Hardware

Arduino enthusiasts may be interested to know that a new Arduino Ethernet Shield has arrived at the Adafruit online store supporting the Arduino W5500 Chipset and is now available to purchase priced at $32.50. The Arduino Ethernet Shield is equipped with a microSD card holder, accepts a working … [Read more...] about Arduino Ethernet Shield W5500 Chipset Arrives At Adafruit For $32.50

Adafruit has this week announced a new addition to their range of products with the new availability of a 5V Mini Push-Pull Solenoid which is now available to purchase priced at $4.95. The new solenoid is particularly small and the body measures just 20mm long and features a 'captive' armature … [Read more...] about Adafruit 5V Mini Push-Pull Solenoid Now Available For $4.95

Makers and hobbyists looking to learn more about the Internet of Things and build a few projects, might be interested in a new starter kit which has been created by the team over at Adafruit. The include the new Adafruit Feather HUZZAH with ESP8266 WiFi micro-controller and has been designed for … [Read more...] about Internet of Things Feather ESP8266 WiFi Starter Kit Launches For $37

A new single board mini PC called the JaguarBoard has been launched over on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website this month by Jaguar Electronic which offers a small computer that is equipped with x86 architecture. Measuring just 101.9 x 64.5 1.6 mm the mini PC is fitted with an Intel Atom Z3735G … [Read more...] about JaguarBoard x86-based Single Board Mini PC Hits Kickstarter (video)

Those of you that enjoy using the Arduino platform to create projects, may be interested in a new range of sensors and controllers that have been created by Riots Instruments for Internet Of Things projects The Riot sensors have been specifically designed to be Arduino compatible and support plug … [Read more...] about Riot Internet Of Things Arduino Compatible Sensors Unveiled (video)

Makers and developers interested in creating Internet of Things devices and projects might be interested in a new user interface creation solution that has been designed by Gamolina based in Seattle. The NextDev provides a development board and easy to use colour LCD touch screen mini PC that is … [Read more...] about NextDev Internet of Things User Interface System (video)

Infotronix has taken to Kickstarter this month to raise the $75,000 they require to take their new Great factory management system or BMS into production. The BMS has been created to provide users with a reliable, safe and modular BMS system that comprises of a whammy grade components to provide … [Read more...] about Professional Grade Battery Management System (BMS) Hits Kickstarter (video)

Oculus the company behind the awesome new Oculus Rift virtual reality headset have this week announced that the Rift SDK 1.0 is shipping now shipping out to developers with early builds of final Rift hardware. The consumer version of the Oculus Rift VR headset is expected to be officially … [Read more...] about Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset Early Final Hardware Shipping To Developers

Musicians, hobbyists, and developers looking for an analogue synthesiser that can be hacked may be interested to know that the NS1 Nanosynth is now available from the Arduino online store and is priced at €198. The NS1 Nanosynth measures 220 x 85 mm and is combined with an Arduino Micro platform, … [Read more...] about NS1 Nanosynth Hackable Analogue Synthesiser

LG has announced that they will be showing off their latest robot vacuum at CES 2016 in January, the LG HOM-BOT Turbo+. The new LG HOM-BOT Turbo+ uses augmented reality technology that allows you to use your smartphone camera to let the device know of any specific areas in your house which need … [Read more...] about LG HOM-BOT Turbo+ Robot Vacuum To Appear At CES 2016