microcontrollers

You just need to take the first step.

You're still pressing buttons, but like, not as many.

It’s become a refrain in this age of 24-hour news stations, media-starved talking heads, and hundreds of channels of stuff … Continued

If you’re looking to gin up a project that can interface with the world–say, a device that tells the weather … Continued

A crowdsourced, street-legal rally racer; Neil Young's electric Lincoln Continental; tinkering with an Audi R8's computer for crazy horsepower boosts--and much more

Arduino is a great microncontroller package for entry-level electronics tinkerers, but once you've got your sea legs, cheaper DIY microcontrollers used to build anything from grow-lights to irrigation systems are...

A collection of our favorite automated brewing and winemaking setups

Ferrofluids are made up of tiny magnetic fragments of iron suspended in oil (often kerosene) with a surfactant to prevent … Continued

Simplify your gaming experience with a homemade mini console

Build a matchstick-sized Freeduino kit and add a 5V battery for microcontroller power in a tight space