Archive for May 2015

The future of Javascript

After almost 20 years, JavaScript is still growing by all measures: deployed apps, github usage, framework innovation, and of course standardized language evolution. The 6th Edition of the ECMAScript standard, ES6, is all but done. ES7, the next edition, is under parallel construction in order to be finalized a year after ES6. Check out what

Lock opening robot!

I just saw this interesting article: This Little 3-D Printed Robot Cracks Combination Locks in 30 Seconds article tells that a well-known hacker Samy Kamkar published on his website the blueprint and software code for a 3-D-printable Arduino-based lock-opening robot he calls the “Combo Breaker.” Attach it to any of millions of Master Lock combination

Venom Security Vulnerability

There has been some silent times on serious big vulnerabilities (I don’t contain the usual Java, Flash and Windows things that come and go al the time). Not it seems that another branded open source security bomb has droppied: ‘Venom’ Security Vulnerability Threatens Most Datacenters. So this new vulnerability has a brand name VENOM (Virtualized

Cute robot lamp

Remember the Pixar lamp? This Robo Lamp is Too Damn Cute! Robolamp 3 Rick from Phlegmatic Prototyping decided to build his own real-life robotic lamp that tracks objects.  Check the project documentation and earlier prototype version. This robotic lamp uses It uses a CMUCAM5 vision sensor that detects color hues, allowing the lamp to track