If your front door bell is looking a little 19th-century and lacking in modern features, such as a camera, you might like to give it a makeover using the awesome power of the Raspberry Pi mini PC and create a Raspberry Pi doorbell. Ahmad Khattab has used the Raspberry Pi single board computer to … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi Doorbell Texts, Streams And Calls (video)
Hardware
PhoBot Robot Shield For Arduino Spark Photon And Core (video)
Developers and makers that enjoy building and tinkering with robotic projects using the Arduino platform may be interested in a new Arduino Robot Shield that has been created by Simon Monk called the PhoBot. PhoBot has been designed to power your Photon or Core boards from a battery pack and is … [Read more...] about PhoBot Robot Shield For Arduino Spark Photon And Core (video)
mysafeBOX Transforms Your Network Into A Personal Private Cloud
Using online cloud storage facilities for your documents is very handy but sometimes brings up concerns of privacy and security. If you are concerned about leaving your documents on third-party servers within the cloud a new piece of hardware may be worth more investigation called the mysafeBOX … [Read more...] about mysafeBOX Transforms Your Network Into A Personal Private Cloud
+Mfg Multiple Metal +1000k 3D Printer Announced
+Mfg has this week unveiled a new 3D printer they have created that is capable of printing with multiple metals in a single run. There are a number of metal 3D printers capable of producing 3D objects from extruded metal but unfortunately the price of entry for small to mid sized business is … [Read more...] about +Mfg Multiple Metal +1000k 3D Printer Announced
mbugs Rapid Prototyping Electronic Building Blocks (video)
Developers and makers that are looking for a way to electronic projects via rapid prototyping may be interested in the new development system of miniaturised electronics that are based around the ARM Cortex-M microcontroller. The mbugs ecosystem enables you to quickly implement your electronics … [Read more...] about mbugs Rapid Prototyping Electronic Building Blocks (video)
Phasor Wireless Internet Of Things Development Board (video)
Developers and makers who would like to build Internet of Things projects may be interested in the new wireless development board that has been created by Phasor Systems, and aptly named the Phasor. The Phasor takes the form of a Arduino-based ESP8266 dev board that has been equipped with Wi-Fi … [Read more...] about Phasor Wireless Internet Of Things Development Board (video)
MSI Cubi Broadwell Powered Mini PC Launches
If you are in the market for a small form factor Windows PC, a new Windows mini PC has been unveiled this week by MSI in the form of the MSI Cubi. The MSI Cubi will be launching later this month, March 2015, and can be equipped with a range of different Intel Broadwell processors and RAM … [Read more...] about MSI Cubi Broadwell Powered Mini PC Launches
Tiny USB Fingerprint Scanner Easily Adds Extra Security To Your Computer (video)
Anyone who would like to secure their computer using a fingerprint scanner might be interested in this new creation by iTouch ID which the company says is the world’s smallest USB fingerprint scanner to date. Simply insert the tiny fingerprint scanner into any spare USB port to add an extra layer … [Read more...] about Tiny USB Fingerprint Scanner Easily Adds Extra Security To Your Computer (video)
Starter Arduino Shield Launches On Kickstarter (video)
Anyone who has just started programming with the Arduino platform and is not quite sure which direction to take, but would like to learn more about the basics. May be interested in a new Arduino starter shield that has been created by Matt Wirth. Matt has created the starter Arduino Shield to … [Read more...] about Starter Arduino Shield Launches On Kickstarter (video)
ECS Liva Core And Liva X² Intel Braswell And Broadwell Powered Mini PCs
As expected this month ECS has unveiled new additions to their range of mini PCs during the CeBit computer show in Germany, unveiling its new ECS Liva Core, and ECS Liva X² energy-efficient mini PC systems. The new systems will be available to purchase later this year during June 2015 and the ECS … [Read more...] about ECS Liva Core And Liva X² Intel Braswell And Broadwell Powered Mini PCs
Adafruit 7 Inch Touchscreen Display Backpack Unveiled For $90
Anyone who is looking for a small touchscreen display to use with their Raspberry Pi mini PC or any other system or project they may be developing. Might be worth giving the new 7 inch Adafruit Touchscreen Display Backpack TFP401 more investigation. The new TFP401 addition to the range of … [Read more...] about Adafruit 7 Inch Touchscreen Display Backpack Unveiled For $90
Tsunami Analog Arduino Platform Experimenters Kit Unveiled (video)
Makers and developers that enjoy building projects using the Arduino platform might be interested in a new experimenters kit called the Tsunami, which has been created by Nick Johnson who is based in London. The Tsunami takes the form of a powerful and flexible signal generator and analyser which … [Read more...] about Tsunami Analog Arduino Platform Experimenters Kit Unveiled (video)
