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Explore 66 projects in the Hardware category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

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https://news.microsoft.com/ability-summit-2022/Active

Microsoft Adaptive Accessories

Adaptable buttons and mice for everyone

Redmond, WA
Assistive and Accessible Tech, Hardware
Microsoft
https://testbed.cityofnewyork.us/pilots-aq/Active

Air Quality Improvement and Monitoring

6-month pilot of three pole-mounted static air quality machines

New York City
Emerging tech, Hardware, Smart Cities and sensors
air quality, city, Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities
https://solarprotocol.net/ActiveOpen-source

Solar Protocol

This website is hosted across a network of solar powered servers and is sent to you from whichever server is in the most sunshine.

Brooklyn, NY
Artistic interventions, Data visualization, Decentralization, Emerging tech, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Hardware, Web hosting
Affordable and clean energy
https://smart.saga.jp/Active

SAGA Smart Machinaka Project

The SAGA Smart Machinaka Project is a demonstration project that aims to improve the convenience of the city center of Saga City through the use of technologies such as AI and IoT, and to create a city that is easy to live in.

Saga, Japan
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Dashboards, Environmental data, Hardware, Smart Cities and sensors
city, Sustainable cities and communities, place-based
https://www.smarticipatie.nl/tools/maptableActive

MapTable

A hardware table that lets people gather around it for collective decision-making processes

Netherlands
Digital participation platforms, Hardware
https://www.reflectacles.com/#homeActive

Reflectacles

Privacy Eyewear & Sunglasses: Anti Facial Recognition Glasses since 2015.

Michigan, USA
2015
Artistic interventions, Biometrics, Digital security and privacy, Facial recognition tech, Hardware, Wearables
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/ActiveOpen-source

The Things Network

We are a global collaborative Internet of Things ecosystem that creates networks, devices and solutions using LoRaWAN®.

Amsterdam
Emerging tech, Hardware, Peer networks, Smart Cities and sensors
https://www.engineeringforchange.org/solutions-library/?current_page=1Active

E4C Solutions Library

The Solutions Library is an open-access and curated knowledge database showcasing technology-driven solutions addressing sustainable development challenges in resource-constrained settings.

Civic tech catalogs, Hardware, Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)
https://www.bemyeyes.com/be-my-eyes-smartglasses/Active

Be My Eyes on Ray-Ban Meta Glasses

Hands free access to Be My Eyes through Meta AI Glasses.

Åbogade 15, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Assistive and Accessible Tech, Civic features, Hardware, Wearables
blind, Meta