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Electronics and Programming Games So Fun, You Don’t Even Realize They’re Educational

Electronics and Programming Games So Fun, You Don’t Even Realize They’re Educational

A collection of games and resources to keep up your skills and learn some new ones in the process.


News Oct 17, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd
Anatomy of a Viral Kickstarter: Managing the Aftermath

Anatomy of a Viral Kickstarter: Managing the Aftermath

The conclusion to our three-part series on how to launch and maintain a viral Kickstarter campaign.


News Oct 16, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Communicate with Your Arduino Through Android

Communicate with Your Arduino Through Android

Want to send text to an Arduino with an Android smartphone? Here's how! This article will show how an Arduino (or almost any other microcontroller) can "talk" with your smartphone, sending and receiving text in both directions.


Incorporating Wireless Power with IDT’s Tx/Rx Reference Kits

Incorporating Wireless Power with IDT’s Tx/Rx Reference Kits

Two evaluation boards from IDT help you to quickly and conveniently integrate wireless power into your designs.


Projects Oct 15, 2015 by Robert Keim
Review of the Top Free Electronics Design Automation Software

Review of the Top Free Electronics Design Automation Software

A brief overview of several of the major free EDA tools out on the market geared toward budding electrical circuit designers.


News Oct 15, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd
Three Reasons You Should Be Applying to Y Combinator

Three Reasons You Should Be Applying to Y Combinator

The Y Combinator Winter 2016 deadline is passed, but that's no reason why you can't apply for the next funding cycle. Here are three compelling reasons why you should submit your company for consideration.


News Oct 14, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
How To Build A Thermostat with a PICAXE

How To Build A Thermostat with a PICAXE

An inexpensive PICAXE microcontroller makes it easy to read a temperature sensor, compare the temperature to a setpoint, and turn a heater or cooler circuit on or off.


A Peek Beneath the Salto Suit

A Peek Beneath the Salto Suit

We spoke with the people behind the Salto suit to see how this simple invention can change the future of motion capture.


News Oct 13, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Make an LED Light Strip AHRS with Arduino and MPU-6050

Make an LED Light Strip AHRS with Arduino and MPU-6050

Use a WS2812 RGB LED strip to visualize the pose of an MPU-6050 6-degree-of-freedom IMU in three dimensional space.


Projects Oct 13, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd
A Review of the Bitscope Micro

A Review of the Bitscope Micro

How does a $150 oscilloscope hold up? We gave it a thorough examination. Here are our thoughts on this powerful test and measurement tool.


News Oct 12, 2015 by Nash Reilly
An Intro to Power Systems and Reactive Power

An Intro to Power Systems and Reactive Power

A brief introduction on some of the technical aspects and theories about power systems.


Choosing and Using Ferrite Beads

Choosing and Using Ferrite Beads

This article provides practical guidance on using ferrite beads to improve your PCB’s power quality.


Wireless Broadband for the Masses

Wireless Broadband for the Masses

As the Internet grows larger every day, 2/3 of the world still don't have access to the Web. SpaceX, Google, Facebook, OneWeb and many others are developing innovative technologies to cover the world as a warm, fuzzy blanket of information.


News Oct 10, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd
Anatomy of a Viral Kickstarter: Mastering the Campaign

Anatomy of a Viral Kickstarter: Mastering the Campaign

The second part in a series on how to create a successfully funded Kickstarter from someone who did just that.


News Oct 09, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Why the Handmade Revolution is Great for Makers

Why the Handmade Revolution is Great for Makers

Built something cool? Sell it! Here's our list of marketplaces makers should be utilizing for networking, visibility, and a little extra cash.


News Oct 08, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Build Your Own Time-Domain Reflectometer

Build Your Own Time-Domain Reflectometer

Build your own TDR out of a scope and a signal generator to troubleshoot long cable runs and impedance mismatches.


How Disney Could Make the Augmented Reality Market Mainstream

How Disney Could Make the Augmented Reality Market Mainstream

Disney's joined the augmented reality market and it could be the critical mass needed to bring the technology into the average home.


News Oct 07, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Hack a Mousetrap with a 433MHz RF Module

Hack a Mousetrap with a 433MHz RF Module

You can buy cheap 433MHz RF modules from Mouser and DigiKey. This article will show you how to use them with a PICAXE microcontroller to hack your own mousetraps.


4 Things Makers Can Learn from the Volkswagen Scandal

4 Things Makers Can Learn from the Volkswagen Scandal

What the fall of one of the world's most popular car companies can teach makers about maintaining a positive reputation.


News Oct 06, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Raspberry Pi Project: Control a DC Fan

Raspberry Pi Project: Control a DC Fan

Control a fan based on the current temperature with a Raspberry Pi!