iOS 7

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs we eagerly wait for the evad3rs team to release a jailbreak for iOS 7, cjori, developer of Cydia tweaks such as Dashboard X, Applocker etc. has published some screenshots of what Cydia, the unofficial App Store look like on iOS 7.   RedmondPie reports that cjori has told them that he has managed to tether jailbreak his iPhone […]