Collaborate Disseminate
In several decades of hanging around people who make things, one meets a lot of people fascinated by locks, lock picking, and locksport. It’s interesting to be sure, but it had never gripped me until an evening in MK Makerspace when a fellow member had brought in his lockpicking box …read more
Continue reading Ask Hackaday: What Skills Would You Give A Twelve Year Old?
In another step to scrape pedophiles off the bottom of its shoe YouTube is banning youngsters from live-streaming without adult supervision. Continue reading YouTube bans kids’ live-streaming without an adult present
The new policy: Ditch third-party trackers in apps designed for youngsters, lest the app get booted out of the App Store. Continue reading Apple bans ads, third-party tracking in apps meant for kids
We often hear it said that today’s kids don’t go out and play as much as they did in the past, but honestly, it’s hard to really blame them. Have you seen some of the games they have now? It’s going to take something a little more exciting than a …read more
Continue reading Keep the Kids Entertained with a Time Machine
The new World Health Organization guidelines for children under five recommend limiting screen time—only if it means kids are sedentary for more than an hour. Continue reading WHO Says the Problem With Child Screen Time Isn’t the Screens, It’s Being Sedentary
I was a little surprised to see a news report about Andreas Schleicher, the director of education and skills at OECD — the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Speaking at the World Innovation Summit for Education in Paris, Schleicher thinks that teaching kids to code is a waste of …read more
Attackers can boobytrap what should be access to only parent-vetted sites and can take over the webcam, speakers and microphone. Continue reading Kids’ VTech tablets vulnerable to eavesdropping hackers
Researchers describe breaking into the watches as “probably the simplest hack we have ever seen.” Continue reading Hacking MiSafes’ smartwatches for kids is child’s play
Minecraft is over and Red Dead Redemption II has barely even started yet. The biggest thing on the planet right now is Fortnite, and oh man, is it awesome. It’s the best game ever, and we wish every day was a Battle Royale. But what if Fortnite was real life? That’s exactly what [Giaco] and [David] did when they made an RC Fortnite Foam Rocket. It’s Fortnite, in the real world! If you don’t mind, we’re going to go T-pose in the corner.
The core of this build was done with the Maker Knife, first introduced as a Kickstarter …read more
Continue reading This RC Fortnite Rocket Is A Victory Royale
Term time is upon us once more, and soon the summer holidays will be a thing of the past. We offer up some handy hints and tips for better back to school cybersecurity, and link to numerous resources of our own to help parents and kids have a safe… Continue reading Back to school cybersecurity: hints, tips, and links for a safer school year