Having some success during the Hong Kong Maker Faire 2018, we are renewing this workshop at Dim Sum Labs space in Sheung Wan. Use some very basic electronics knowledge and skills to create your very own light-up earrings, pendant or brooch using LEDs. Use (or learn on-the-spot) some basic soldering skills to create a bright, …
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Aim of the workshop The first aim is to introduce to you the use of the software Inkscape, a free open-source software, available for all platforms (Linux, Mac and Windows). The software is similar in use and functionality to other may be more well known software such as CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator. The second is …
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At long last, the Hong Kong Space Museum has reopened its exhibition halls after a very long period of refurbishment! And its open until 9:00PM! Lets meet & visit the museum together and then go to a place nearby for dinner. Please RSVP if you are coming: Bring your Museum Pass, if you have one. …
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Use some very basic electronics knowledge and skills to create your very own light-up pendant using a few LED. Use (or learn on-the-spot) some basic soldering skills to create a bright, fun accessory. You could do this a follow on to our simple LED earrings workshop to a create matching set. Fees & Registration 150 …
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Most of us have some unwanted electronics cluttering our small Hong Kong apartments, Let us help out! Bring them to Dim Sum Labs and take them apart! Your electronic trash will provide hours of fun as we dig our way into the guts of machines together to see what’s inside and learn how they worked. …
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Book by Michelle Poon from Dim Sum Labs In The Field Guide to Hacking, the practises and protocols of hacking is defined by notions of peer production, self-organised communities, and the intellectual exercise of exploring anything beyond its intended purpose. Demonstrated by way of Dim Sum Labs hackerspace and its surrounding community, this collection of …
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The event will be held on 7 and 8 July 2018 at Poly-U with a series of happenings, including exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations and performances. Together we hope to promote “Maker Culture” to the general public, demonstrating creativity, inventiveness and resourcefulness. Dim Sum Labs is oriented towards DIY electronics and low-level programming, often with circuits, robots, …
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Hello Fellow members, This post is just for you. We have been given by an ex-member (Marc R.), known to develop its version of a Delta 3D printer and a 3D printer kit for kids made out of 3.5″ floppy drive and DVD drive. The Arcade table has already been hacked a couple of years …
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