Prototyping – Devthon

Hack a Fabric into a women’s purse

Devthon — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:55:08 +0000

Here’s something for fabric lovers to get started with their old denim or fabric which is difficult to throw away. You can turn any piece of cloth into utility as shown in this tutorial.

The quick tutorial on wikiHow, is created by multiple collaborators and can be found here. There are also tips on how to make it look prettier.

An interesting hack would be a men’s wallet using denim. Any takers?

[via wikiHow]

Originally Published on November 3, 2013

An inexpensive way to make your smartphone into a 175x microscope

admin — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:40:44 +0000

Instructable user Yoshinok has come up a brilliant hack to convert a smartphone into a powerful microscope using inexpensive material that can be purchased from a hardware store.

This setup can be built using some bolts, nuts, washers, plywood and plexiglass. The most important material for this setup is the focus lens from a laser pointer that enables the magnification.

The setup will be able magnify up to 175x which enables studying plants and their nuclei. Here you can see salt crystals magnified 40x.

The setup is also adjustable using wing nut configuration for setting the zoom level and takes less than a day to build.

For example, here you see onion epithelial cells magnified 175x.

The setup once built, looks clean and portable for any science classrooms.

Here’s a video of the process of building.

For full instructions check out the instructions on how to build.

[via Instructables]

Originally Published on October 24, 2013

Why Devthon?

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:57:41 +0000

We have been cringing at the way hackathons are being conducted left right and center. Many of them are baits for hiring, others are aimed at mass manufacture of startups or product ideas. None of them focusing on the spirit of “hacking”, which has fundamentally to do with “fun & exploration”. Somewhere down the lane “hacking” has become synonymous with software but it is not (http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html).

Devthon is aimed at putting back the fun and exploration back into hackathons. We are looking at creating a space where people who are passionate about building things can meet and have fun doing it together. It could be electronics, software, furniture or food that you would like to hack on, Devthon is the place for it.

At the same time we are looking at making this event simple and self sustaining. To achieve this, the number of hackers will be limited to 40 and the participation will be ticketed. This not only helps us ensuring the presence of registered members but also lets us choose the right sponsors.

It is also our aim to encourage healthy practices while hacking. Although it might sound cool and romantic to indulge in a 36 hour event on potato chips and diet coke or red bull, it can create a number of health issues. Our food menu would focus on healthy but tasty food to stimulate your mind :). A more detailed post about the format will be available in the next blog post.

Originally Published on February 28, 2013