“Human beings are already natural-born cyborgs,” says Andy Clark, a philosopher at the University of Edinburgh who writes about the metaphysical problems posed by BCIs. For as long as we’ve been humans, we’ve been intermingling our minds with technology. In fact, it’s one of the most essentially human things we do. What are pen and […]
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- Open Hardware / Libre SoftwearOn the first of October 2013, from 9 to 16h, we organise a workshop in ARTS², Carré des Arts Rue des Sœurs Noires 4a 7000 Mons. Description of the Workshop: A workshop mixing textile design with digital culture and tools (Floss in soft-and hardware). We will use a hacked knitting machine (Knitic). When you connect […]
- Ellentriek #17: Hack your knitting machine with Knitic!Ellentriek goes textile: liberating knitting machines Saturday 18th May 2013 10am – 6pm Pianofabriek Exhibition space Rue du Fortstraat 35, 1060 Brussels In the eighties and nineties electronic knitting machines were readily available. But it was never a simple task to knit an image, a drawing, photograph, text you designed yourself with it. You could […]
- MakeyMakey – versionsMakey Makey is a nice and fun Open Hardware project, developed by Mit researchers Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum. It’s an Arduino based project that could get started through crowdfunding. Basically you can turn any conductive surface into a sensor: bananas and other fruit/vegetables, cutlery, water, metal tools, conductive dough, human skin…When you connect to […]
- Ellentriek Recup@RecyclartYour copy machine, scanner or mobile phone has broken down and even the second hand shop is no longer interested in getting it fixed for sale. No worry, you can still find interesting bits and parts such as motors, lenses, microphones or amplifiers hidden within. In this workshop you will learn to dismantle broken electronic […]
- Open Hardware / Libre Softwear