Episode 28 - Hardware Hacking At House4Hack with Toby Kurien
ZADevChat Podcast
English - February 10, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBTechnology software development programming software web Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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.CHANCE TO WIN!Tweet your favorite episode (and mention us) by 15/2 for a chance to get a R256 discount on your DevConf ZA ticket.Follow Toby & House4Hack on the internet:* 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.orgSuppliers 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.comOther 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.zaAnd finally our picksKevin:* Johnny-Five - http://johnny-five.io* Arduino Starter Kit - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoStarterKitKenneth:* Lanseria Airport - http://lanseria.co.za* Adafruit Learn Arduino Series - https://learn.adafruit.com/series/learn-arduinoToby:* Hacker News - https://news.ycombinator.com* uMatrix browser addon - https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix* Detect and disconnect WiFi cameras in that AirBnB you're staying in - https://julianoliver.com/output/log_2015-12-18_14-39Len:* Lichess - http://en.lichess.org/
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