Amazing Freeform Arduino
Freeform, or dead bug style, electronics intrigues me. It can be the quick route for simple circuits, but to Kimio Kosaka, simplicity and ease of assembling was not the end goal. His amazing...
View ArticleLow-cost Devboard
Imagine running a course around Arduino. As soon as you start drawing a crowd, the hardware cost will be significant. Enter the Shrimp. The Shrimp is an ultra-slim, low-cost Arduino clone. Bringing the...
View ArticleArduino IDE for Advanced Users
Having used the Arduino IDE for a while, it is easy to find oneself limited. I can sympathize with the purpose of the tool – simplicity makes it easier to learn. For those of us who still enjoy the...
View ArticleTiny Arduino Clone
A couple of days back, we wrote about Kimio Kosaka’s amazing freeform Arduino clone. This artist of electronics is not a one hit wonder. He has done more work around the Arduino. For instance, his...
View ArticleCustom game controllers for all
Do you dream of making the ultimate game controller. Then the Esplora board from Arduino is what you need. Basically it is a Leonardo board, but with a range of integrated sensors. Leonardo means...
View ArticleDuinofied PIC
The PICnDuino is an open source hardware platform with dual micro controllers. It is compatible with both Arduino and Amicus18 – a PIC based board inspired by the Arduino. This means that you can play...
View ArticleArduino from the Command Line
Feeling limited by the Arduino IDE? What to avoid writing linked scripts by hand? Try Ino. Ino may replace Arduino IDE UI if you prefer to work with command line and an editor of your choice or if you...
View ArticlePortable Gaming
The Arduboy platform is heading for kickstarter. It is a creditcard shaped gaming platform featuring capacitive buttons, a small OLED screen, speakers, battery and a barebone Arduino (atmega). Can't...
View ArticleTinyest Duino Yet?
The nanite is a minimal ATtiny85 based development board intended to be used with a breadboard. It is intended to be powered via USB, so no power regulation, but comes with a reset switch. The pin out...
View ArticleEmbrio
This is a Windows only tip, so I’ve not played much with it. However, Embrio does look like a perfect experimentation kit. Take an Arduino, connect your peripherals and draw the solution. It even lets...
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