Hardware

Electronics enthusiasts and those looking to learn more about electronics and programming may be interested to know that the BBC created mini PC which has been available in the UK for some time has now arrived in the US via the Adafruit online store. To re-cap the BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized … [Read more...] about BBC micro:bit Mini PC Arrives At Adafruit

Following on from the initial unveiling of the new range of Gigabyte BRIX mini PCs earlier this month, Gigabyte has now made available the first of the new systems making available the GB-EKi3A-7100. Equipped with an Intel 7th Generation Core i3-7100U Processor and fanless compact design which … [Read more...] about First Gigabyte BRIX Fanless PC Now Available

At the beginning of last month, Asus unveiled a new single board mini PC in the form of the Asus Tinker Board, which offers similar features to that of the Raspberry Pi 3 but is equipped with twice as much RAM together with a Rockchip processor instead of a Broadcom chip. Asus have today announced … [Read more...] about Asus Tinker Board Mini PC Launches For $60

Following on from the news that Nintendo has now pulled the plug on its hugely popular NES micro-console, sources close to Nintendo have revealed this week that Nintendo is currently developing a mini version of the SNES. The news of the mini SNES confirms why Nintendo pulled the plug on the NES … [Read more...] about Nintendo SNES Mini Under Development?

The official Arduino Foundation has this week announced the availability of the new addition to their range of Arduino MKR development boards with the launch of the Arduino MKRFOX1200 which was unveiled earlier this month on Arduino Day. The new MKRFOX1200 development board is particularly suited … [Read more...] about New Arduino MKRFOX1200 Internet Of Things Development Board Unveiled (video)

Logitech has added a new mechanical gaming keyboard to its range with the launch of the Logitech G413. The Logitech G413 is available in a choice of silver and carbon finishes and it comes with Logitech's Romer-G mechanical switches. … [Read more...] about Logitech G413 Mechanical Backlit Gaming Keyboard Announced

Those of you looking to develop Internet of Things projects may be interested in a new wireless-enabled Internet of Things development board which is being created by a development team based in Nuremberg, Germany. The new Ledunia IoT development board is equipped with an ESP8266 and is fitted … [Read more...] about LEDUNIA Wireless Internet Of Things Development Board (video)

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and FX Palo Alto Laboratory have unveiled details of a new Arduino-powered finger tracking system which takes accuracy to a whole new level. The new finger tracking system called Lift uses a pair of Arduino MKR1000 development boards and is … [Read more...] about Lift Arduino Powered Finger Tracking System

Amazon has this week announced that its Amazon Alexa 7 Microphone Far-Field Development Kit will soon be available to commercial device manufacturers via an exclusive invitation only program. Enabling third-party hardware manufacturers to benefit from the seven microphone system which has been … [Read more...] about Amazon Alexa 7 Microphone System Now Available For Third Parties To Utilise

Makertech 3D based in the UK has created a new 3D printer called the Proforge which takes the form of an open source system complete with metal framework that can also laser engrave and be used as a CNC milling machine. Watch the video below to learn more about this new 3D printing system which … [Read more...] about Proforge 3D Printer Launches From £279 (video)