Schlagwort: HackSpace
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The explosive inventions of Colin Furze
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn January 2007, one plumber and a few friends in a pub set out to build a wall of death out of 850 pallets in a field in Lincolnshire. It’s something we’ve all done as children on a small scale, jumping over a cardboard box perhaps. But to scale it up to…
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From HackSpace mag issue 14: DIY Geiger counters
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn HackSpace magazine issue 14, out today, Cameron Norris writes about how citizen scientists at Tokyo Hackerspace took on the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Safecast is an independent citizen science project that emerged in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster to provide accurate, unbiased, and credible data on radiation exposure in Japan. On…
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Brand-new books from The MagPi and HackSpace magazine
Reading Time: 3 minutesHey folks, Rob from The MagPi here! Halloween is over and November has just begun, which means CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE! It’s never too early to think about Christmas — I start in September, the moment mince pies hit shelves. What most people seem to dread about Christmas is finding the right…
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HackSpace magazine 12: build your first rocket!
Reading Time: 3 minutesMove over, Elon Musk — there’s a new rocket maverick in town: YOU! Rockets! Step inside the UK rocketry scene, build and launch a rocket, design your own one, and discover the open-source rocket programmes around the world! In issue 12, we go behind the scenes at a top-secret launch site in…
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Electronics 101.1: Electricity basics
Reading Time: 11 minutesIn HackSpace issue 9, Dave Astels helps us get familiar with what electricity is, with some key terms and rules, and with a few basic components. Get your copy of HackSpace magazine in stores now, or download it as a free PDF here. tl;dr There’s more to electricity than Pikachu. Electricity basics Electricity is fascinating.…
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HackSpace magazine issue 11: best maker hardware
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday is that glorious day of the month when a new issue of HackSpace magazine comes out! HackSpace magazine #11: All you can hardware The cream of this year’s hardware crop You’re on safe and solid ground with an Arduino, or one of Adafruit’s boards — so much so that many makers…
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HackSpace magazine 10: build a drone
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re a subscriber to HackSpace magazine you’ll already know all about issue 10. For the rest of you who’ve yet to subscribe, issue 10 is out today! Build a drone Ever since Icarus flew too close to the sun, man has dreamed of flight. Thanks to brushless motors, cheaper batteries than…
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Build a social media follower counter
Reading Time: 9 minutesIn this tutorial from HackSpace magazine issue 9, Paul Freeman-Powell shows you how to keep track of your social media followers, and encourage subscribers, by building a live follower counter. Get your copy of HackSpace magazine in stores now, or download it as a free PDF here. Issues 10 of HackSpace magazine is available online…
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Hackspace magazine 9: tools, tools, tools
Reading Time: 4 minutesRejoice! It’s time for a new issue of Hackspace magazine, packed with things for you to make, build, hack, and create! HackSpace magazine issue 9 Tools: they’re what separates humans from the apes! Whereas apes use whatever they find around them to get honey, pick pawpaws, and avoid prickly pears, we humans…
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HackSpace magazine 8: Raspberry Pi <3 Arduino
Reading Time: 3 minutesArduino is officially brilliant. It’s the perfect companion for your Raspberry Pi, opening up new possibilities for robotics, drones and all sorts of physical computing projects. In HackSpace magazine issue 8 we’re taking a look at what’s going on on planet Arduino, and how it can make our world better. This little…
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HackSpace magazine 7: Internet of Everything
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re usually averse to buzzwords at HackSpace magazine, but not this month: in issue 7, we’re taking a deep dive into the Internet of Things. Internet of Things (IoT) To many people, IoT is a shady term used by companies to sell you something you already own, but this time with WiFi;…
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Whimsical builds and messing things up
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday is the early May bank holiday in England and Wales, a public holiday, and while this blog rarely rests, the Pi Towers team does. So, while we take a day with our families, our friends, and/or our favourite pastimes, I thought I’d point you at a couple of features from HackSpace…
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Hackspace magazine 6: Paper Engineering
Reading Time: 3 minutesHackSpace magazine is back with our brand-new issue 6, available for you on shop shelves, in your inbox, and on our website right now. Inside Hackspace magazine 6 Paper is probably the first thing you ever used for making, and for good reason: in no other medium can you iterate through 20…
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HackSpace magazine 5: Inside Adafruit
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s a new issue of HackSpace magazine on the shelves today, and as usual it’s full of things to make and do! Adafruit We love making hardware, and we’d also love to turn this hobby into a way to make a living. So in the hope of picking up a few tips,…
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HackSpace magazine 4: the wearables issue
Reading Time: 3 minutesBig things are afoot in the world of HackSpace magazine! This month we’re running our first special issue, with wearables projects throughout the magazine. Moreover, we’re giving away our first subscription gift free to all 12-month print subscribers. Lastly, and most importantly, we’ve made the cover EXTRA SHINY! Prepare your eyeballs —…
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HackSpace magazine 3: Scrap Heap Hacking
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re making with a purpose in issue 3 of HackSpace magazine. Not only are we discovering ways in which 3D printing is helping to save resources — and in some case lives — in the developing world, we’re also going all out with recycling. While others might be content with separating their…
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HackSpace magazine 2: 3D printing and cheese making
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter an incredible response to our first issue of HackSpace magazine last month, we’re excited to announce today’s release of issue 2, complete with cheese making, digital braille, and…a crochet Cthulhu? Your spaces This issue, we visit Swansea Hackspace to learn how to crochet, we hear about the superb things that Birmingham’s…
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HackSpace magazine #1 is out now!
Reading Time: 2 minutesHackSpace magazine is finally here! Grab your copy of the new magazine for makers today, and try your hand at some new, exciting skills. What is HackSpace magazine? HackSpace magazine is the newest publication from the team behind The MagPi. Chock-full of amazing projects, tutorials, features, and maker interviews, HackSpace magazine brings…
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HackSpace: a new magazine for makers
Reading Time: 2 minutesHackSpace is the new monthly magazine for people who love to make things and those who want to learn. Grab some duct tape, fire up a microcontroller, ready a 3D printer and hack the world around you! This is HackSpace magazine! HackSpace is the new monthly magazine for the modern maker. Learn…
