Top 8 Build It Yourself Laptop

Stay productive and entertained with the perfect Chromebook laptop for all day performance at work, home, or school. With cloud storage and a 180-degree hinge, this portable laptop is ideal for sharing homework or projects with others. Enjoy access to all your favorite Android apps and a secure online experience with chrome OS. Immerse yourself in your daily dose of entertainment with dual speakers, Audio by B&O play, and 2 million pixels of full high-definition display.

Get a lightweight and powerful laptop to do it all. With the Lenovo ThinkPad ChromeBook 11e laptop, you can browse the Internet, write documents, play games, work, and more. This certified refurbished laptop is renewed to look and work like new. Easily see the apps, documents, photos, and videos on your Chromebook’s screen. This notebook laptop features a large HD quality screen. It measures 11. 6 inches across the diagonal with a resolution of 1, 366 x 768 pixels. Connect your Chromebook laptop to WiFi, extra screens, cameras, and other devices with ease. This lightweight laptop computer includes an HDMI port, 2 USB ports, and HD webcam. Your Chromebook laptop computer keeps up with the work you do with its high-speed Intel Celeron N3160 processor. You’ll have all the memory needed for multitasking and document storage with 4GB RAM and 16GB memory. You can even video chat with the front-facing camera.

Key Features and Benefits:
15.6 Inch HD (1366 x 768) Truelife LED-Backlit Display
7th Generation Intel Core i7-7500U (4MB Cache, up to 3.5 GHz)
16GB system memory for intense multitasking and gaming
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro
Display: 15.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) Truelife LED-Backlit Display
Screen Resolution: 1366 x 768
Processor: 15.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) Truelife LED-Backlit Display
Memory: 16GB DDR4 system memory
Hard drive: 512GB Solid State Drive
Ports: 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Headphone output/Microphone input combo, 10/100 RJ-45 Ethernet network
Video: Intel HD Graphics 620
Media Card Reader: yes
Optical Drive: No
Wireless connectivity: 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth
Built-in HD webcam with microphone: YES
Battery: 4-cell lithium-ion
Bluetooth: YES
Dimensions(inches): 14.9″ x 10.25″ x 0.94″
Weight(pounds): 5.19 pounds
Color: Black

Build an Educational DIY Mobile Phone

With this DIY kit, you’ll create an open source, fully-functional mobile phone compatible with all mobile networks up to 4G. You’ll learn how a basic mobile phone works, the basics behind digital electronics and how to program a microcontroller. After that, you’ll spend numerous hours creating your own games and apps and experimenting with hardware. Based on our experience, an 11-year-old kid should be able to assemble this device with a tiny bit of help from an adult. Estimated build time: 5 hours.

The kit includes the circuit board, casing, full color LCD, GSM module, sound module, amplifier, 128MB SD card preloaded with games and apps and all needed components. Recharges via included USB cable.

You must supply regular soldering iron and some solder, diagonal cutter pliers, regular screwdriver and a piece of insulating tape or some super-glue.

For programming, this device uses the most popular programming environment for makers. It’s coded with sets of commands that let you easily develop in-app menus, play and develop sound FX and background music, draw, display and animate bitmaps, make calls, read files from SD card, flash LEDs and much more!

What You’ll Learn (watching the on-line tutorial)

• How a basic mobile phone works
• How to solder properly
• The basic electronic components and their functions
• Some basics of digital electronics
• How to program a microcontroller
• How to extend capabilities by adding various expansion modules

The most popular audio interface for artists across all genres, the third-generation Scarlett 2i2 provides two mic/line/instrument inputs allowing simultaneous recording and playback of up to two channels with independently controllable headphone and monitor outputs. The 2i2 features two upgraded third-generation Scarlett mic preamps: with optional Air setting to reproduce the Air effect of Focus rite’s original ISA mic preamp, giving your vocal and acoustic recordings a brighter and more open sound. Equipped with high performance 24-bit/192kHz AD-DA converters, Scarlett s the same professional sound quality throughout the third-generation range. The high impedance, high-headroom instrument inputs allow you to record guitar or bass without any clipping or unwanted distortion, while Gain Halo metering makes it easy for you to set the input level. Scarlett 2i2 is designed to stand up to days on the road, and connects straight to your Mac or PC via USB cable, with no external power required. It comes with all the software tools you need to get started, including two comprehensive digital audio workstations: Ableton Live Lite and Pro Tools First Focus rite Creative Pack. Intuitive enough for beginners yet advanced enough to inspire real creativity with great-sounding effects. Focus rite has partnered with Splice to give 3rd Gen. interface owners a free 3-month Splice Sounds subscription when setting up a new Splice account. Splice Sounds offers millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily from your favorite producers, sound designers, and artists. Creators use Splice to make all kinds of music, including chart-topping pop, Grammy-winning albums, underground mixtapes, and cinematic scores. And as with all Focus rite products, you’ll also benefit from a two-year , award-winning customer support and membership of their Plug-in Collective offering free software downloads and generous discounts.

Maximum Output Level: 7dBu

Dynamic Range: 104dB (A-weighted)

Lights, Camera, Sensors! is an add-on accessory to your Boolean Box or any Raspberry pi computer. It teaches kids how to connect their computer to physical objects and control them with code that they easily write themselves. It contains all the components needed for multiple electronic projects. Build working circuits and sensors in minutes. Create a working photo booth or an alarm system. Control motors that make a robot move. Make a music player, control lights or a motion detector. Find even more free projects and ideas online at Boolean University.

Boolean Box, by Boolean Girl Tech, is a complete, build it yourself DIY computer kit for kids, with a particular emphasis on connecting girls with computer science and engineering. Kid-friendly and easy to use, with the Boolean Box kit we engage the child, inspire them to create, find creative solutions and develop critical thinking skills. Its design was crowdsourced through thousands of girls participating in Boolean Girl summer camps and school programs and is perfect for anyone interested in STEM / STEAM subjects, how computers work and how to program. Whether you are brand new to technology, very experienced or somewhere in between there is path that’s perfect for you.

With a focus on play and discovery, Boolean Box will grow with the child and offers increasingly sophisticated projects as their skills progress. Be up and running in minutes. There is no steep learning curve that can lead to frustration, boredom and disillusionment. Drag and drop code with Scratch to build games, tell stories and create animated adventures. Draw your own characters or create a virtual pet; you are limited only by imagination. Prior technological skills are not required (from child or parent). The Boolean Box allows you to start where you are comfortable and progress at your pace. No internet connection is required, although it is available if you choose to use it.