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Measuring the Value of Open Hardware Designs

With the rise of distributed manufacturing of 3D printing, hardware designs released under open source licenses are increasing exponentially. ICT  industry knows open source software has an immense value, but how valuable is an open hardware design? It’s true the number of free and open source designs grows, as thousands of people download the files. →

Happy Birthday, Linux!

Linux project was released on August 25, 1991. So Happy Birthday, Linux! An OS At 24. Now Linux is everywhere, even if you don’t see it. You use Linux when you search on Google, when you use your phone, when buy metro tickets, actually the whole Internet is powered by Linux. →

100 Semifinalists for the 2015 Hackaday Prize

Entries for the 2015 Hackaday Prize — the nine-month design contest that challenges you to build something that matters — closed one week ago today. Accordng to 100 Semifinalists for the 2015 Hackaday Prize article  were over 900 entries submitted to competition. A huge set of Open Hardware that has been documented by the process. →

Vintage Electronics Magazines Predicted Our Current Future

Do you remember the magazine Popular Electronics? What about Radio Electronics? These magazines were often the first exposure we had to the world of hacking. Or in Finland Prosessori magazine. Vintage Electronics Magazines Predicted Our Current Future article teels that  Americanradiohistory.com has gone to the trouble of scanning nearly every copy of both Popular Electronics and →