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April’s Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

April’s Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

The month of April has brought us some truly unique crowd-funded toys in the form of some DIY speakers and two development boards with some great hardware features.


News Apr 25, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera
Can this Startup Prevent Drone Crashes?

Can this Startup Prevent Drone Crashes?

Drones are very sensitive to the wind. Can this start-up help prevent them from crashing?


News Apr 24, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Household Items for Your Next Electronics Project

Household Items for Your Next Electronics Project

What you have laying around your house might just be useful for your next project.


News Apr 23, 2016 by Jacob Smith
DSP’s Search for Identity in the IoT Age

DSP’s Search for Identity in the IoT Age

DSP is at crossroads, again, and this time at stake are communication, voice, and vision applications in the IoT realm.


News Apr 22, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
OLED Screens Get a Needed Price Drop

OLED Screens Get a Needed Price Drop

OLED displays might finally have the advantage they need to sweep the smartphone market.


News Apr 21, 2016 by Michael Greer
Wearables and Trackers for Competitive Sports

Wearables and Trackers for Competitive Sports

These sports wearables and trackers are pushing how we track our performance on and off the field, and how engineers devise ever more svelte packaging and clever ways to improve ourselves.


News Apr 20, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera
Teardown Tuesday: Fitbit Charge Fitness Tracker

Teardown Tuesday: Fitbit Charge Fitness Tracker

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday we're going to take a look at the inside of a Fitbit Charge.


News Apr 19, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Is the NVPro the Next Step in 3D Printer Automation?

Is the NVPro the Next Step in 3D Printer Automation?

Automated print removal has been on the edge of the consumer market for a long time; will the VMPro finally be the printer to bring this feature to makers everywhere?


News Apr 17, 2016 by Michael Greer
Bug Bounties Aren’t Just for Software

Bug Bounties Aren’t Just for Software

Here are 5 companies you wouldn't expect to offer bounty programs towards hardware and software bugs.


News Apr 16, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Sensor Fusion: 3 Key Design Challenges and Ways to Deal with them

Sensor Fusion: 3 Key Design Challenges and Ways to Deal with them

Sensors are becoming a ubiquitous element in the IoT bandwagon, which in turn, makes sensor fusion the technology to watch.


News Apr 15, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
How Robotics Competitions are Changing STEM Education

How Robotics Competitions are Changing STEM Education

Robotics competitions encourage students to work with industry professionals to learn, work together, and solve today's global challenges - before they even graduate high school.


News Apr 15, 2016 by Katrina Barhouse
Three Awesome Maker Tools that Aren’t 3D Printers

Three Awesome Maker Tools that Aren’t 3D Printers

3D printers have reached a huge amount of popularity due to their ability to print things seemingly out of thin air, but there are other worthy maker tools out there ready for a place in your shop.


News Apr 14, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera
These Arduino Projects want you to Smell Them!

These Arduino Projects want you to Smell Them!

Arduinos are now being used to produce smells, although, some applications are more scientific than others.


News Apr 13, 2016 by Katrina Barhouse
Teardown Tuesday: Budget Smartwatch

Teardown Tuesday: Budget Smartwatch

In this Teardown Tuesday, we're going to take a look at the insides of a low cost (<$30 USD) smartwatch.


News Apr 12, 2016 by Alex Udanis
3D Printing Filaments Moving Beyond Plastics

3D Printing Filaments Moving Beyond Plastics

The 3D printing industry is progressing very quickly, and one of the recent trends is 3D printers that can print in strange materials.


News Apr 11, 2016 by Michael Greer
Check Out Cornell’s Wireless Biometric Pen Drive Prototype

Check Out Cornell’s Wireless Biometric Pen Drive Prototype

Two engineers from Cornell have combined the functionalities of a wireless pen drive with a biometric data security system, can they make it commercially viable?


News Apr 10, 2016 by Zabrel Holsman
Does Seegrid Hold the Key to Cheap Autonomous Vehicles?

Does Seegrid Hold the Key to Cheap Autonomous Vehicles?

There are plenty of companies entering the autonomous vehicle ring like Google, Tesla, and Baidu to name a few. But none of them currently have the operating know-how of a small Pittsburgh-based company called Seegrid.


News Apr 09, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera
IoT Development Board Comparison

IoT Development Board Comparison

A comparison of three development boards aimed at the IoT horizon. The Particle Photon, the Adafruit Feather Huzzah, and the Arduino MKR1000.


News Apr 08, 2016 by Michael Greer
Engineer Spotlight: Alexander Lee and the World’s First Wireless Oscilloscope

Engineer Spotlight: Alexander Lee and the World’s First Wireless Oscilloscope

We got to interview Alexander Lee from Aeroscope Labs about his experience developing the Aeroscope, the world's first wireless oscilloscope.


News Apr 07, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
The End of Solidoodle and What the 3D Printing Industry Needs to Learn

The End of Solidoodle and What the 3D Printing Industry Needs to Learn

On March 28th, Solidoodle closed its doors and released a note on their blog about why and how this came to be, but what did they leave out?


News Apr 06, 2016 by Michael Greer