Gareth Halfacree

bradford, england, united kingdom

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Building on years of experience in the IT industry, I've been a professional writer and journalist since 2006. Coverage includes how-to articles, news, interviews, radio work, and reportage from events including Computex, CeBIT and the International Supercomputing Conference. Publications include Dennis Publishing's Expert Reviews, Custom PC, Micro Mart, PC Pro and Bit-Tech, Imagine Publishing's Linux User & Developer, and numerous websites.Now also the author of two international best-sellinging books, the Raspberry Pi User Guide and Meet the Raspberry Pi, published by J Wiley & Sons.Specialties: open source, computing, consumer electronics, gaming, information technology, new media, social media, social networking, electronics, open hardware, education, programming, coding, free software, linux

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UniFormation Promises Fully-Automated Resin Printing, Washing, Drying From Its S10 16k 3D Printer

Resin printing specialist UniFormation has opened crowdfunding for what it claims as the "first automated desktop resin 3D printer," the UniFormation S10 — promising less mess, and less handling the resin. "Resin post-processing has never been this easy,"... See more

hackster.io•Gareth Halfacree•Oct 23, 2026

X-Hinges Creates "Self-Sensing" 3D-Printed Objects — From Gloves to Game-Controlling Sharks

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Tianjin University have developed a "self-sensing" system capable of turning everyday items — including gloves — into motion-sensing "self-aware tools:" X-Hinges. "It's kind of like adding... See more

hackster.io•Gareth Halfacree•Oct 23, 2026

Arduino's Latest App Lab Update Brings "Production Grade" Release Bundles, Phone Sensor Streaming

Arduino has announced a new version of the Arduino App Lab, its all-in-one integrated development environment (IDE) for the Arduino UNO Q and VENTUNO Q single-board computers — designed to help you get to grips with both sides of their "dual-brain" archit... See more

hackster.io•Gareth Halfacree•Oct 23, 2026

LattePanda Unveils the Intel Core Ultra X7-Powered Sigma 2 SBC

Embedded computing specialist LattePanda has announced the successor to its LattePanda Sigma "single-board server," unsurprisingly dubbed the LattePanda Sigma 2 — now featuring an Intel Core Ultra X7 357H CPU and up to 64GB of RAM. "As 'The Embeddable AI ... See more

hackster.io•Gareth Halfacree•Oct 22, 2026

Kid-Friendly 3D-Printing Goes Big — And Multi-Material — With the New Toybox Luna

Toybox, which specializes in child-friendly 3D-printing systems, has announced its first printer to offer automatic multi-material switching: the four-color Toybox Luna. "A Hogwarts crest needs four house colors, and an Artemis rocket needs the orange cor... See more

hackster.io•Gareth Halfacree•Oct 22, 2026

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UniFormation Promises Fully-Automated Resin Printing, Washing, Drying From Its S10 16k 3D Printer

X-Hinges Creates "Self-Sensing" 3D-Printed Objects — From Gloves to Game-Controlling Sharks

Arduino's Latest App Lab Update Brings "Production Grade" Release Bundles, Phone Sensor Streaming

LattePanda Unveils the Intel Core Ultra X7-Powered Sigma 2 SBC

Kid-Friendly 3D-Printing Goes Big — And Multi-Material — With the New Toybox Luna

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UniFormation Promises Fully-Automated Resin Printing, Washing, Drying From Its S10 16k 3D Printer

X-Hinges Creates "Self-Sensing" 3D-Printed Objects — From Gloves to Game-Controlling Sharks

Arduino's Latest App Lab Update Brings "Production Grade" Release Bundles, Phone Sensor Streaming

LattePanda Unveils the Intel Core Ultra X7-Powered Sigma 2 SBC

Kid-Friendly 3D-Printing Goes Big — And Multi-Material — With the New Toybox Luna