@Anool had the awesome idea of having a Travelling Hacker Box for members of this community.
I am creating this discussion post so that everyone can sign up by commenting here, and then I can start working on the logistics. I am already excited about what all things I am putting in the box to get the ball rolling - it's going to be awesome!
If you aren't familiar with the concept - check this project on Hackaday!
I am going to be sending out a box with some stuff this weekend, so do sign up by commenting below with a "+1" or something similar :)
Rules are simple
- You remove 1 object, and replace it with atleast one object. More than 1 is most welcome, but let's not make the box very bulky.
- No food or anything that will be a problem for shipping (liquids for example)
- The value of the items should be more or less similar - no oscilloscopes, and also no jumper cables :)
- Everyone posts photos of how they got the box, what they found in it. They don't post how they are sending the box, or what they are adding to it. The latter part of this rule will help with creating suspense for the next receiver.
- I'll maintain the linked list of people, and make sure that people are warned beforehand about when to expect parcels, etc.
Do these rules make sense? What else should I add here? Let me know in the comments!
Is this meant to be like a lending library (for 1 week/month) or like a book exchange (I don't want my book back)?
That'll dictate what kinds of things I would put into it. The set of things I can lend might be bigger than the set of things I can give away.
Book exchange.
You get to keep any book you like, and add one of your own.
+1
Great idea 🤠
@Anool @Monu Shetty @Amit Kucheria - I have a box ready! I have put in some stuff in it, and have also taken the liberty of adding some simple consumables for everyone who gets the box :)
Will be sending out to the first participant this week!
Well, looks like I'm the first hop recipient of the Makerville Travelling Hacker Box. Received on 16-Dec-2020, filled with a bunch of goodies.
Here's the inventory.
Looks like a pair of pneumatic/air/oxygen 4-way splitters with a flow control valve. Never seen any like these before. All parts have Luer taper, so you can use just the valve or splitter if needed.
A bunch of cool stickers - every hacker laptop needs to be plastered full of decals.
C.H.I.P. , the first, open source, single board computer from the "Next Thing Co" - now defunct.
What looks like a bunch of 3D printed Carbiners.
3D printed Batarangs !! Looks like these were test prints.
The Makerville KNIT, based on the 88MW300 SoC from Marvell.
A rare Hover Labs touch+gesture sensor - pretty cool if you can dig up the data and get it to work.
Seeed Studio Wio Link.
And that's that. I needed a Carbiner - I added one to my Amazon cart just yesterday - so I'm going to take one and see if it meets my needs.
I added a bunch of stuff, but that's for the next person on the list to discover.
@Anuj Deshpande - who's next ? Send me the address / phone no on Telegram or mail.
Btw I made sure I have working GitHub links on how to use all of the boards :) Some of the organizations might be defunct, but open source lives on!
@Anool the carbiners and batarangs were intended to be consumables - so everyone takes one - without putting back something in it's place.
So if possible pick something else as your actual Hackbox exchange!
I got the Box!!! and it has new stuff as well. :D
From what we have seen so far, A Raspberry Pi, even more stickers, a couple of wearable badges and PCBs, and a KiCon Bag.
I am thinking to pick up the hover sensor and try something with it. I'll be adding a few things and ship as soon as possible.
Take another look inside the box !!
😎
Ahh this little beauty was hiding in the sides 🙈
I hope I didn't miss anything else 🙏
Happy New Year to all ! I got the Traveling Hacker Box today which kickstarted my 2021 on the right note. I am surely going to enjoy the Box and add value as a great surprise to the next person in line.
+1
Cool idea!
The Arrival
As the latest recipient of the box, I was a little underwhelmed by the size of the box but was I surprised to see how much actually fits into a box that size.
Everything laid out - lots of stickers, some 3D printed trinkets, several boards large (RPi 1st gen?) and small (Makerville Knit) and a moochies watch.
Closeup details
The 4-splitter looks interesting but I can't think of any application for it right now. The closest use I have for such a thing is to use it to create a Venturi suction system to add liquid fertilizer to my drip irrigation system. But this doesn't feel like the correct use of this. Would love to see what its actual use is.
The Moochies watch looks like an interesting thing to pick up, but it looks like it won't work with a local SIM.
End Game
I'm definitely picking up a few stickers and adding lots more (see below). I'll also pick up a 3D printed trinket. Probably going to resist the urge to pick up one of the boards since I have too much HW and too little time these days.
What am I adding besides the stickers? That's a surprise, but I hope it'll get people hacking.
Wish everyone a great year ahead and happy hacking.
Who's next?
I am the next :)
I really got surprised to hear that I am the next, the chosen one ;)
As said the size of the box really doesn't match with what's inside.
Even being so tiny it encapsulates so much stuff and goodies.
This is what I have received with the box:
As indicated last 3 seem to be a surprise for me from Amit.
hope have not missed anything.
Badges and an Atmega328 led flower, can be very interesting after programming.
Mooches watch for kids. It's a working watch and although it displays only for WCDMA it works fine with all types of Indian SIMs. I tested it with VI SIM and calling & SMS worked fine for me.
Will be really useful for someone who needs a separate phone for a child. I might have kept it but I made a small pushbutton phone (with Quectel M66 module) for my son a few days back and he is enjoying it :)
Will be nice for someone who wants to learn the basic RPi model.
Looks good and someone can really make good use of it.
Everyone likes stickers and being consumables I took 2 for my son.
I guess it's a 1megapixel IR RPI camera. I already have a lot and many others in line can definitely benefit from it.
My 3D printer already created a pile of stuff for me, I might add some fresh stock to this if I get time.
I liked the BLE boards, although I have a lot of different types, I wanted to try BLE Nitrogen. So I picked one.
I have a lot of stuff to put on the THB but space is limited. I decided few things and I am ready to pack it up.
But will wait till Monday to see if I can add something more useful.
I Will update in this same post if I make any changes in the schedule.
Thanks a lot, Makerville team, members, and community for this opportunity.
Hackerbox landed up North in Delhi. It’s great seeing lot of amazing things in there, some new some retro like the original Raspberry Pi model B. I’ve taken out a travel adaptor, and few stickers and added few items in for the next person to discover :)
p.s - hacker box is growing, the box is now 2X :)
The last person to get it is gonna get a bonanza.
But actually, there won't be any last, it's eternal 😂😉
The travelling maker's box didn't get to clock in many miles this time and stayed in Delhi. Regardless, I was blown with the variety in it.
I'm in the middle of testing out some of the goodies- the watch, Pandaboard, Seeed kits, 4 way oxygen splitter and numerous shields, prints and stickers should be fun for making Heirloom electronics.
Happy to chat about use(full) cases :)
Thanks Anuj for starting this, the box would only keep getting bigger.
+1
interested!