Adafruit industries just posted the first episode in a new educational series aimed at teaching kids about electronics. The episode is entitled “A is for Ampere” and teaches the basic theory behind electrical current. The subject seems like a common one for A-to-Z themed electrical tutorials. [Jeri Ellsworth] did a similar episode but hers is […]

Slotting a contemporary media center into an old stereo typically implies adding Bluetooth as well as a Raspberry Pi to an amp or receiver, as well as perhaps adding a few discrete connectors on the back panel. however this media center for a late-70s Braun hi-fi (translated) goes numerous steps beyond that — it fabricates a […]

We mourn the loss of the physical keyboard with the advent of tablets. After all, we do a bit of typing getting all of these features posted throughout the week. and we kind of blame tablets for the decline of the netbook industry (we still use a Dell Vostro A90 when not at home). but […]

The most significant hurdle to great advances in wearable technology is the human body itself. For starters, there isn’t a single straight line on the thing. add in all the flexing and sweating, and you have a pretty challenging platform for innovation. Well, times are changing for wearables. While there is no stock answer, there […]

We just got an ergonomic keyboard for the very first time as well as absolutely like it. however the look of this keyboard hack has us second guessing ourselves. [Will Pretend] pulled off an absolutely sensational wooden retrofit for his USB keyboard. Be warned, his job log includes 175 photos, as well as a lot […]

This job is especially amusing. It doesn’t have a whole great deal of practical use, however it makes up for it in style. They have an SD card with Wikipedia from 2003 downloaded to it. This is accessed with a Parallax propeller microcontroller based system as well as displayed on a little vintage looking screen. […]

At the Revision 2013 demoparty held last weekend, visitors as well as guests wanting to inspect out the most recent advances in programming old video game consoles got a genuine treat. [Abyss] took a Playstation 2, linked the composite video out port to a TV as well as an oscilloscope, as well as produced the […]

There are a great deal of tinkerers available who got their begin in electronics with musical hacks. surprisingly though, we don’t see numerous submissions to our suggestion line covering increase circuits for electric basses, rewiring guitar electronics, or even much more complex impact pedals. [Deadbird], though, is bucking that pattern with an EQ screen stomp […]