This lengthy episode contains a ton of good information about IoT in general, about Azure IoT and the services that it brings this category of computing, and finally about a number of starter kits…

An IoT solution for monitoring the price of Bitcoin with Visual and Auditory cues pertaining to the volatility of the the CoinDesk exchange over a given time interval. *Fun Fact* - While attending a…

In this episode of The Maker Show, we'll make an internet-connected garage app, GarageOS. We'll start by controlling the doors remotely using a relay and a Particle Photon. Then, we'll build a way to…

In this episode of the Maker Show, Frank La Vigne (@tableteer) walks through design considerations when taking your IoT projects into extreme places. Learn how to put together a solar power generator…

Let's learn about a couple of the primary electronic components - the inductor and the capacitor - by building a working radio from scratch. We'll get really simple and just use tin foil and wire for…

A mechanical computer is built from physical components such as levers and gears rather than electronic components. The earliest mechanical computers have existed since 200 B.C. when the ancient…

Meet the Tessel 2. This cool, little IoT device makes things really easy. Getting started is really quick and easy and you get to write your app using JavaScript (or even TypeScript for an extra dose…

Did you know that Windows 10 can run on a $35 Raspberry Pi 2 or 3 computer? Makers have taken the world by storm, creating countless gadgets and automated systems, connecting everything around them.…

In this episode of the maker show, we will take a look at the inexpensive and very small ESP8266. This tiny wireless device brings a very simple way to connect your thing to the internet or a local…

If you are like me, you have a box of old power supplies. Those old "Wall Warts" and "Power Bricks" from electronics that have long since been sent to that big recycling center in…

Microsoft.IoT.Devices is a free open source library that makes it easy to add support for many sensors and devices to Windows IoT Core. A portion of this library (the scheduler) was already…

In this episode of The Maker Show, join Ian Philpot and Jared Rhodes as they combine the worlds of real-time communication and web robotics to make a sword fighting Lego Bionicle. Ian and Jared first…

Infinite loops have been a centerpiece of programming since the first programs were written. Even "interactive" programs have infinite loops: program waits for input, program does some…

In this Maker Mini, @pjdecarlo walks through an elaborate demonstration of Windows IoT Core and Azure Machine Learning that was recently unveiled at the Microsoft exhibition booth at First Robotics…

This Maker Show Mini is going to introduce you extremely briefly to a new device on the market called the Tessel 2. Later, on The Maker Show, we're going to have a full, in-depth episode on this…

Using a Wi-Fi enabled micro-controller that is the size of a matchbook, we can attach sensors to gather information about the world around us. We can then take that data and publish that up into…

What is AllJoyn? How do you communicate across devices that speak different protocols? In this episode we will take a look at the AllSeen Alliance AllJoyn Proximity Network. By the end of this…

In this profile, we chat with team iSaveWater, the winners of the So Cal Creative Day 2016 Hackathon. Greg Griffes, Tim Slator, and John OConner formed team iSaveWater to create a high end IoT…

Have you ever wanted to make your own coin-operated arcade game cabinet, jukebox, or claw machine? In this episode of the Maker Show, Rachel Weil walks through how to wire up and write code for an…

What are NeoPixels? How do you use them? Why do they make your life easier? Get started playing with large amounts of LEDs easily by using Adafruit's NeoPixels. In this Maker Mini, you will learn how…

Ever go to program your Microcontroller and you don't see it listed under the boards in the Arduino IDE? In this maker mini, I will show you how to add third party boards to the Arduino IDE so that…

In this maker mini, let Dave Sheinkopf of Pioneer Works, introduce you to the wide world of laser cutting as he explains how laser cutting works, doing it safely, designing your files and starting a…

Do you have dreams of blinging out your gear but have no idea where to start? This episode of the Maker Show will explore the wide world of wearables - from MicroControllers made for wearables to…

In this mini, I'll show you how to start with a Fusion 360 model, create a drawing from it, and then create a 1:1 detail view in that drawing. The purpose of doing so is to make a paper template that…

The massive South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas has something for everyone, even the DIY crowd! Electronic instruments, interactive art, and giant drumming robots were all on display…

In this episode of The Maker Show, Bret Stateham will show you how to drive a stepper motor with an Arduino. Stepper motors are one of the unsung heroes of the age. Hard drives, CNC Mills, 3D…

You can quickly access the other parts of the video series using these quick links: < pt.1 pt.2 pt.3 pt.4 pt.5 pt.6 > Particle Photon Weather Station - Part 6 of 6 - Receiving Events…

You can quickly access the other parts of the video series using these quick links: < pt.1 pt.2 pt.3 pt.4 pt.5 pt.6 > Particle Photon Weather Station - Part 5 of 6 - Receiving Events…

You can quickly access the other parts of the video series using these quick links: < pt.1 pt.2 pt.3 pt.4 pt.5 pt.6 > Particle Photon Weather Station - Part 4 of 6 - Reporting with Power…

You can quickly access the other parts of the video series using these quick links: < pt.1 pt.2 pt.3 pt.4 pt.5 pt.6 > Particle Photon Weather Station - Part 3 of 6 - Photon DHT11…

You can quickly access the other parts of the video series using these quick links: < pt.1 pt.2 pt.3 pt.4 pt.5 pt.6 > Particle Photon Weather Station - Part 2 of 6 - Particle Cloud &…

You can quickly access the other parts of the video series using these quick links: < pt.1 pt.2 pt.3 pt.4 pt.5 pt.6 > Particle Photon Weather Station - Part 1 of 6 - Overview & Event…

In this episode of The Maker Show, we're taking a hands-on tour of the Particle Photon: a powerful Arduino-compatible 32-bit microcontroller board with built-in Wi-Fi that sells for only $19. The…

If you've ever wanted to learn how to solder and didn't know how to get started, then this is the video for you. Sooner or later in your maker projects, you will come across a project that requires…

Autodesk makes Fusion 360 - a 3D modeling application that's awesome for makers. If your project involves some material design that you want to laser cut, 3D print, or mill, or even if you just want…

In this episode of The Maker Show, we'll get Windows 10 up and running on a Raspberry Pi 2, and take a look at what it comes with out of the box. We'll examine setup with a display for the Pi, how you…

Often times, when you are designing a 3D part to print, you'll need it to marry up to an existing part or assembly. Perhaps you need a motor to be mounted on the part, or perhaps the part is going to…

Now that Brian Sherwin showed you how to blink an LED and David Crook discussed electronics, let's turn to Servo Motors and Pulse Width Modulation! In this episode of The Maker Show, DC Micro Servos…

The "Hello World" of electronics is a blinking LED. But what do you do after that? In this episode of the Maker Show, we will use the Arduino to introduce a few new ways to work with your…

In this episode of the maker show, David Crook will do an introduction into electronics and how they work. This episode focuses on many of the fundamentals of the very thing that drives most of our…

The Maker Show is an informal dive into the exciting world of makers. Each week one of our experts will go hands-on with techniques, how to's, tips & tricks in various maker areas including…