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Replace Logitech Alert 750n with a Raspberry Pi for door pinhole POE camera

Former Member — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:32:31 GMT

Hi guys, This is my first post I've been watching the Ben Heck show a lot on Youtube and felt inspired to try a Raspberry pi project. When I moved into my apartment I ran a lot of Cat 6 cable through out the apartment including one through the f...(read more)

Ben and Felix at Music Tech Fest Berlin (MTFBerlin)

cstanton — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:06:16 GMT

element14 sponsored the Music Tech Fest Hack Camp at MTFBerlin in the spirit of our Music Tech Design Challenge and assisting budding electrical engineers, where Ben Heck and Felix attended to check out the projects and help guide hackers and m...(read more)

TBHS: Behind the Scenes

makerkaren — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:44:07 GMT

Ben was brainstorming build ideas.Now with more better foose!(read more)

Building a mp3 DjSet from old HDD`s or playing music from HDD- the new way!

itzme — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 01:36:41 GMT

Hello! Some days ago i scrapped an old HDD for another project. When I moved this round data-metal-plate (whats the name of this?) it just feels like one of those mp3-usb-dj-sets(see picture).https://www.thomann.de/pics/bdb/365121/10034808...(read more)

TBHS: Behind the Scenes - Luggage Detective

makerkaren — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:58:28 GMT

We've been seeing a lot of requests for a return of our regrettable acting. Well today was a fun day.(read more)

TBHS: Behind the Scenes - Ben Heck’s Giant Game Boy

makerkaren — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:30:46 GMT

Last week's build was extra fun because we created something that we'll actually keep around the shop and use. Here are some pictures of us testing out the "mostly" finished product. We tested out Gargoyles, Tetris, and Zelda: ...(read more)

Behind the Scenes: Novena, magnets, & Ben

makerkaren — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 20:31:32 GMT

Today Ben was working on the case for the Novena laptop and I kept hearing giggling from the other room.Ben: "Karen, come in here!"One of the magnets in the bottom of the case has reversed polarity. Jumping magnets = endless amusement.playe...(read more)

How to Identify an Unlabeled GPIO, w/ Felix

makerkaren — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 21:27:41 GMT

Felix is working on a Pi-Top for an upcoming episode. One of the breakout boards has an unlabeled GPIO so he was showing me the process of how he identifies and labels the pins.(I am still learning, so I apologize if I get any of the terms wrong.)&nb...(read more)

Behind the Scenes: Sneak Peak

makerkaren — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 21:35:28 GMT

Here's a sneak peak of the project Felix has been working on for next week's episode. Any questions?(read more)

Behind the Scenes: Holiday Episode

makerkaren — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 21:29:11 GMT

Behold! Gus, the guardian of the presents!You may remember Max's cat, Gus, as the companion of evil villain, Pieface. Our feline friend stopped by the shop again today to help test out our holiday build. Every day with a cat at the office is a go...(read more)

Behind the Scenes: Build Preview

makerkaren — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:31:45 GMT

It's officially December! So today, Felix and Ben are working on our Christmas build. Any guesses what they're working on?Hint: The key is in the metal plate.(read more)

TBHS: Behind the Scenes - R2D2, Arrived and Ready for Modding

makerkaren — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 22:27:15 GMT

For our Star Wars themed build, we have borrowed an R2D2 soda cooler from a friend and here he is! We're starting by building him a new head since he lost his original one somewhere along the way. We've get some pretty great ideas in store fo...(read more)

TBHS: Behind the Scenes - Hot Pocket-lypse

makerkaren — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:22:49 GMT

As much as we'd love to build sets for every episode, it's much easier to just use a green screen and "fix it in post". Here's Ben, covered in belts, playing the super mutant in the Fallout 4 parody skit for the Hot Pocket-lypse...(read more)

TBHS: Behind the Scenes - Hot Pocket-lypse

makerkaren — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:49:53 GMT

Here's a sneak peak of Ben working on the Hot Pocket-lypse build.Ben was quite meticulous in his painting.For this build, we chose to use acrylic paint to give the 3D printed parts that retro-futuristic look of Fallout.What do you think? Does the pai...(read more)

TBHS: Behind the Scenes - Raspberry S-pi Cam

makerkaren — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:07:10 GMT

Check out Max, Felix, and Ben trying out the S-pi Cam. Who do you think pulled of looking the stealthiest?(read more)