IEEE Spectrum Geek Life Channel http://spectrum.ieee.org/frontendChannel/rss?channel=geek-life IEEE Spectrum Geek Life channel recent content Book Review: How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/TWWDO0RE460/book-review-how-to-diagnose-and-fix-everything-electronic ]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:56:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/book-review-how-to-diagnose-and-fix-everything-electronic 2011-11-29T16:56:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/book-review-how-to-diagnose-and-fix-everything-electronic Sultans of Solder http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/F7HqDzr_0uc/sultans-of-solder null

At hackerspaces like the Hacktory, geeks turn on, tune in, and hack out]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:42:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/sultans-of-solder 2011-11-18T16:42:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/sultans-of-solder The Coolest Things at World Maker Faire 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/D1LnWLVVxtE/maker-faire-2011 null

New York City saw a waterfall swing, robot drummers, and lots of other DIY gadgets]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:54:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/hands-on/maker-faire-2011 2011-09-20T15:54:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/hands-on/maker-faire-2011 Shakespeare By Any Other Name http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/7m6012Y6ef4/shakespeare-by-any-other-name null

The play's the thing, but we still want to know who wrote it]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:52:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/profiles/shakespeare-by-any-other-name 2011-08-29T17:52:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/profiles/shakespeare-by-any-other-name Building a Better Beau http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/yjmAzpm8Bd4/building-a-better-beau null

Two sites create the digital date of your dreams]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:56:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/tools-toys/building-a-better-beau 2011-04-21T14:56:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/tools-toys/building-a-better-beau Digital Music Renaissance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/WDdQIoU5PN8/digital-music-renaissance <b>DIGITAL DISCO:</b> Dick Burwen's massive audio system sounds best with hundreds of tweeters tweeting—and three disco balls slowly spinning and reflecting their glittery beams.

Dick Burwen's algorithms may bring back analog's rich, complex sounds]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:10:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/digital-music-renaissance 2010-12-30T15:10:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/digital-music-renaissance What Computer History Should Be Saved? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/vDFRhXKpWFU/what-computer-history-should-be-saved null

A California museum is putting the digital revolution on display. What should they include?]]> Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:20:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/tools-toys/what-computer-history-should-be-saved 2010-12-03T15:20:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/tools-toys/what-computer-history-should-be-saved Five DIY Gifts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/hsC0asfu2tg/five-diy-gifts ]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:50:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/five-diy-gifts 2010-10-29T15:50:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/five-diy-gifts Holiday Gifts 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/yA18IGzUV8A/holiday-gifts-2010 ]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:17:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/holiday-gifts-2010 2010-10-29T13:17:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/holiday-gifts-2010 The Most Dangerous Site Online? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/c0vGhFod1gI/the-most-dangerous-site-online null

File-sharing site, LimeWire, gets unplugged.]]> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:35:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/profiles/the-most-dangerous-site-online 2010-10-27T19:35:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/profiles/the-most-dangerous-site-online The Social Network's Science Fiction http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/Fwtgp396Qg8/the-social-networks-science-fiction null

How the movie got the story wrong]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:58:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/profiles/the-social-networks-science-fiction 2010-10-07T20:58:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/profiles/the-social-networks-science-fiction Being Mark Zuckerberg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/Zf1cBH3lKZk/being-mark-zuckerberg ]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:09:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/profiles/being-mark-zuckerberg 2010-09-16T14:09:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/profiles/being-mark-zuckerberg Geeks Cooking: April Woods, the Hungry Engineer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/y94ZDXRkj3k/geeks-cooking-april-woods-the-hungry-engineer ]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:47:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/geek-life/hands-on/geeks-cooking-april-woods-the-hungry-engineer 2010-08-25T19:47:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/geek-life/hands-on/geeks-cooking-april-woods-the-hungry-engineer Showing Off DIY Arduino Art http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/-9RM6LlyUk4/showing-off-diy-arduino-art ]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:14:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/hands-on/showing-off-diy-arduino-art 2010-04-01T16:14:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/hands-on/showing-off-diy-arduino-art Teleportation: Finally, a Little Science Behind the Science Fiction http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/Tk6naqLYG7I/teleportation-finally-a-little-science-behind-the-science-fiction <b>Meet thy Maker:</b> Inside a MakerBot’s frame, a computer squirts hot plastic onto a platform it controls via stepper motors. The result: 3-D photocopies.

Will we look back on the MakerBot as the beginnings of teleportation?]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:49:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/teleportation-finally-a-little-science-behind-the-science-fiction 2010-02-26T15:49:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/teleportation-finally-a-little-science-behind-the-science-fiction iCandy: November 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/QRpqXkjDJvs/icandy-november-2009 ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/slideshow/geek-life/tools-toys/icandy-november-2009 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/slideshow/geek-life/tools-toys/icandy-november-2009 Holiday Gifts 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/Y3mTnwDxKno/holiday-gifts-2009 ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/holiday-gifts-2009 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/holiday-gifts-2009 Art, Technology, and Whimsy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/hPXig0SH458/art-technology-and-whimsy- ]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:33:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/geek-life/hands-on/art-technology-and-whimsy- 2009-02-25T18:33:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/geek-life/hands-on/art-technology-and-whimsy- DIY Plug-In Cars at Maker Faire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/kWK8YVWvRkM/diy-plugin-cars-at-maker-faire ]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:08:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/geek-life/hands-on/diy-plugin-cars-at-maker-faire 2008-12-12T17:08:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/geek-life/hands-on/diy-plugin-cars-at-maker-faire Maker Faire 2008: Light-Seeking Mouse Robots http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumGeekLife/~3/CN33Nbm5p_M/maker-faire-2008-lightseeking-mouse-robots ]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 14:55:00 GMT http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/geek-life/hands-on/maker-faire-2008-lightseeking-mouse-robots 2008-05-08T14:55:00Z http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/geek-life/hands-on/maker-faire-2008-lightseeking-mouse-robots