An Arduino is a microcontroller — a single board designed to control something and perform a specific task. Unlike a ...

For the cautious, a good piece of advice is to always wait to buy a new product until after the first model year, whether its cars or consumer electronics or any other major purchase. This gives the ...

One of the biggest electronics and appliance retailers in North America for years was Circuit City, a significant rival to contemporary competitors like Best Buy. However, the company has fallen from ...

Sometimes you need to create a satellite navigation tracking device that communicates via a low-power mesh network. [Powerfeatherdev] was in just that situation, and they whipped up a particularly ...

There is no mystery as to why the No. 2 electronics retailer in the U.S., Circuit City, filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 10. You could blame it on the bad economy or decreased consumer spending — which ...

Like last year's model, you can spot this year's Corolla Circuit Edition by its bulging hood sporting air vents, functional front air ducts in the black grille, angular LED headlights, a black rear ...

If you are looking to learn more about electronics and building projects using micro controllers and mini PCs. A great place to start is using the Arduino platform, offering a selection of ...

Unbelievable as it may seem, gaming can sometimes pall after a while, even when you have amazing accessories. But if you also enjoy creating gadgets of your own, and have been looking for an ...

Cells are basically tiny computers: They send and receive inputs and output accordingly. If you chug a Frappuccino, your blood sugar spikes, and your pancreatic cells get the message. Output: more ...

Before I start talking about this really cool thing called Arduino (Italian for "good friend"), let me say a few things about the fascinating subject of physical computing. Physical computing has been ...