Monthly Archives: June 2011

Teklado Interview with Prometheus Radio

By Georgia | Published: June 16, 2011

Here’s a great interview by Teklado, the bilingual online technology/pop culture source, with some folks at Prometheus Radio, including Maggie Avener who will be leading this Saturday’s class to build your own FM Transmitter. The video quality isn’t great, but the sound is just fine.

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Photos from Recycled Electronic Jewelry Class with TechGirlz

By Georgia | Published: June 14, 2011

We had a great class this past Saturday with TechGirlz, all participants made some really awesome jewelry with the help of the talented instructor Leslie Chapman. Check out more photos here. Thanks to Ed for stopping by to help out, we can’t wait to plan more events with TechGirlz!

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Spots still available for our FM Radio Transmitter class

By Georgia | Published: June 7, 2011

Our Build Your Own FM Radio Transmitter – June 18 1-4 pm $15 Building a radio transmitter is a great way to learn some basic theory about electronics and radio while getting your hands dirty. This class, brought to you by the Hacktory and the Prometheus Radio Project, involves soldering parts and tuning up your [...]

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See You At RHoK!

By Georgia | Published: June 3, 2011

Philly’s hackathon for Random Hacks of Kindness is this weekend, and it kicks off tonight with a reception at IndyHall from 6 to 8 pm. Random Hacks of Kindness is a global event where activists, programmers, designers, and anyone else who wants to change the world gets together and work on software solutions to global [...]

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Radio es la Misma Palabra en Español

By Georgia | Published: June 1, 2011

Just a quick update about our FM Transmitter class on June 18 – this class is now Spanish-friendly. There will be 2 Prometheus members on hand to translate and give tips in Spanish as needed, and all materials will be provided in Spanish. It could also be the perfect time to practicar su Espanol tambien.

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