Episode 28 - Hardware Hacking At House4Hack with Toby Kurien

ZADevChat Podcast

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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