We cross borders into the world of physical computing to chat about hardware hacking at House4Hack.
Kenneth, Kevin & Len are joined by Toby Kurien (@TobyKurien), one of the early founders of House4Hack, a maker space in Centurion, and chat about Raspberry PI, Arduino, hacking telescopes, sub-orbital flight (ok, not really), home automation and lots more. House4Hack is an open space dedicated to providing enthusiasts with a community and space where they can build physical computing projects and embedded systems.
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- https://twitter.com/TobyKurien
- http://tobykurien.com
- http://www.house4hack.co.za
- http://groups.google.com/group/house4hack
- http://www.meetup.com/house4hack-centurion/
Here are some resources mentioned during the show:
- Arduino - http://www.arduino.cc
- House4Hack High Altitude Glider Project - http://www.house4hack.co.za/high-altitude-glider-video
- House4Hack PiScope - http://www.house4hack.co.za/piscope
- OpenCV - http://opencv.org
- Make your own smart watch - http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-smart-watch/
- Desktop aquaponics - http://www.house4hack.co.za/desktop-aquaponics
- Getting started with Arduino Book - https://store.arduino.cc/product/B000001
- Raspberry PI 2 - https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-2-model-b/
- Arduino UNO - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno
- ESP8266 - http://www.esp8266.com
- Intel Edison - http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html
- Intel Galileo - https://www.arduino.cc/en/ArduinoCertified/IntelGalileo
- Arduino IDE Built-in examples - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BuiltInExamples
- Activating a camera shutter with an Arduino - http://www.martyncurrey.com/activating-the-shutter-release/
- How to photograph water droplets - http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/tips-and-trick/water-droplet-photography/
- X10 & Arduino - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/X10
- Other home automation protocols explained - http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/zigbee-vs-zwave-vs-insteon-home-automation-protocols-explained/
- Ubuntu MATE - https://ubuntu-mate.org
- OpenELEC - http://openelec.tv
- KODI - http://kodi.tv
- RetroPie - http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/
- 7 fantastic RetroPie game stations - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-fantastic-retropie-game-stations-can-build-weekend/
- Turning the Raspberry PI into an FM transmitter - https://github.com/rm-hull/pifm
- Raspbian - https://www.raspbian.org
- Magpi magazine - https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/
- Raspberry PI Zero - https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/
- Node-RED - http://nodered.org
Suppliers mentioned (no affiliation)
- http://za.rs-online.com
- http://www.communica.co.za
- http://robotics.org.za
- http://www.mantech.co.za
- http://www.netram.co.za
- http://www.hobbytronics.co.za
- https://www.adafruit.com
- https://www.sparkfun.com
- http://www.dx.com
- http://www.banggood.com
Other local maker spaces
- Binary Space in the Vaal Triangle - http://www.binaryspace.co.za
- Makerlabs in Randburg - http://makerlabs.co.za
- The MakerSpace in Durban - http://themakerspace.co.za
- Maker Station in Cape Town - http://makerstation.co.za
Picks
- Kevin
- Kenneth
- Toby
- Len
Thanks for listening!
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