.NET Gadgeteer

Build all manner of electronic gadgets quickly and easily with .NET Gadgeteer

UK Schools pilot new Gadgeteer kit for education

In October 2013, a new .NET Gadgeteer kit (REF) was launched specifically for education. It includes...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 02/25/2014

New Gadgeteer Book - Learn to program with Visual Basic & .NET Gadgeteer

.NET Gadgeteer can be used to develop core programming skills that are needed when studying Computer...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 12/05/2013

MIT Media Lab & Upper Austria University of Applies Sciences in Hagenberg Gadgeteer Workshop

Author – Michael Haller From May 14th to 17th, a workshop on Tangible User Interfaces was...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 06/06/2013

Building a .NET Gadgeteer Module

Ever wondered how the pro’s physically manage to make a module? Well ok, you can get a fancy...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 06/03/2013

Northumbria .NET Gadgeteer Workshop

Another two day .NET Gadgeteer workshop took place on the 12th and 13th February, this time at...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 05/14/2013

.NET Gadgeteer Core 2.42.700 released

We are really happy to announce that .NET Gadgeteer Core 2.42.700 was released today!...

Author: Steven Johnston Date: 04/22/2013

.NET Gadgeteer workshop at TU Eindhoven (TU/e

22 February 2013 At the end of a long day: workshop participants and helpers at TU/e The biggest...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 04/08/2013

.NET Gadgeteer at the BETT Show in London

The BETT Show is a major event in the Technology and Education calendar in the UK and attracts over...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 03/21/2013

Design is fine: Workshop at UDK Berlin.

The University of Stuttgart Gadgeteer workshop heads to Berlin. “Last week our Gadgeteer tour...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 03/19/2013

Sound, tele-presence and robo tinkering: Workshop at ETH Zurich

The next stop on The University of Stuttgarts Gadgeteer workshop tour; “Third stop: ETH...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 03/14/2013

Etch, Sketch and Angry Oranges: Workshop at University of Ulm

The University of Stuttgart Gadgeteer workshops continue… Our second stop on our Gadgeteer...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 03/07/2013

Pong, Carts and Smart Plants: Workshop at DFKI Saarbrücken

The University of Stuttgarts Gadgeteer workshop tour continues…… “This week we...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 02/25/2013

Rapid Prototyping with .NET Gadgeteer: Workshop at TU Darmstadt

The University of Stuttgart, has written up their first external .NET Gadgeteer workshop…...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 02/25/2013

Averting the Looming Computer Scientist Shortage

In a recent blog by Rane Johnson-Stempson Education & Scholarly Communication Principal Research...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 02/21/2013

.NET Gadgeteer Gets Youths Excited About Computer Science

While the education news agenda in the UK continues to discuss the need to reinvigorate the computer...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 02/11/2013

.NET Gadgeteer GPS Cat Tracker wins competition at THINK Computer Science

Sawston Village College were the lucky winners of .NET Gadgeteer FEZ Spider Kit at the recent Think...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 02/05/2013

LVS Ascot School win Second .NET Gadgeteer School Pilot Competition with .NET Gadgeteer Football Game.

Students win prize for .NET Gadgeteer football game Earlier this year, students and teachers at LVS...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 01/30/2013

Building devices for Text-entry: Student Workshop at University of Stuttgart

The University of Stuttgart, has just written up their first .NET Gadgeteer workshop…...

Author: Steven Johnston Date: 01/11/2013

Trainee teachers run .NET Gadgeteer Workshops at Microsoft Research Think Computer Science Event

Trainee teachers assist at Microsoft Research Think Computer Science Event Think Computer Science is...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 01/08/2013

.NET Gadgeteer Supports Random Hack of Kindness Again….

Last weekend saw the 4th edition of the global Random Hacks of Kindess (RHoK) event where 30+ cities...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 12/13/2012

New Gadgeteer book by Simon Taylor

I just received my copies of ‘Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer: Electronics Projects for Hobbyists and...

Author: Colin Miller Date: 12/10/2012

.NET Gadgeteer will be at AGU 2012

We are excited to be attending the American Geophysical Union’s annual Fall Meeting to join more...

Author: Steven Johnston Date: 11/29/2012

Free Webcast - Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer

Thursday, November 8, 2012 1PM PT, San Francisco 9pm - London | 4pm - New York | Fri, Nov 9th at 8am...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 10/21/2012

Even more 3D models for .NET Gadgeteer

Those of you who like to build, print, cut or laser cases for your .NET Gadgeteer creations will be...

Author: Steven Johnston Date: 10/11/2012

.NET Gadgeteer to reduce Utility Bills

With Utilities bills rising Peter Robinson of Tiny Gadgets blog has come up with a unique and safe...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 10/04/2012

.NET Gadgeteer Event, Pisa, Italy

A new event about .NET Gadgeteer organized by Marco Minerva will take place in Pisa, Iltay, on...

