It should come as no surprise that the hacker community has embraced the Meshtastic project. It’s got a little bit of everything we hold dear: high quality open source software, fantastic ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — It starts with a few boxes of wires, batteries and plastic cases. With a few minutes of fiddling, two dozen Augustana students are connected to a unique network. It's part of a ...

Imagine the convenience of being able to communicate in the most remote corners of the world, where traditional cellular or internet services are nonexistent. This is the vision behind the Meshtastic ...

Do you ever wish you had a way to message people long-distance without the need for cell networks or a Wi-Fi connection, or even satellites? You're going to want to hear about a tiny, cheap radio I ...

I have an admission to make. I have a Google addiction. Not the normal addiction — I have a problem with Google Maps, and the timeline feature. I know, I’m giving my location data to Google, who does ...

What if you could decode the invisible chatter of wireless networks, uncovering the secrets of off-grid communication systems, all with tools you can build at home? The intersection of ...