It has been a very Seattle-like star of the summer.
Don't let you weekend go to waste, consider sending a talk proposal to #seagl2025 before it is too late. New deadline is June 30th!
Details: https://pretalx.seagl.org/2025/cfp
It has been a very Seattle-like star of the summer.
Don't let you weekend go to waste, consider sending a talk proposal to #seagl2025 before it is too late. New deadline is June 30th!
Details: https://pretalx.seagl.org/2025/cfp
It's time for today's last (not least!) session - and the very last session of a packed #UNOpenSourceWeek.
Julian Stirling of the Humanitarian Technology Trust kicks off "Open Technologies in Healthcare" with a presentation on a 3d-printed #OpenHardware microscope.
Incredibly interesting, great example of open tech for social good, check out the website: https://httrust.org/.
My latest blog post: Building the Kilnettle Tape Dispenser
https://mikecoats.com/building-kilnettle/
@stephencoyle presented his Kilnettle Shrine Talking Tape Dispenser as a Lightning Talk at the @oshwassociation 2025 Open Hardware Summit. He was kind enough to send me one to build.
Yay!! I'm going to DEF CON! Our submission for demo lab was accepted and my colleague and I will be bringing the open hardware PAPRa project.
https://tetrabiodistributed.github.io/papra/
#openhardware #defcon33 #demolabs #ppe #health #defcon @defcon
System76 Founder @carlrichell sits down for an episode of "Nerding out with Viktor" to chat about open hardware and building a Linux-first future. Check out the episode! @vpetersson and @Screenly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiMaL8e1tAU
#Linux #OpenHardware
Came across this: Dr Julieta Arancio, Board Member at the Open Science Hardware Foundation, has authored a new Carpentries training module "Open Science Hardware: An Introduction for Librarians" (yes, hardware!): https://ucla-imls-open-sci.info/lc-open-hw/
Feedback can be shared via opening a GitHub Issue in the repository: https://github.com/ucla-imls-open-sci/lc-open-hw/issues
A warm thank you to #tropicsquare for backing #openSUSE Conference 2025! Together we push for transparency, trust, and open security. #oSC25 #LinuxSecurity #openhardware https://events.opensuse.org/
While I'm on my way to my interview with the developers of the #openHardware Bluetooth speaker #MYND from Teufel, I have the #tangara in my ears for the first time - how fitting! Great device, many thanks to @jacqueline and the whole team
An absolute joy to geek out with @oshwassociation at #OHS2025 love the magic that happens when community brings networks together over things that make sense #makersGonnaMake #weAreWhatWeCoCreate #openHardware #openSource #openCulture
I am in hell. Son's iPad has a corroded power port and of course they can't open or fix it sooooooo...
...we're buying a new iPad.
Apple sucks.
The phone speaker of my Teracube 2e no longer works. The reason I bought a Teracube was because it was designed to be repairable -- but Teracube no longer sells the necessary replacement part, so, short of finding another identical Teracube and cannibalising, it is in fact not repairable.
Does anyone make a phone which is #OpenHardware, with a published bill of materials, which could reasonably easily be repaired even if the manufacturer went bust?
SwitchBot goes next-level with the K20+ Pro: a multitasking household robot that vacuums, purifies air, patrols your home & delivers small items. Powered by modular FusionPlatform™ for DIY & smart home pros.
#SmartHome #Robotics #HomeAutomation #SwitchBot #DIYTech #TechNews #OpenHardware
https://www.movetheneedle.news/technology/switchbot-unveils-k20--pro/
My latest blog post: I presented at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit
https://mikecoats.com/presented-at-ohs-2025/
Apologies for the break in blogging, but I've spent the past month preparing for, and then giving, my 'VanSpoof and F**dG3ar' talk at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit.
We have a hideously-ugly 3D printed prototype!
Video explains: https://youtu.be/7RgjXVU8XGU
Big update on our quest to create an #OpenHardware people counter to measure & improve how scientists forage for information in poster sessions.
Prettier, better device to follow. All designs/code on GitHub.
#betterposter
FSiC2025 is fully booked.
120+ engineers, hackers, and researchers will gather in Frankfurt an der Oder to discuss libre EDA, PDKs, on-going projects and more.
Check the program at:
https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2025
Video recordings will be published after the conference.
Tips til holdbar tech - reparerbar, åben kode og ikke-forlortede dimser
Jeg vil gerne prioritere at købe ting der er holdbare og åben kode også når jeg skal have den slags tech man kan tage og føle på: høretelefoner, højtalere, smartphone, bærbar etc.
Det føles som det rigtige at støtte folk der arbejder på at lave noget teknologi, som kan holde lang tid, er reparerbart, ikke har materialer fra konfliktzoner og slavearbejde i miner. Men jeg må sige de gange jeg har skiftet til åben, reparerbar, ikke-forlortet tech har det også været en enorm frihedsfølelse. Man behøver ikke smide ting ud så snart noget går i stykker. Jeg kan få mere kontrol over de apparater jeg omgiver mig med!
Jeg har researchet lidt og også allerede taget nogle valg. Kan vi bruge den her tråd til at samle tips og eksempler sammen? Jeg vil gerne se alt hvad der findes af den her slags tech.
Hvis det blive et hit, så opdaterer jeg den her post som vi skrider frem.
Smartphones
Computere, bærbare
Høretelefoner, earbuds
Aktive højtalere, Bluetooth-speakere (farvel JBL!)
Musikafspillere (goodbye Spotify!)
Reklame-video for Tangara:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C597AkhGtw
Keyboards
Computermus
Long before smartphones became walled gardens, there was OpenMoko. Launched in the early 2000s, it was one of the first truly open source smartphone projects with open hardware, open software, open everything. The Neo1973 and later the FreeRunner aimed to give users full control, down to the bootloader and radio firmware.
The idea was radical for its time. Developers could tinker with the kernel, replace the UI, or even rewrite the modem stack. But poor hardware, high prices, and limited polish meant it never took off commercially. Still, it left a lasting impression on the DIY and privacy-focused communities. OpenMoko was a vision of freedom in your pocket, long before most people realized what they’d given up.
@thomasfricke Way to go! We need #openhardware, privacy oriented scales, glucometers, blood pressure monitors ... basic devices patients and health professionals use daily that we can sync with #GNUHealth and MyGNUhealth
#GIG Berlin
Three fotos of an usable #openhardware #openflexure microscope able to scan cells for cancer
Want to actually see your home energy usage in real time?
Tog Hackerspace member Christian built a live energy monitor with an ESP32, touchscreen, and Home Assistant.
Solar Grid
Battery
Hot water – all in one DIY dashboard.
Full build: https://www.tog.ie/2025/05/monitor-your-home-energy-in-real-time-with-esp32-and-home-assistant/