These days, spur of the moment memories will probably be captured for posterity (or Facebook) using a smartphone camera, but there are still a few of us who prefer to carry a compact camera around. If ...

A Columbia University professor’s DIY digital camera kit can get kids to focus and learn in a flash. Bigshot, a buildable and functioning point-and-shoot developed by computer science professor Shree ...

Sure, digital cameras designed for kids teach basic photography skills, but what about codings skills or DIY photo editing? The Kano Camera Kit is now close to getting in consumers’ hands after a half ...

Kano, the startup that turned the Raspberry Pi into a Lego-like computer that teaches kids to code, is launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund three new computers. When his parents denied him a Super ...

There are plenty of digital cameras to choose from in the market, but if you are looking for something a little more unique, hackable and with interchangeable lenses. You are sure to enjoy this new ...

Digital cameras are ubiquitous today — even $20 cell phones have them built in. But few people actually know how a digital camera works. Shree Nayar, a computer scientist at Columbia University, set ...

The BigShot build-it-yourself digital camera kit has adjustable lenses, gears and dynamo (the camera is powered with a hand crank), to teach kids about optics, mechanics and energy. Used to be, we had ...

Google created its AIY Projects initiative -- "artificial intelligence yourself" -- to encourage developers and DIY enthusiasts to learn about artificial intelligence. The first project in the series, ...

Used to be, we had chemistry sets, and those sparked the minds of generations of young scientists. Where are the DIY, at-home science-fair kits of the 21st century? Change Observer has a piece up ...