2026-07-10 –, Teen Base Camp
Turning off TVs and monitors in public places is fun!
Learn to solder by making a kit that turns off these annoyances from 50 meters away.
For total beginners.
Enjoy life, and turn off a TV or two today!
TV-B-Gone is an open hardware remote control that can turn off any remotely controllable monitor in public places (or anywhere)! From across the street, through windows, in restaurants, bars, schools, airports... The new V2 of the kit makes it super easy to learn to solder, as well as easy to hack on.
Workshop Itinerary:
Intro to remote controls
Learn to solder by making your own TV-B-Gone, step by step
* Target practice is available all over the world after the workshop
Materials cost:
The workshop is free, but if you would like to partake in the hands-on aspects of the workshop, Mitch will have materials for €20.
Mitch Altman is a hacker and inventor, known for inventing TV-B-Gone, a keychain that turns off TVs in public places. He co-founded a successful SillyValley startup and did pioneering work in Virtual Reality. He is an author and teacher, and goes around the world giving talks and workshops. He also performs spacey noise music on his self-made synthesizers. Mitch promotes hackerspaces, open source hardware, and mentors others wherever he goes. He is a co-founder of Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco, and is founder of Cornfield Electronics.