Alessio Biancalana, Author at Open-Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/author/alessio-biancalana/ Open source electronic projects Mon, 02 Jun 2014 17:26:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.open-electronics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-logo-32x32.jpeg Alessio Biancalana, Author at Open-Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/author/alessio-biancalana/ 32 32 32754084 Raspberry Pi Compute Module: bring the taste of a raspberry to your own PCB https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-compute-module-bring-the-taste-of-a-raspberry-to-your-own-pcb/ https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-compute-module-bring-the-taste-of-a-raspberry-to-your-own-pcb/#comments Mon, 26 May 2014 13:20:06 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8660 I am not an enthusiast of Raspberry Pi, for a bunch of reasons: indeed I believe that we can find on the actual market so many boards that would make a Raspberry Pi blush in a confrontation uniquely based upon hardware features. The enabling element of the Raspberry is its cost: it has probably the […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-compute-module-bring-the-taste-of-a-raspberry-to-your-own-pcb/feed/ 3 8660 Open Source wearable platforms: time for your own gadgets https://www.open-electronics.org/open-source-wearable-platforms-time-for-your-own-gadgets/ https://www.open-electronics.org/open-source-wearable-platforms-time-for-your-own-gadgets/#comments Fri, 02 May 2014 09:33:37 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8402 When I think about the world that we are now living, I have to (I literally must) think about open source technologies, open source frameworks and products such good that became excellent platforms to build your own distrupting software, or board. We are living the same situation with wearable devices, in such a way that […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/open-source-wearable-platforms-time-for-your-own-gadgets/feed/ 4 8402 3Drag K8200: the most amazing Mods and Hacks https://www.open-electronics.org/3drag-k8200-amazing-mods-hacks/ https://www.open-electronics.org/3drag-k8200-amazing-mods-hacks/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:37:36 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8140 Some weeks ago we launched our contest to see what you can do with a 3Drag printer and some results to achieve. With this post, we are showcasing you some cool stuff made by 3Drag fans: you can already find much hacks and mods for this 3D printer across the Internet, and some of these […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/3drag-k8200-amazing-mods-hacks/feed/ 2 8140 Raspberry Pi as an Audio/Media Center: the best Linux distros https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-as-an-audiomedia-center-the-best-linux-distros/ https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-as-an-audiomedia-center-the-best-linux-distros/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 08:30:09 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8016 Probably, the best use you could do with a Raspberry Pi would be turning it in a full-fledged media center. With some tuning, a Raspberry Pi can become indeed a device that audiophiles will love, or a tiny board that can empower you television to become a 2014-like smart TV. All you need is some […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-as-an-audiomedia-center-the-best-linux-distros/feed/ 13 8016 Arduino Yún: the best hacks you will ever see https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-yun-the-best-hacks-you-will-ever-see/ https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-yun-the-best-hacks-you-will-ever-see/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:12:35 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=7956 The last time I wrote about the best hacks available for a board, I had so much to choice between; now instead, writing about Arduino Yún and all of its best hacks, it was difficult to me to find really good projects, because the platform is so young. While Raspberry Pi had a strong community, […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-yun-the-best-hacks-you-will-ever-see/feed/ 9 7956 How to start a Fab Lab: some tips and tricks https://www.open-electronics.org/how-to-start-a-fab-lab-some-tips-and-tricks/ https://www.open-electronics.org/how-to-start-a-fab-lab-some-tips-and-tricks/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:31:33 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=7786 Building a Fab Lab can be funny, and can be frustrating too, depending on how much you know about building a community, a place to work well (to partly live, to be honest), and building a team of people that are not only prepared about open hardware, but really want to help you with the […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/how-to-start-a-fab-lab-some-tips-and-tricks/feed/ 3 7786 Open Compute Project: open design applied to data centers https://www.open-electronics.org/open-compute-project-open-design-applied-to-data-centers/ https://www.open-electronics.org/open-compute-project-open-design-applied-to-data-centers/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:28:48 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=7753 Have you ever thought about what would happen if data centers could share their specifications across companies to build a perfect infrastructure? I thought I was dreaming, when I realized that this already exists (and it is very good indeed): the Open Compute Project is out there just for this purpose, and I liked very […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/open-compute-project-open-design-applied-to-data-centers/feed/ 0 7753 Raspberry Pi: giant hacks for a tiny board https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-giant-hacks-for-a-tiny-board/ https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-giant-hacks-for-a-tiny-board/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:08:56 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=7641 Usually there are two ways to look forward to buy a Raspberry Pi: first, think about a strange thing to make, and then go to the website; or second, buy the Raspberry Pi board having no idea of what you are going to do with it. Usually, I buy things and only after that I […]

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