Articles by David Crookes

A bird in the hand: Smart bird feeder

Jeff Stockman’s smart bird feeder counts the number of birds that stop by for food, and also identifies which species they are. David Crookes explains

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Penkesu Computer

Pop Raspberry Pi in your pocket and compute on the go with Penk Chen’s stunning mini retro computer

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Retro barcode scanner

Forget plug-and-play! Neil Thomas and Chris Harris have created a scan-and-play system as part of a replica retro video game shop

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Speech-to-text badge

Aimed at people who are struggling to hear someone speak, this project by Kevin Lewis has got people talking, as David Crookes discovers

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Pica and Dot

Kaisar has been thinking big in his efforts to create small robots but he’s not yet finished, as David Crookes finds out

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GBA Remote Play

Rodrigo Alfonso’s Game Boy Advance runs 3D titles made for PlayStation, but all the magic is in the cartridge,

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Old School Minitel Laptop

From Minitel to a near-mini laptop, Gautier Serodon has repurposed a terminal once used for France’s innovative online service in the 1980s

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Pico Light Arcade

This inexpensive build was created in a single evening and it’s set to provide hours of fun, as David Crookes discovers

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Zippy

Tomasz Burzy aimed for the stars with his latest project but reality brought his ambition back down to earth. The result is no less impressive, as David Crookes discovers

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RACOON waste sorter

Students at Rice University have created a smart bin which prevents recycled waste from becoming contaminated with bad rubbish, as David Crookes discovers

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Air Quality Traffic Light

Worried about the effects of poor air in his home city, Dmytro Panin has created a unique alert system

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PrivacyMic

A device that listens to noises in your home but doesn’t hear your conversations? David Crookes tunes in

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