Digital Urban - The Metaverse, IoT, VR, AR and Making Data Devices

Music

The Album: Place and Space

We are pleased to announce that the Album - Place and Space is now available…

Andy1 December 2025

Making

Stepper Motor Linear Data Gauge

The latest upload to the Open Gauges Github is a Linear Gauge, using a timing…

Andy13 November 2025

Making

Ships Lamp Wind Speed Gauge

Our MicroPython project turns a strip of NeoPixel LEDs into a “ship's lamp" style wind…

Andy12 November 2025

planning

Will AI Push the Human Planner to the Point of Irrelevance?

The title is, of course, controversial. The question, however, comes from the closing…

Andy6 November 2025

Apps

Just Weather for The Pebble Watch: Making a Data Watch Face

It's an exciting time to be a Pebble fan. After years of being kept alive…

Andy31 October 2025

Books and Papers

Cities in the Metaverse: Spatial Computing, Digital Twins, Avatars, Economics and Digital Habitation on the New Frontier

We are pleased to announce the publication of our new book - Cities in the…

Andy27 October 2025

3D Modelling 3D Printing

TIME: An Open Source 3D Printed Clock

We are about to release ‘TIME,’ our fully 3D-printed mechanical clock, on Printables. This post…

Andy7 August 2025

Weather Weather Display

Chasing the Tween: My 25-Year Obsession with Weather Data

From Adobe Flash through to Vibe Coding and back again to Physical Displays

Andy6 August 2025

3D Modelling Posts

Vibe Coding: From iOS Apps to an Asteroid Clock and 3D Cities

Back in 2023, I wrote a blog post over on DigitalUrban.org creating an app called…

Andy18 July 2025

ios App

MQTT Frame – Beautifully Framed Live Data

Transform your iPhone into a beautifully framed, dynamic data display with MQTT Frame. Stay informed…

Andy24 March 2025

Data, Cities, The Metaverse, IoT, VR, AR and Making 'Data Devices'