Author: Mike Dodaro Date: 10/01/2012

More UK students get inventive with .NET Gadgeteer

A second UK pilots involved 8 secondary schools using .NET Gadgeteer for around 12 weeks, mostly in...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 09/24/2012

.NET Gadgeteer @ that conference summer camp for geeks

Pete Brown hosted an an open discussion about OSH(W) (Open Source Hardware) during “that...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 09/17/2012

“Building with .NET Gadgeteer in the United Kingdom” The CSTA Voice is a bi-monthly...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 09/04/2012

Pulse

Pulse is a great example demonstrating the use of .NET Gadgeteer for prototyping: “Pulse seeks...

Author: Steven Johnston Date: 08/29/2012

Tweet Printer (By Rob Miles)

Every minute the printer downloads the twitter feed for a given user. If the most recent tweet has...

Author: Steven Johnston Date: 08/20/2012

Gadgetab – the Gadgeteer Tablet

We’ve recently come across a really creative Gadgeteer project by an active member of the...

Author: Clare Morgan Date: 08/20/2012

Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer Book

Many people have been asking where to start with .NET Gadgeteer and so we thought this a great...

Author: Steven Johnston Date: 08/14/2012

What are people doing with .NET Gadgeteer?

As you might imagine, we keep a pretty close eye on what people are doing with the .NET Gadgeteer...

Author: Colin Miller Date: 08/09/2012

Now Available: New Hardware from Mountaineer Group and Love Electronics

Several new highly-anticipated Gadgeteer-compatible products are now available for purchase. The...

Author: Kerry Hammil Date: 07/30/2012

Smallpeice Trust uses .Net Gadgeteer for outreach project

The annual ‘Supercomputing in Engineering ‘ course organised by The Smallpeice Trust and delivered...

Author: Steven Johnston Date: 07/13/2012

3 AM Code Blog demonstrates Object Tracking using IR Compound Eye

Rik Leigh has a new blog titled 3 AM Code that implements several interesting scenarios. In a post...

Author: Mike Dodaro Date: 06/13/2012

Upcoming Events: Seattle Mini Maker Faire and MADExpo

There are two chances to play with Gadgeteer hands-on in the next month, one on each coast of the...

Author: Kerry Hammil Date: 05/29/2012

3D-Print a Custom Gadget: Open-Source 3D Models of .NET Gadgeteer Hardware

Today we are contributing a large number of 3D models of .NET Gadgeteer-compatible hardware modules...

Author: nicvillar Date: 05/25/2012

.NET Gadgeteer at Maker Faire Bay Area

The Gadgeteer team is packing up everything we can fit in our suitcases to show at Maker Faire Bay...

Author: Kerry Hammil Date: 05/14/2012

Assembly of the Light Sensor Robot

The idea of this project is to build a simple robot that demonstrates control of motors using...

Author: Mike Dodaro Date: 05/04/2012

Video of the Light Sensor Robot

This video is five minutes of the robot steered by a flashlight, not the Indy Five Hundred, but kind...

Author: Mike Dodaro Date: 05/03/2012

Light Sensors control .NET Gadgeteer Robot

Eduardo Velloso built the prototype for this .NET Gadgeteer robot that is controlled by two light...

Author: Mike Dodaro Date: 05/03/2012

.NET Gadgeteer in Pisa, Italy; Saturday, May 12, 2012

A day dedicated to .NET Gadgeteer, the hardware and software platform for designing and developing...

Author: Mike Dodaro Date: 04/25/2012

Love Electronics Announces Argon R1 Mainboard for .NET Gadgeteer

Love Electronics has announced a new Gadgeteer mainboard – the Argon R1, which is available for...

Author: Kerry Hammil Date: 04/23/2012

.NET Gadgeteer sparks school students’ creativity in the UK Schools pilot

.NET Gadgeteer has great potential in schools due to the fact that it can be used to teach students...

Author: Steven Johnston Date: 04/23/2012

Accelerometer in .NET Gadgeteer Posture Sensor/Regulator

It can be difficult to maintain awareness of posture during many hours at the computer. MSDN Channel...

Author: Mike Dodaro Date: 04/18/2012

Coming Soon: .NETMF 4.2 Support + Visual Basic

Gadgeteer support for .NET Micro Framework 4.2 is on the way, which means you'll soon be able to run...

Author: Kerry Hammil Date: 04/11/2012

Twelve New Modules From GHI

GHI announced 12 new modules today which open up a lot of new projects for .NET Gadgeteers....

Author: Kerry Hammil Date: 04/06/2012

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