Something that I find nice about hacker spaces is the diversity of interests that you find when visiting them. This trait was evident during my last roadshow stop with a visit to HacDC. Every other Wednesday, HacDC runs its Amateur Radio Club night, which is… Read more HacDC Visit and the Last Stop on the Roadshow
Category: Road Show
The Roadshow Goes Local
Although the team application for the Bay Area SDR Hackfest has been open since June 1, we are continuing to engage innovators in a series of roadshow stops. I am staying closer to home this time by visiting maker and hacker spaces around DC. The… Read more The Roadshow Goes Local
DARPA Hackfest News Roundup
Last week, the DARPA SDR Hackfest Roadshow took me to the Bay Area Maker Faire San Mateo, CA, followed by the Teaming Workshop in Mountain View, CA. We generated a lot of interest ahead of our applications opening this week. Although the Teaming Workshop is… Read more DARPA Hackfest News Roundup
May 12, 2017: Hacker Dojo, Santa Clara, California
I capped off the Hackfest Roadshow with a fun stop at the Hacker Dojo in Santa Clara. Like my other Roadshow stops, the Hacker Dojo crowd was full of interesting and talented people doing great stuff. Even with all of the talent here and everywhere… Read more May 12, 2017: Hacker Dojo, Santa Clara, California
May 11, 2017: Capital Factory, Austin, Texas
My stop last Thursday during my Roadshow about the DARPA SDR Hackfest was at Capitol Factory, an incubator space in Austin, TX. As a space dedicated to startups, Capitol Factory has an interest in funding opportunities, and I was really glad that they wanted to… Read more May 11, 2017: Capital Factory, Austin, Texas
May 10, 2017: Open Source Maker Labs, Vista, California
The Open Source Maker Lab (OSML) in Vista, CA, is a great place for makers and tinkerers of all kinds. They have quite a large setup, situated within an industrial park, which is part of the larger innovation movement in that area. If you do… Read more May 10, 2017: Open Source Maker Labs, Vista, California
May 9, 2017: SparkFun Electronics, Niwot, Colorado
SparkFun, outside of Boulder, Colorado, was my first stop on this week’s four-day roadshow to promote the Hackfest. I spoke about SDR and the Hackfest during a “Lunch and Learn” event, which I later learned was the first time that they had opened this up… Read more May 9, 2017: SparkFun Electronics, Niwot, Colorado
Introduction
We invite you to check out the following blog items written by Tom Rondeau, a program manager in DARPA’s Microsystems Technology Office who is overseeing the DARPA SDR Hackfest, which will culminate in a weeklong event this November at NASA Ames in Moffett Field, California.… Read more Introduction
Roadshow Update, May 7, 2017
The DARPA SDR Hackfest Roadshow continues this week with four more city stops and at least that many location visits. All of my engagements on this tour are completely open to anyone looking to come and learn more about software radio, the Hackfests, and DARPA… Read more Roadshow Update, May 7, 2017
April 26, 2017: Hardware Hack Lab, New York City
After the NYU Maker Faire appearance, I went on to ThoughtWorks and its Hardware Hack Lab. This was a different type of engagement in that it was not a lecture, but rather a BYO toys and show off. I had brought my USRPs (software radios)… Read more April 26, 2017: Hardware Hack Lab, New York City