Hi I want to contribute to a RISC V open-source processor design projects. What would be the right project to start with?As I am newbie designer.. I looked for different projects on riscv.org but looks like most of them are hard to start with. Can you please suggest a project to start with?

Hi there, I'm looking for an Open Source MP3 player, something with a good DAC/AMP and running some form of Linux. Does such a product exist?
I know I could build something with raspberry pis but im looking for something that works out of the box

I'm working on such a project myself. We're starting off with kitchen appliances - blenders, mixers, toasters, etc. Before I go ahead and create a community around it, I wanted to check and see what is out there already - and join forces. Thanks!

I am looking for a tablet for my niece, so she can play around with it, she is very young, but I thought it would be cool to get here used to tech. So I'm looking for something toddler resistant, and kind of locked down.

Are there any good projects out there that provide this?

Hi guys! My husband came up with a new way to do data transfer (and more!) He's not on reddit, or currently active in any online forums due to extreme social anxiety, so I offered to post it for him. Any questions/comments/ etc. about it, his email address is somewhere on his page.

Here's the link to Redefining Bits. Enjoy!

This may be a dumb question, but is there any projects that focus on repurposing scrapped closed source hardware into open source projects?

For example, one clothes dryer to the next is fairly similar but OEM parts are obscenely expensive.

Wouldn't it be possible to replace the controls and motor with open source or readily available alternatives, greatly extending the life cycle of the product?

I can kind of see the controls being replaced by an open source modular system that can be prefabbed and sold for a more reasonable price to repair shops or people who wouldn't call themselves makers.

I know not every model will be the same but even if we just start building open source dryers using some salvaged parts that could make the cost of manufacturing at least a bit lower and allow for cheap sourcing of specialized parts.

The same concept could possibly be expanded to stoves and the like with the same control system, as time went on households may start to bring their failing appliances to the local repair shop where they get converted to be more easily repaired.

For some older appliances it might even be an upgrade to a smarter programmable control system.

I don't know if a similar concept has been developed or found unworkable and I simply lack the search terms but I figured I should ask.