Making requires curiosity, creativity, and courage. Makers are people who think critically in order to find solutions to difficult problems. Finding the right solution, however, takes a lot of wrong prototypes. Only through this iterative process do we find the best path forward. This is true of both products and business models. As a company, TechShop…
UltraSoC joined the RISC-V Foundation in 2016, with a mission to provide the RISC-V community with secure, independent on-chip development and debug capabilities; in 2017 it offered its RISC-V processor trace specification for adoption by the RISC-V Foundation as part of the open source specification. They announced that Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions…
Arrow Electronics is showcasing a host of tools, technologies and expertise for the maker community at Maker Faire Rome. One of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions, Arrow is becoming one of the most comprehensive sources of data sheets, reference designs and ‘how to’ content on the Internet….
Makers, developers, electronic enthusiasts and hobbyists waiting for the arrival of the BME680 sensor board from Bosch at the Adafruit online store will be pleased to know that the environmental sensing board is now available. Providing the ability to track temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and VOC gas from a tiny little add-on. Similar to the BME280 and BMP280 add-on boards, the precise…
The original STEM Kit by Seeedstudio, Grove Zero STEM Starter Kit, is now available in our OpenStore. Grove Zero STEM Starter Kit is a set of color-coded and magnetic electronic modules that teaches students about programming, electronics, design thinking, and logics. The Grove Zero modules are designed for STEM education and it allows teachers with no experience…
As an ardent Linux user, you might have longed for a real Linux based operating system on your phone. Seems like your dream may come true. Purism, a company known for making high-end Linux laptop with the focus on privacy and free software, has just launched a crowdfunding campaign for a brand new smartphone called…
THE TACTIGON is a portable and wearable device with 3D motion sensors on board. You can use the board for different applications like human machine interaction, virtual reality and motion tracking. THE TACTIGON board uses IMU sensors. IMUs are often incorporated into Inertial Navigation Systems which utilize the raw IMU measurements to calculate attitude, angular…
Open-electronics.org gives visibility to your ideas, your projects, and your recommendations. You can submit both news and structured open projects in a very simple and straightforward way. The world of electronics is always evolving. Every day, new components, new projects, new ideas born. Our editorial team continuously collects these innovations to provide you fresh and interesting…
Signet is a USB based password manager designed for portability and security. The device’s companion software is compatible with Windows, Linux, MacOS, and Android. Signet is compact and features a keyring loop to make it highly portable. These features make Signet a practical alternative to storing sensitive data on the cloud. Once you provide a…
Open-Electronics.org always wants to be in contact with its users. After the launch of our Bot on Facebook page, we announce today the opening of our Linkedin page. LinkedIn is a business- and employment- oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps, and also the Open-Electronics site is for Makers…
Graphing calculators are still a necessary and expensive accessory for math and science students in high school and college. So, many students have to buy them, and the dominant models from Texas Instruments and Casio can be complex and expensive. Now, an open-source calculator called Numworks is taking them on with a clean, simple look, an intuitive interface…
Let’s get to know the Intel technology implemented in SmartEverything, taking an overall look at the concepts at the base of it. You are probably familiar with the Arduino-like prototyping board series called SmartEverything, developed in partnership with Arrow Electronics, something we have talked about at length in last February’s issue; that time, while…
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