Category: Blog

  • Diyode is at the Detroit Maker Faire!

    Diyode is at the Detroit Maker Faire!

    These events are a true riot of ideas, people and innovative products that are just on the verge of breaking out into the world.  Diyode will be there with our own team of innovators to show how the Diyode Codeshield can transform the way electronics is taught, and how it opens the gate to learning programming…

  • We have launched a campaign on Indiegogo!

    We have launched a campaign on Indiegogo!

    The Diyode Codeshield – A better way to teach Arduino Help fund the manufacture of the Codeshield, an Arduino add-on board designed to make teaching and learning electronics and programming easier & more effective. ……………………………………… Education has been a strong part of the mandate of DIYode since its inception.  The Codeshield was developed to be…

  • DIYode is Getting Attention

    DIYode is Getting Attention

    At the Bay Area Maker Faire in California this weekend, our team is working hard on our behalf to promote the Codeshield.  There are some interesting developments afoot! Here is our booth featuring the “Codeshield Grande”, the 10X scale version of the Codeshield, the DIYode developed electronics teaching tool : We will let you know…

  • Go Team Go!

    Go Team Go!

    Teaching Intro to Arduino a Better Way Here is the link to the Codeshield page for the Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 this weekend in California: http://makerfaire.com/makers/teaching-intro-to-arduino-a-better-way/   Woot!

  • Get Ready for the Pitch!

    Get Ready for the Pitch!

    Codeshield marketing at a large busy event like the Bay Area Maker Faire involves being seen so you can be heard. One strategy we thought of that is visually engaging, as well as interactive, is a 10 times sized working model of the Codeshield.  It can be walked around so that random bypassers can see…

  • DIYode is in California!

    DIYode is in California!

    DIYode wishes to thank our president for promoting our makerspace and the Codeshield at the Hardware Innovation Workshop and the Bay Area Maker Faire this week.   We hope you have lots of fun!  

  • Jump In!

    Jump In!

    There are many fascinating projects on the go and being started at DIYode all of the time.  Here is your chance to jump in and help!

  • Vacuum Former Idea

    Vacuum Former Idea

    Here is a link to a good page with information on building a Vacuum Former: http://www.tk560.com/vactable4.html A lot of good information. I would prefer to build one out of mostly metal, with the heating elements on the top, so the frame with the plastic sheet will just have to be dropped down onto the mold.…

  • More Toys Erm. I Mean Tools!

    More Toys Erm. I Mean Tools!

    A couple days ago, a whole list of new tools have arrived in the shop! This means an end to our big ticket spending. Thank you so much Ontario Trillium Foundation   http://www.otf.ca/   for the money you have provided us with to spend on new tools and equipment around the shop. It has made…

  • What’s happening down at Diyode? – January 2013

    What’s happening down at Diyode? – January 2013

    The Diyode community never ceases to amaze in it’s ability to push forward. Let’s take a quick look at some of the current events going down at Diyode this month: New Space! – Diyode has just acquired some new square footage in it’s current building. We are now working on renovating and organizing the new space to…