Guided Tear Down – Colour laser printer

Date/Time – Thu Mar 7 2019 – 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Following the success of our Take Apart sessions which are very popular with kids, Dim Sum Labs have started a new series of detailed tear downs of more complex devices, specifically aimed at adults. We’ll start with a HP Colour Laserjet 2600N. We …

Workshop: TV-B-Gone (Postponed due to illness)

Having to share your partner during a meal with her/his favorite soccer team, is not the way to go. One click and your partner will be free of the distraction and can pay all his/her attention back to you 🙂 Interested? Then come solder one TV-B-Gone at Dim Sum Labs on the 6th of March …

Hong Kong Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Jam @ Dim Sum Labs

Date/Time: Sat 2 Mar 13:00 – 16:00 The 2-3rd of March is Raspberry Pi’s 7th birthday. On this weekend, the Raspberry Pi foundation is running birthday events all over the world – including Dim Sum Labs. This will also be the first Hong Kong Raspberry Pi Jam – a new regular event to be hosted …

Take-apart Day – Exploring the insides of old technology!

Take-apart day

Date/Time: Sun 17 Feb, 2:00-5:00pm We have some unwanted electronics cluttering our small Hong Kong Dim Sum Labs space. Let’s take them apart! Our 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. We have plenty of …

Creative Coding Circle @ Dim Sum Labs

Date/Time: Weds 13 Feb 19:00 – 21:00 In February, Dim Sum Labs is proud to host the Creative Coding Circle ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++? What’s the Creative Coding Circle?++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++It’s an open conversation between artists, makers, designers, coders, performers, learners and anyone interested in the use of computing skills for artistic/personal expression. The event is free and open to …

Hackjam Presentation – Creating Ubuntu and Debian container base images, the old and simple way

Date / Time : Tues Jan 15, 2019; 8:30- 9:30pm Containers are everywhere, but do you know how to create the root filesystems that they use? There are simple tools available to create your own custom Ubuntu or Debian root filesystem. By using these tools to build environments matching your needs, you will end up …

Hype Explainers – Machine learning, Deep learning and Artificial intelligence

Date/Time: Thu Jan 24 2019, 7:30-8:30pm This session will cover the basics of machine learning, deep learning and artificial intelligence – covering concepts like supervised and unsupervised learning, neural networks, and more. You can even bring your own laptop to write your own machine learning model in Python. At the end you will have a …

Workshop: Introduction to Arduino – Hands-on (solder-free) electronics!

Arduino Workshop @dimsumlabs

Date/Time: Wed Jan 16 2019, 7-9:30 PM In a 2.5 hr session, you’ll learn basic electronics concepts in a hands-on way – building a project that flashes, beeps and buzzes! No electronics or programming experience required. Take home an Arduino-style board and components to continue your experiments. Fee – HKD 300 (bring on the night)