Hackaday.io just hit 200,000 members (!), cats in space and a teleportation device 🚀

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 [Quick bit: Science Fiction contest is happening now!]( Hackaday.io has 200k members! Teleportation devices are a thing, so are cats in space... plus, learn about RF Product Design this Friday. By [Sophi Kravitz]( Hackaday.io has just hit 200,000 members! We started our collaborative hardware website in 2014 to be the best place to find collaborators, get feedback, and learn new skills. Hackaday.io has taken off in a big way and it's all because of you. Thank you for spending so much of your time here! One of the many activities we have weekly are HackChats. These are short, topic based AMA-style online events. This Friday Feb 17th at noon PST we welcome RF Product designer and Hackaday writer [@Jenny_List]( to host our weekly HackChat. She'll be discussing the ins and outs of RF Product design in this [HackChat](. And, we have a hardware giveaway for you! We're always running a contest on Hackaday.io and right now it's the SciFi contest. A [teleportation device]( showed up to take part. The comments [on the teleportation device]( hilarious. All SciFi themed projects should [enter now!]( VIDEO BITSThe Black Magic of RF Michael Ossman's RF workshop This is Michael Ossman's workshop from the 2016 Superconference. He discusses loads of RF concepts to get you started. [Check out the video »]( Impedance Matching 101 Ray Waldemar delivers a great introduction on techniques to achieve the optimal energy transfer between a electronic circuit source and load. [Check out the video »]( [More new stuff]( PROJECT BITSSciFi contest entries [Phone Controlled BB-8]( By [Tech Flare]( This version of BB-8 rolls around, moves his head, listens, and talks. It's controlled by an Android app! [Check it out »]( [Star Trek Communicator Badge]( By [Joe]( In the true spirit of Star Trek, this communicator badge is completely autonomous, while fitting in the form factor of an original badge. [Check it out »]( [Cats in space!]( By [Daniel Rojas]( This project is about teaching a lucky cat (maneki-neko 招き猫) to point at the International Space Station! [Read more »]( MORE BITSHackaday Worldwide Meetups, events and workshops [Hackaday Hardware Lagos Feb 18:]( This meetup focuses on IoT product design with speakers from different parts of the design spectrum. [RSVP now]( [»]( [Software Developer's Dialectic Galactic Feb 21:]( Research, engineering and creativity. Three short talks, snacks and interesting people. [RSVP now »]( [Hackaday LA Feb 23:]( Our monthly meetup is happening in Pasadena! Come meet local people who are just like you. [RSVP now »]( Want to start your own Hackaday meetup? Email us at [meetups@hackaday.com](mailto=meetups@hackaday.com?subject I want to start a Hackaday meetup!) [More Hackaday.io projects]( [Terms of Use]( [Privacy Policy]( [Hackaday.io]( [Hackaday.com]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Hackaday · 61 South Fair Oaks Avenue · Suite 200 · Pasadena, CA 91105 · USA