Make: Magazine, Volume 49

What happens when computing is effectively free? At a certain point, computers can’t get much smaller or cheaper. We’ll start caring only whether our computing is “good enough” — that is, it is accessible and performs all the functions needed. Capable computing — that “good enough” tech — is now available for just a few dollars. In Make Vol. 49, we take a look at the state of micro controllers and single board computers and see how new sub-$10 boards and computers, like Raspberry Pi Zero and C.H.I.P., are changing the barriers to entry and making computing almost disposable. Then check out our convenient tarot board table. Projects Included Modify a Teddy Ruxpin toy to speak anything you tweet or type Cure your own homemade pancetta and bacon Hack a mannequin to print random shower thoughts from Reddit Much more!