Kategorie: Technology
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Happy birthday to us!
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that today is 28 February, which is as close as you’re going to get to our sixth birthday, given that we launched on a leap day. For the last three years, we’ve launched products on or around our birthday: Raspberry Pi 2 in 2015; Raspberry…
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OpenCat: 3D Print Your Own Robotic Cat
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’ve always wanted a cat, but happen to be allergic to feline friends, fear not as you can soon make your very own robotic cat. Thanks to a design by Rongzhong Li, a programmer, the robotic cat combines artificial intelligence with some pretty exciting features. As part of his “OpenCat” project,…
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[DEAL] Peopoly Moai Fully Assembled SLA 3D Printer, $300 Off at $1,695
Reading Time: 2 minutesMatterHackers is casting the wonderful world of SLA under its 3D printer spotlight this week, knocking $300 off the price of a fully assembled Peopoly Moai. After a successful Kickstarter campaign and launch to market Peopoly’s Moai SLA 3D printer kit can now be found churning out highly detailed prints across the…
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Now Available on Steam Early Access – Deep Rock Galactic
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeep Rock Galactic is Now Available on Steam Early Access! Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op-first sci-fi FPS featuring badass space Dwarves, 100% destructible environments, procedurally-generated caves, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Website: LINK
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Woom Bikes Uses 3D Printing to Design Custom Bicycles For Children
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn the hunt for the perfect bicycle for his child, Austrian designer Christian Bezdeka decided to start woom Bikes. The company is using 3D printing to create lightweight and comfortable bicycles for children aged 1.5 years and older. In an effort to design the perfect bicycle for his own kid, Austrian designer…
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Now Available on Steam – Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online | 四女神オンライン CYBER DIMENSION NEPTUNE | 四女神ONLINE 幻次元遊戲戰機少女, 30% off!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online | 四女神オンライン CYBER DIMENSION NEPTUNE | 四女神ONLINE 幻次元遊戲戰機少女 is Now Available on Steam and is 30% off!* In this hack ’n‘ slash adventure co-developed with Tamsoft and Compile Heart, everyone’s favorite four Goddesses enter an online fantasy game world inspired by… themselves! Choose from 12 characters,…
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Vero is the anti-Facebook social network everyone is talking about
Reading Time: 4 minutesVero is the anti-Facebook social network that’s blowing up on iOS and Android. More Just when you thought there were enough social networks to distract you from your family, friends and work, there’s a new app in town. Except this one isn’t exactly new. Vero, which was originally released in 2015, has…
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YouTuber 3D Prints and Tests a Screw Drive RC Tank
Reading Time: 3 minutesCreate your own radio controlled 3D printed screw drive tank by following along with YouTuber Ivan Miranda’s latest six-part project. Maker Ivan Miranda has a message for you: never give up. These words flash up on his latest video about creating a 3D printed screw drive RC. It’s the final video in…
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Measure RPM with an IR sensor and Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeasure RPM with an IR sensor and Arduino Arduino Team — February 27th, 2018 When dealing with robotics and other electronics projects, it can be important to know how many revolutions a motor is making. From here, you can infer the distance that your device has traveled, or any number of other…
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Can the 3D Printed Synthetic Pollenizer Help the Bee Population?
Reading Time: 3 minutesA conceptual 3D printed idea called the Synthetic Pollenizer by an artist from Brisbane aims to keep bee populations alive and thriving. A whopping third of our food sources rely on bees. And yet, it’s no secret that bees are in danger of dying out. The varroa mite and still-in-use pesticides called neonicotinoids have…
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Sony's PlayStation Vue just became an even better cable TV killer
Reading Time: 3 minutesSony’s (SNE) PlayStation Vue is one of the best deals in over-the-top cable services, the term used to describe offerings that compete directly with traditional in-home cable TV. It’s got more than 100 channels, a nearly limitless DVR and the ability to watch TV on up to five devices in the home.…
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In case you missed it: Android announcements at Mobile World CongressIn case you missed it: Android announcements at Mobile World CongressVP, Business & Operations
Reading Time: 3 minutesAndroid’s mission, from day one, has been to bring the power of computing to everyone. We’re proud that the platform has made mobile technology accessible and useful to billions of people over the last 10 years. While we continue to celebrate Android’s open platform, we’ve been working closely with our partners to…
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[DEAL] Monoprice 3D Printers – up to $200 Off
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS electronics retailer Monoprice has chopped up to $200 off the price of some of its 3D printers — including the Maker Ultimate, the company’s rebadging of the heavy hitting Wanhao D6. Not content to sit back and ship stuff at full price, Monoprice has once again cut the prices of its…
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New free online course about building makerspaces
Reading Time: 2 minutesHelping people to get into making is at the heart of what we do, and so we’ve created a brand-new, free online course to support educators to start their own makerspaces. If you’re interested in the maker movement, then this course is for you! Sign up now and start learning with Build…
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How Glassdoor became the No. 2 jobs site in the US
Reading Time: 4 minutesGlassdoor didn’t start as a jobs site, but after a decade of serving up tens of millions of anonymous employee reviews, salaries and employer approval ratings, that’s precisely what it’s become — and all that momentum could be paving the way for an IPO. With 50 million unique users and growing, Glassdoor…
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The headphone jack isn't dead yet
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe headphone jack still won’t go away. More BARCELONA — If you want your next smartphone to work with all of the wired headphones you may have accumulated over the last decade, the smartphone selection on display at Mobile World Congress suggest two simple strategies: Buy a Samsung, or don’t spend too…
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Daily Deal – Domina, 66% Off
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday’s Deal: Save 66% on Domina!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Wednesday at 10AM Pacific Time Website: LINK
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PlastiSketch Debuts Alternative 3D Modeling Method Using Vectors
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlastiSketch offers a new method of 3D modeling that is an alternative to established tools. It is designed for those that want to create sculpted 3D objects, but lack the artistic finesse required by the likes of Zbrush and Blender. In explaining his new creation, PlastiSketch, Marcel Urbanek also describes his personal…
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Make your own 3D-printed robotic vacuum with Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMake your own 3D-printed robotic vacuum with Arduino Arduino Team — February 26th, 2018 Tired of cleaning your house? A robotic vacuum may be the logical solution, but if you’re “theking3737” something off-the-shelf just isn’t quite cool enough. Created as part of a school project, he was responsible for the hardware design,…
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ColorFabb Presents New Range of High-Quality 3D Print Filaments
Reading Time: 3 minutes3D printing users are now able to achieve a whole new look thanks to the development of a unique filament. ColorFabb, the Dutch 3D printing filament maker, today launched a new filament to its assortment. Based on its bestseller, the co-polyester nGen, the new nGen_LUX has been made using Eastman Amphora AM3300…
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Transition from Scratch to Python with FutureLearn
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the launch of our first new free online course of 2018 — Scratch to Python: Moving from Block- to Text-based Programming — two weeks away, I thought this would be a great opportunity to introduce you to the ins and outs of the course content so you know what to expect.…