Intel’s first product was not a processor, but a memory chip: the 31011 RAM chip, released in April 1969. This chip held just 64 bits of data (equivalent to 8 letters or 16 digits) and had the steep price tag of $99.50.2 The chip’s capacity was way too small to replace core memory, the dominant […]
Inside Intel’s first product: the 3101 RAM chip held just 64 bits Continue Reading
Arduino is the world’s most popular open-source electronics tool, used every day by millions of people for experimenting and learning electronics. Thanks to the support of the maker community, anyone can share their knowledge and learn from thousands of other projects. You can create anything using basic components like switches and LEDs, or more advance
ABC: Basic Connections – The Essential Book for Makers Continue Reading
The expansion of the line-up of the metal multilayer chip power inductor MCOIL MC series, from TAIYO YUDEN, which uses a metallic magnetic material, as well as the commercialisation of the tiny metal power inductor MCEE1005 (1.0×0.5×0.55mm, maximum height), has been announced. This power inductor is used as a power choke coil in power supply
Commercialised 1005-size metal power inductor Continue Reading
Makeblock was founded in 2012 in Shenzhen as the world’s first open-source robot and programing platform. With more than 400 mechanical components, electronic modules, and software tools, the company is determined to bring meaningful STEM education opportunities and the maker mindset to the mass consumer market to make a real difference in society’s future with
The tank that will follow you and serve you beer. Coolness is over 9000! Story Abstract There are things that deep inside every man wants to have. Combining beer and tanks is one of these things! This project will be about this thing, a voice controlled tank that delivers beer to you with an autonomous
A new way to save lives by neutralizing the attacker before he can act. Story Our Vision of the Product Our vision for WISdome is a network of weapon owners, providing extended functionality for weapon maintenance and security through IoT. The product will mount weapons and connect to nearby Wi-Fi hotspots, sending information to our cloud. We
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This project is a platform for drinking water monitoring and analytics, consists of IoT device, cloud, and mobile and web app. Things used in this project Hardware components Arduino MKR1000 × 1 PCF8574 × 1 AC-DC Module 5V 500mA × 1 10 Segment LED Bar Graph (Red) × 1 Resistor 100 ohm × 11 Resistor
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In the last ten years, the technology for manufacturing lightweight, flexible PCBs has made huge progress. Lightweight flex circuits are usually associated with materials like Kapton. The use of those materials is typically limited to high-value applications due to price. Fast forward to 2015, and the landscape has changed dramatically. Printed electronics makes the news
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We showed a demo of this clock at Maker Faire Tokyo 2014 and it is now available in our online shop! VFD Modular Clock IV-18 SMT edition is a special solder-free kit version of the original VFD Modular Clock . The kit comes with all electronics pre-soldered, but you still assemble the enclosure yourself. Features:
