Catching up with WeIO at Saint-Malo Mini Maker Faire
We catch up with Uroš Petrevski to find out what’s happened with the WeIO micro controller board announced at the previous Saint-Malo Mini Maker Faire two years ago.
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First Look: Tessel 2 Embeds Node.js in Your Project for 35 Bucks
Earlier today Technical Machine, the people behind the Javscript-driven Tessel, released the Tessel 2 their next generation board.
Cellular Connectivity Comes to Microcontrollers With The Spark Electron
Meet Electron from Spark, the new board that puts GSM cellular connectivity directly on the microcontroller. With its onboard cellular antenna, this diminutive board will offer a huge range of deployment options and alleviate the hassle of using a custom cellular breakout board with your micro controller projects. They’re offering two versions, with either 2G or 3G connectivity. […]
Spark Introduces the Photon, A Wi-fi Microcontroller for $19
Spark has improved and expanded their product line with the Photon wi-fi development board and a pair of new wireless modules for custom circuit boards. The Photon improves on the popular Spark Core microcontroller by adding 802.11n wi-fi connectivity, SoftAP for provisioning, more memory, and a faster ARM Cortex M3 processor. Like the Core, it […]
Javascript by the Pico
Following up on the success of the Espruino board, its creator now has a new board, and it’s smaller. Much smaller.
New on the Shed—the Light Blue Bean
We looked at Punch Through Design’s Light Blue Bean before, but now the hardware is shipping. Get yours from the Maker Shed.
New AVR Programming Book from MAKE
Our latest book, Elliot Williams‘ Make: AVR Programming, is now available in the Maker Shed. To get a taste of the book, check out the excerpt we’ve posted.
