News Archive
Awesome Electronics Workshop Video Podcasts
In conjunction with MAKE, Grand Idea Studio introduces the Awesome Electronics Workshop, a series of skill-building video podcasts. Primarily focusing on electronics and engineering tutorials for hobbyists, the videos cover any component or technology interesting or compelling enough for us to experiment with. [ continue ]
Small Scale Digital Device Forensic Journal Editorial Board
Joe Grand of Grand Idea Studio has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Small Scale Digital Device Forensic Journal, an online journal focused on the theory, research, and practice of forensic acquisition and analysis techniques for mobile phones, personal digital assistants, audio and visual devices, gaming platforms, and other embedded technologies. Joe will provide guidance on the Journal’s technical direction and will review submitted works for inclusion into the Journal. [ continue ]
GPS Receiver Module Licensed to Parallax
Parallax, Inc. has become the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Grand Idea Studio’s Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver Module, a fully integrated, low-cost unit that provides standard NMEA0183 (National Marine Electronics Association) information or specific data, such as current time, date, latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, and travel direction/heading, via a serial interface. The module can be used in a wide variety of hobbyist and commercial applications, including navigation, tracking systems, mapping, fleet management, auto-pilot, and robotics. [ continue ]
Book Release: Best Of Hardware Hacking
Grand Idea Studio and Syngress Publishing announce the release of Joe Grand’s Best of Hardware Wireless Game Console Hacking. This combination book and DVD contains a selection of the most popular hacks from our Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty and Game Console Hacking books. Joe Grand was the primary author of this hands-on guide that features over 16 genres of step-by-step product modification and personalization projects. [ continue ]
Workshops at the Maker Faire
Grand Idea Studio will be presenting workshops at the premiere Maker Faire, a creative weekend celebrating science and technology and sponsored by O’Reilly Media. The workshops, entitled Hands-On Hardware Hacking and Grand Idea Studio Open Lab, are intended to foster interest in electronics and do-it-yourself product development. [ continue ]