Hackaday Unconferences Announced!

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Quick bit: Fiction Contest closes on Monday, March 6th Unconferences everywhere By [Sophi Kravitz]( [The Hackaday Unconference]( is happening, and happening and happening. In LA, in [San Francisco]( and Chicago. It's all about Building Something That Matters, and we want you to show us what you're working on. Tickets have been released for the [San Francisco]( event only, and it's close to sold out. We'll be releasing tickets for the Chicago event later this week, so watch [Hackaday.com]( for the announcement. To celebrate Raspberry Pi's 5th birthday, [this Friday's HackChat]( is with Roger Thornton, Principal Engineer at Raspberry Pi. We're even doing a giveaway- we have just one of their newest products, the Raspberry Pi Zero W, to give to the person with the best project idea. Catch us somewhere in the world on our events list on the very bottom of this newsletter. And get in touch at [meetups@hackaday.com](mailto:meetups@hackaday.com?I want to run a Hackaday meetup!) if you want to run a Hackaday event of your own. VIDEO BITSCool Pi How-tos Make a Raspberry Pi Smart Mirror by Hacker House Learn how to make an easy Raspberry Pi smart mirror with this detailed video. The mirror displays the weather, local news, and anything else you program it to do while you are getting ready in the morning! [Check out the video »]( Poison Tap by Samy Kamkar PoisonTap siphons cookies, exposes internal router and installs a web backdoor on locked or password protected computers with the Raspberry Pi Zero and Node.js. Learn how to do it yourself! [Check out the video »]( [More new stuff]( POPULAR BITSExcellent Projects [3D-Printable Raman Spectrometer]( By [David H Haffner Sr]( This spectrometer project is nearly entirely 3D printed- it claims to be capable of producing consistent and professional quality results! [Read more »]( [PUZZLE: radio building blocks]( By [M.daSilva]( How to build a HF transceiver and learn radio skills along the way! [Read more »]( MORE BITSHackaday WorldwideMEETUPS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS [XTech Expo San Francisco March 13-14th:]( We'll be at XTech, a conference about neuroscience and technology. If you're going to be there, get in touch! [Learn more about XTech »]( [Hackaday Unconference San Francisco March 18th:]( This event is an unstructured format for learning, collaboration, and creativity. We can't wait to see you there! [Learn more and RSVP now »]( [HardwareCon San Leandro, CA March 24-25th:]( We are excited to be going to HardwareCon! HardwareCon is all about starting hardware businesses. [15% off tickets now »]( [Hackaday New York March 29th:]( Amazing speakers, delicious snacks, meet people who share your interests in the New York City area. [RSVP now »]( [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