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This Vertical Take-Off Quadcopter is Like Your Own Mini Harrier Jet

This Vertical Take-Off Quadcopter is Like Your Own Mini Harrier Jet

Quadcopters are great at hovering, but don’t have long range. Fixed-wing aircraft can travel long distances quickly, but don’t like to stay in one place above the ground. Krossblade’s SkyProwler solves both of those problems. The hybrid aircraft is a remote controlled quadcopter with wings, or a plane with six rotors, capable of vertical takeoff […]

How to Use Digital Potentiometers to Control Light and Sound

How to Use Digital Potentiometers to Control Light and Sound

Normally lurking unseen inside stereo systems, the digital potentiometer needs no adjustment, because it adjusts itself. Its fluctuating resistance can change the color or brightness of a light, the loudness or frequency of a sound, or any other parameters that depend on voltage and current.

Maker Pro News: Print Circuits at Home, A Yelp for Makers, and more

Maker Pro News: Print Circuits at Home, A Yelp for Makers, and more

“Well-designed products don’t just pop from Steve Jobs’ brain into mass production.” — Luke Iseman From the editors of Make:, the Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of Makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups, new products, incubators, and innovators, along with technology and market trends. Please send items to us at makerpro@makermedia.com. Are you […]