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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