Designers Bjørn Karmann and Tore Knudsen have created a new Amazon Echo and Google Home hat called Project Alias which is capable of hacking the personal assistants to allow you to enjoy a little more privacy and also change their name to anything you desire. Created using a Raspberry Pi mini PC, … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi smart speaker hat lets you change its name and protects your privacy
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Korg Volca Modular and Volca Drum battery powered synthesisers
Synthesiser manufacturer and designer Korg has introduced two new products in the form of the Volca Drum and Volca Modular. New portable synthesisers have been specifically designed to provide affordable battery-powered synths that build on the company’s previous products first introduced back in … [Read more...] about Korg Volca Modular and Volca Drum battery powered synthesisers
Alfred smart lock touchscreen deadbolt doorlock
Alfred is a new smart lock offering a touchscreen deadbolt door lock, created by a team of developers based in Toronto Canada. Watch the introductory video below to learn more about the Alfred smart lock which is now available to back with early bird pledges available from $149 or roughly £116. … [Read more...] about Alfred smart lock touchscreen deadbolt doorlock
Giant Board Linux mini PC in final stages of development
Developers, hobbyists and Linux enthusiasts may be interested in a new development board called the Giant Board which is capable of running Linux on a form factor similar to that of the Adafruit Feather. Powered by a Microchip SAMA5D2 ARM Cortex-A5 Processor 500MHz tiny single-board computer has … [Read more...] about Giant Board Linux mini PC in final stages of development
Bot:Bit programmable Micro:bit robot
The development team at Gaiaplay based in London, have created a small STEAM programmable robot kit powered by Micro:bit in the form of the BOT:BIT. Bot:Bit is equipped with 2 speedy wheels and a pair of versatile arms to empower your creative ideas. “Using Bot:bit is as easy as A-B-C: Assemble , … [Read more...] about Bot:Bit programmable Micro:bit robot
Atraxa VR motion controllers
This month Northern Digital has been revealing more details about their new reference design virtual reality motion controller which takes the form of the Atraxa. The team from Road to VR have been able to try the new virtual reality motion controllers out and provide a quick hands-on preview of … [Read more...] about Atraxa VR motion controllers
ANAVI Thermometer open source temp and humidity sensor board
Anavi Technology has this month launched a new product via the Crowd Supply in the form of the ANAVI Thermometer, an ESP8266-powered, open source, wireless dev board equipped with temperature and humidity sensors. The Anavi Thermometer Development board is fully compatible with the Arduino IDE, … [Read more...] about ANAVI Thermometer open source temp and humidity sensor board
Palitra open source retouching module for photographers
Photographers looking for an affordable, configurable, open source retouching module may be interested in the new Palitra hardware created by Bitgamma and now available to purchase via the Crowd Supply website from just $25. Watch the demonstration video below to learn more about the Palitra … [Read more...] about Palitra open source retouching module for photographers
Google pulls plug on Chromecast Audio
Google has this week confirmed rumours that it will be ceasing production operates Chromecast Audio dongle. Previously available during last year’s Black Friday deals and discounted by Google to just $15. The Google Chromecast Audio was designed to provide an easy way to connect your favourite … [Read more...] about Google pulls plug on Chromecast Audio
Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. gaming keyboards
Mad Catz has created a new range of gaming keyboards for 2019 announcing an all-new line of S.T.R.I.K.E. professional gaming keyboards. One of which includes a S.T.R.I.K.E. with ultra-reliable mechanical keys, ideal for the Esports community says Mad Catz. Equipped with Cherry mechanical switches, … [Read more...] about Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. gaming keyboards
Arduino E-Z COMMS Shield adds speech to your project
Hardware designer and serial Kickstarter entrepreneur Patrick Thomas Mitchell has taken to Kickstarter for the 30th time to launch his new Arduino E-Z COMMS Shield which is equipped with air and integrated LCD two indicator LEDs, and 256 audio words, enabling you to easily add speech to your next … [Read more...] about Arduino E-Z COMMS Shield adds speech to your project
MSI Trident X compact PC features NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics
At CES 2019 this week MSI has unveiled a new range of compact PC systems which can be equipped with NVIDIA’s latest GeForce RTX 2080 graphics. The compact form factor MSI Trident X is capable of supporting up to an Intel Core i9-9900K processor and NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2080 graphics with 11GB of … [Read more...] about MSI Trident X compact PC features NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics
