Thanks to Arduino kits and the Raspberry Pi Linux computer, computing now can cost less than LEGOs. So today’s kids — and a generation of enthusiast hackers — are creating a… Read more »
What if the current DIY trend is as fundamental a shift to manufacturing as broadband is to … everything? I offer up 3 products that not only are awesome to have… Read more »
Chicago’s Excelerate Labs may not have quite the outsized demo day as Y Combinator, but the 10 companies that just graduated from is accelerator program were still impressive. Here are the… Read more »
Martha Stewart-style crafts and cooking projects generate a ton of “likes” and “pins” online, but social discovery and commerce site The Fancy and peer-to-peer marketplace Zaarly think they can also generate… Read more »
Creativity apps on Apple’s iOS platform aren’t just a consumer fad — investors want in too. Snapguide, an iPhone app that lets anyone create an easy how-to guide with their phone,… Read more »
The Web is fantastic, but even with our smartphones, we’re still stuck staring at a screen. Some startups and DIYers are trying to make it easier to bring the binary interactions… Read more »
TV viewership is still on the rise, with the typical American watching five hours a day now, according to research by Nielsen. That hasn’t slowed the growth of online video: In… Read more »
It’s not exactly the most scientific test ever conducted, but a very practical experiment conducted by Softpedia’s Filip Truta reveals that the new Apple (s aapl) Magic Mouse pales next to… Read more »
One of my new year’s resolutions is to pursue more DIY projects. This includes things like putting Jolicloud on my Hackintosh netbook, swapping out the hard drive on my iMac, and,… Read more »