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New Project: Use Arduino to Avoid Frozen Plumbing This Winter

In this project, Jason Poel Smith shows you how to make a system that will monitor the temperature of your pipes and alert you if they get near freezing.

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Petduino Is the DIY Tamagotchi You Can Hack

The Tamagotchi is a thing of the past. Bring your virtual pet into the 21st century with LEDs and an Arduino-compatible processor.

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Amazon Just Made it Easier to Use AWS for Your Next IoT Project

Amazon Web Services rolled out a new system today designed to simplify connecting embedded development boards to the cloud.

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New Project: Control Halloween Effects with DIY Infrared Remote Controls

In this project, I'll show you how to set up some simple infrared remote controls for effects that you can use in your haunted house this year.

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New Project: Build an Aquaponic Garden with Arduino

Build this aquaponic garden to bring your veggies and your fish tank into perfectly sustainable harmony. Then use Arduino to take your set-up to the next level.

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New Project: Prop Up Your Dev Board with These Cute Rubber Feet

Give your board a lift by adding legs built from off-the-shelf hardware.

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This Trippy Arduino-Powered “Plant” Trains Your Brain

Ever wish you could synchronize your brainwaves with an otherworldly luminescent plant from the comfort of your own room?

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New Project: The Internet of Bees: Adding Sensors to Monitor Hive Health

Learn how to pull realtime sensor data from a beehive to monitor its weight, temperature, and humidity over the internet.

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New Project: 3D Print a Supersized Seven-Segment Clock

Building your own clock is practically a rite of passage as a Maker. 3D-print this Arduino-based desktop clock with a jumbo seven-segment LED display that glows from within.

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A First Look at the RePhone, a Modular Cellphone You Build Yourself

Today SeeedStudio launched an intriguing new Kickstarter project, the RePhone. Reminiscent of Google's Project Ara, the RePhone is a modular phone built from open source components.

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