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Submission + - Raspberry Pi as an Ad Blocking Access Point (adafruit.com)

Submitted by coop0030 on Friday September 13, 2013 @12:16PM

coop0030 writes: Adafruit has a new tutorial that will show you how to use your Raspberry Pi as a WiFi access point that blocks ads by default for any devices using it. This is really neat in that it would work for your Android or iOS device, your Xbox 360, TiVo, laptop, and more without needing to customize any of those devices other than to use your Raspberry Pi as the access point for WiFi. Using an ad-blocker can be useful for conserving bandwidth, helping out low-power devices, or for keeping your sanity while browsing the web!

Submission + - Adafruit to Teach Electronics Through Puppets in New Kids' Show (wired.com)

Submitted by

coop0030

on Thursday December 27, 2012 @06:08PM

coop0030 writes: "Wired has an article up about how Adafruit, the kit-based electronics retailer and promoter of hobbyist engineering, is aiming to teach electronics to a younger demographic. So young that they’re enlisting the help of puppets. Their new online show, titled Circuit Playground, will teach the essentials of electronics and circuitry to children through kid-friendly dolls with names like Cappy the Capacitor and Hans the 555 Timer Chip. Limor “Ladyada” Fried, Adafruit’s founder and chief engineer (and 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year), will host the episodes, with her team assisting with onscreen and puppeteering duties. Episodes will premiere this March, and Fried holds hope for them to help inspire the next generation of designers and builders."

Submission + - Open-source hardware hacker Ladyada awarded Entrepreneur of the Year (entrepreneur.com)

Submitted by

ptorrone

on Tuesday December 18, 2012 @03:49PM

ptorrone writes: "Limor "Ladyada" Fried of open-source hardware company Adafruit Industries was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Entrepreneur Magazine. From the article — "Recognizable by her signature vivid-pink locks, Fried (or Ladyada, as she is known on the internet) is one of the dominant forces behind the maker movement--a legion of do-it-yourself-minded folks who create cool things by tweaking everyday technology. Last year New York City-based Adafruit did a booming $10 million trade in sales of DIY open-source electronic hardware kits"."

Submission + - Raspberry Pi Model A, First Photos and Video (adafruit.com)

Submitted by

coop0030

on Friday December 14, 2012 @12:06PM

coop0030 writes: "The first photos and videos of the Model A production samples are now available. The Raspberry Pi Model A is the newest low-cost computer from the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Compared to the popular Model B, the Model A forgoes the Ethernet Controller, has 256MB of RAM, and has a single USB port. A benefit of the missing Ethernet controller is that power consumption is reduced. This allowed them to reach their goals of a low-cost $25 computer. The release date is for sometime early in 2013."

Comment Re:You Tube Shorts (Score 3, Insightful) 109

by tcoop25 on Tuesday January 06, 2009 @11:01AM (#26342691) Attached to: A TV Show Based On MAKE Magazine

Also worth noting is that if you subscribe via iTunes they include a PDF version of the actual magazine article. Too many of you are confusing the intent of MAKE. If you are an electrical engineer, this may not be the magazine for you (try Nuts and Volts). If you only want robotics articles, go for SERVO instead. This magazine does a good job of showing you how to build a certain project without turning into a textbook. In many instances I have used MAKE to get me interested in something, and then I branch out from there. The magazine is almost cover to cover content as well, as they have very little ad space. There is a growing market for the DIY, especially in electronics. Just look at the success of the Arduino, and Sparkfun.com.

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