The Arduino Oplà kit is a simple way to start building Internet of Things gadgets for fun and, for some, profit. The $114 starter kit includes an Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 board—basically a tiny, ...

This article will help you build a simple Arduino-based DCC system. Growing up in the 1980s I was living the dream. I had an HO layout on a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood in my parents' basement in Reading, ...

Making music can be an expensive hobby, particularly if you don’t set limits on the equipment you’re willing to shell out for. That’s the fate musician Alex Coover, aka Glacial Geyser, came close to ...

June 3, 2015 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Bikes get stolen all the time and unlike cars, they’re difficult to track. If you don’t mind putting in the work, ...

If you're a hardcore DIYer, an electrical or mechanical engineer, or the kind of all-around science ninja who can hack, code, or build whatever she sets her mind to, Thimble probably isn't for you.

Soldering Sunday has developed new Arduino electronic kits called CHIP especially designed for children. Enabling them to enter into the world of soldering and electronic device together and then ...

What do you pick when you want to make something with a nostalgic touch? A radio, of course! Well, the project presented here is about building a compact Arduino FM Radio with the help of an ...

Flashing LEDs are all well and good, but they’re even better if they can sync up with ambient sounds or music. [mircemk] has built the LUMAZOID visualizer to do just that, relying on some staple maker ...

Last summer, when the Windows Dev Center announced Windows 10 support for IoT devices, there was a lot of excitement--and skepticism--in the maker community. Anecdotally, at least, it's a Linux crowd.

Developers, makers and hobbyists that enjoy using the Arduino platform and the latest release of the Arduino IDE, will be pleased to know that the IDE releases have now changed from nightly builds to ...

Arduino is the perfect introduction to microcontrollers and electronics. The recent trend of powerful, cheap, ARM-based single board Linux computers is the perfect introduction to computer science, ...

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve probably seen us refer to the Arduino microcontroller on a number of occasions. This little circuit board is at the heart of many DIY projects, ...