Top 10 Open-Source 3D Printers in 2020
- Creality Ender 3
- Original Prusa i3 MK3S
- Lulzbot Mini 2
- SeeMeCNC Rostock Max v4
- Ultimaker 3
- Creality CR-10
- BCN3D Sigmax R19
- LulzBot TAZ Workhorse
- Prusa SL1
- BigFDM
Penguin: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Open Phone
Hardware, SoftwareA good primer on how hard it can be to create an end to end open source ecology.
Librem 5 phone hands-on—Open source phone shows the cost of being different
It's not finished, but many of the basics for an open source smartphone are here.
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Penguin: Open Source Chips
HardwareIntel and Softbank Beware. Open Source Is Coming to the Chip Business
After being dismissed by giants like Microsoft Corp. in the 1990s, this expanding body of work has become the foundation of the internet, smartphones and many software applications.
Penguin: Open Source Toolbox for Studying Earth
HardwareAn Open Source Toolbox For Studying The Earth
Fully understanding the planet’s complex ecosystem takes data, and lots of it. Unfortunately, the ability to collect detailed environmental data on a large scale with any sort of accuracy has traditionally been something that only the government or well-funded institutions have been capable of. Building and deploying the sensors necessary to cover large areas or remote locations simply wasn’t something the individual could realistically do.
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Penguin: Open Source Hardware: Problems & Promise
HardwareOpen source hardware: The problems and promise
Open source hardware projects have struggled to gain the mass audience that popular open source software projects have. This may not matter.
Penguin: Open Source Data Storage
Architecture, Data, Hardware, Innovation, SoftwareSolving the storage dilemma: Is open source the key?
One answer to solving the storage issue is software-defined storage (SDS) which separates the physical storage hardware (data plane) from the data storage management logic or ‘intelligence’ (control plane). Needing no proprietary hardware components, SDS is the perfect cost-effective solution for enterprises as IT can use off-the-shelf, low-cost commodity hardware which is robust and flexible.
