Who doesn’t love an old-school game of pinball? Sure, most of us probably don’t have the space or cash to splash out on a genuine pinball arcade machine for the living room, so we have to make do with playing a virtual version of the game. Now I admit, I miss the satisfying thwack of […]
Oh my, an Adafruit Feather with Wi-Fi! Makers, meet the Adafruit Feather M0 WiFi. As its name would suggest, the all-new board is Adafruit’s latest take on an Arduino-compatible, ‘all-in-one’ platform with high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity, USB support and a built-in battery charger. Equipped with an Atmel | SMART SAM D21 and ATWINC1500 SoC at its core, Makers will find it super simple […]
TinyArcade is the most adorable video game console you’ve ever seen. Recently, we had the chance to sit down with TinyCircuits founder Ken Burns, who just wrapped up a successful Kickstarter campaign for the TinyArcade. Here’s what he had to say… Josh Marinacci: Hi Ken. I’m one of the original Kickstarter backers of TinyCircuits and I love it. Could you tell us a little bit […]
A look at how major brands can leverage the burgeoning Maker Movement and IoT to enhance both the customer experience and their marketing efforts. If you need any further validation that the Maker Movement has picked up steam, just take look at what some major brands have done over the last several months. Netflix The Adafruit Pro Trinket-equipped Netflix Socks detect when you’ve dozed off and send a signal […]
Here’s a look at a bunch of boards that caught our attention over the last 12 months. Feel free to share your favorites below! “Hardware becomes a piece of culture that anyone can build upon, like a poem or a song.” – Massimo Banzi Arduino Zero A 32-bit Arduino powered by the Atmel | SMART […]
Adafruit’s latest board is a Feather M0 with a microSD holder. A few weeks ago, our friends at Adafruit revealed an all-in-one datalogger based on an ATmega32U4 clocked at 8MHz and at 3.3V logic, with 32K of Flash and 2K of RAM. Well as promised, the crew has unveiled yet another data reader, this time with an Cortex-M0+ core. Similar to its AVR-powered […]
Tech the halls with these Atmel-powered gizmos and gadgets this holiday season. If there’s one thing that all engineers and Makers love, it’s tech. With the holidays quickly approaching, trying to figure out what to get that enthusiast in your life can become quite stressful — well, fret not! From handheld and wearable devices, to smart home equipment, to DIY electronic kits, there’s plenty […]
The Feather M0 Basic Proto boasts a bunch of on-board prototyping space. And just like that, the Adafruit Feather family continues to grow. The latest addition? The Feather M0 Basic Proto board. Unlike some of its siblings, Adafruit has swapped out the ATmega32U4 for an Atmel | SMART SAM D21. At the Feather M0’s heart is an ATSAMD21G18 clocked at 48MHz at […]
Zymbit is measuring the air quality underneath a flight path with a custom sensor board, Arduino Zero and Raspberry Pi. Our friends at Zymbit are located in Santa Barbara, not too far from the county’s municipal airport. Residents of their local community were a bit concerned over how flight patterns overhead affected their environment and overall health. And […]
Modulo is a simple, modular solution for Makers looking to build electronics. Back in May, former Pixar developer Erin Tomson unveiled a new set of plug-and-play boards designed to take the headache and hassle out of building electronics. Not long after its Kickstarter launch, Modulo flew by its $10,000 pledge goal having garnered over $50,000 from 315-plus backers. Since then, the Richmond, […]
