This week's "New Product Brief" featuring 3 new products in stock: Cypress’ CY4500 EZ-PD Protocol Analyzer, Maxim’s MAXREFDES130 Building Automation Shield,…
This week's "New Product Brief" featuring 3 new products in stock: Cypress’ CY4500 EZ-PD Protocol Analyzer, Maxim’s MAXREFDES130 Building Automation Shield, TI High Voltage Industrial eFuses.
Battlebots (US) and Robot Wars (UK) have made a comeback. How will modern technology change the game?
Battlebots (US) and Robot Wars (UK) have made a comeback. How will modern technology change the game?
Games demonstrate how computers could rule the world and make intuitive decisions for us.
Games demonstrate how computers could rule the world and make intuitive decisions for us.
There are malicious individuals creating "zombies" out of internet enabled devices using a program called Mirai. How can…
There are malicious individuals creating "zombies" out of internet enabled devices using a program called Mirai. How can engineers and users stop it?
Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.
Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.
Google recently released a preview for Android Things, but will developers actually get their hands on it this time around?
Google recently released a preview for Android Things, but will developers actually get their hands on it this time around?
Scientists at Cambridge University have developed a low-power transistor which consumes a billionth of a watt and…
Scientists at Cambridge University have developed a low-power transistor which consumes a billionth of a watt and operates under one volt. Such a device could help with the age of the IoT's ever-growing demand for power and efficiency.
The RISC-V footprint is expanding with the commercial availability of open-source chips and related development boards…
The RISC-V footprint is expanding with the commercial availability of open-source chips and related development boards from silicon startups like SiFive and OnChip.
The “Internet of Things” (IoT) is a buzzword being that describes the interconnectivity of devices in our everyday…
The “Internet of Things” (IoT) is a buzzword being that describes the interconnectivity of devices in our everyday lives that collects and shares data via the Internet.
Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that…
Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that they claim that will outmatch ARM Cortex processors.
Development tools that let you create drag-and-drop interface tools for Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects are quite…
Development tools that let you create drag-and-drop interface tools for Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects are quite popular. I got my hands on one and here's how it went.
NXP recently announced their merger with Qualcomm, but they weren't done making announcements in 2016.
NXP recently announced their merger with Qualcomm, but they weren't done making announcements in 2016.
How do designers cope with a system that has highly variable input amplitude yet requires fairly constant output…
How do designers cope with a system that has highly variable input amplitude yet requires fairly constant output amplitude? Let’s take a look.
IoT technology aims to find you the nearest parking space and automatically bill you for it.
IoT technology aims to find you the nearest parking space and automatically bill you for it.
This month, we're highlighting three Kickstarters that may catch your eye: a power-efficient and precise soldering tool,…
This month, we're highlighting three Kickstarters that may catch your eye: a power-efficient and precise soldering tool, an educational coding robot, and the "most powerful maker board out there".
IBM released a development platform for Watson called Project Intu. What can we do with it?
IBM released a development platform for Watson called Project Intu. What can we do with it?
Cypress’s WICED Studio 4 connectivity suite aims to simplify IoT design with a single tool and implement cloud…
Cypress’s WICED Studio 4 connectivity suite aims to simplify IoT design with a single tool and implement cloud connectivity in minutes.
Researchers at the National Institute of Informatics are closing in on a solution to keep computers cool by submerging…
Researchers at the National Institute of Informatics are closing in on a solution to keep computers cool by submerging them under water.
Create a tracking device with an HC-12 transceiver, a GPS module, an Arduino, and Google Maps.
Create a tracking device with an HC-12 transceiver, a GPS module, an Arduino, and Google Maps.
Security is more important than ever for IoT designs.
Security is more important than ever for IoT designs.