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An Introduction to the Open Source Hardware Community

An Introduction to the Open Source Hardware Community

If you're not familiar with the open source hardware community, this is a good place to get started.


News May 27, 2016 by Dylan Wadler
Teardown Tuesday: GPS Navigator

Teardown Tuesday: GPS Navigator

Want to see what's inside a GPS unit?


News May 24, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Prospects of Today’s Online Security

Prospects of Today’s Online Security

A look into the current state of web application security, IoT, and cloud-computing— and the potential issues for online security issues that come with them.


News May 23, 2016 by Mark Narvidas
Autonomous Car Chips Beef up Sensor Fusion

Autonomous Car Chips Beef up Sensor Fusion

The recent announcements from NXP and STMicro accentuate the journey from ADAS to autonomous vehicles.


News May 20, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Teardown Tuesday: Wearable Audio Recorder

Teardown Tuesday: Wearable Audio Recorder

Never miss that cute moment again! Kapture is a unique audio recorder that constantly records. What's inside of it?


News May 17, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Intel’s Response to ARM Servers: Xeon D Processors with a Twist

Intel’s Response to ARM Servers: Xeon D Processors with a Twist

Intel Xeon D processors will now contain FPGAs, which directly combats the upcoming ARM-based server-grade processors.


News May 08, 2016 by Dylan Wadler
WISP Wireless Power Platform

WISP Wireless Power Platform

The WISP microcontroller has the potential to revolutionize the way small IoT devices are powered and distributed.


News May 07, 2016 by Michael Greer
Could One of These Cities Be the Next Silicon Valley?

Could One of These Cities Be the Next Silicon Valley?

Cities around the globe battle for the title of "The Next Silicon Valley". Here are four candidates and how they measure up.


News May 05, 2016 by Kate Smith
IoT and the Evolution of Smart Sensors

IoT and the Evolution of Smart Sensors

How cheap MCUs are turning ubiquitous sensors into the next IoT frontier.


News Apr 28, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
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
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
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
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
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
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
5 Ways to Increase Your Chances at Bagging Your Dream Job

5 Ways to Increase Your Chances at Bagging Your Dream Job

With graduation coming soon, we compiled some tips for recent EE grads to bag a job in their field.


News Mar 31, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Some Microcontroller Kits You’ve Never Heard of

Some Microcontroller Kits You’ve Never Heard of

Some cool microcontroller kits for young engineers are coming, check them out!


News Mar 23, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Teardown Tuesday: What’s inside a Bluetooth Radar Detector?

Teardown Tuesday: What’s inside a Bluetooth Radar Detector?

Ever wonder what's inside a radar detector? In this week's Teardown Tuesday you'll find out!


News Mar 22, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Chip Industry and the Enigma of the Maker Movement

Chip Industry and the Enigma of the Maker Movement

The new startup era centered around economic hardware is creating a world of new possibilities and that calls for semiconductor firms to take a stand.


News Mar 21, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad