Surely youโve been there: you need to capture serial output from a microcontroller or other device, so you reach for a PL2303 or CP210x or FT232RL-based USB-to-TTL serial cable (if you can remember where you put the damn thing after you last used it!) andโฆrealize you donโt have the drivers installed on the computer you […]
Pandemics apparently bring out some odd shopping tendencies and supply chain breakdowns. First the stores ran out of toilet paper. Then they ran out of yeast. And now, with everyone telecommuting to work and school, there’s a shortage of USB webcams, with many people doubling (or quadrupling) the price of what they still have in […]
Watch an extended exercise in frustration eventually reveal the true rewards of hardware hacking.
Taking apart a hidden USB spy device to see how it works and what it does.
Build a DIY timer to perfect your motorized trike lap-times around your backyard.
This custom USB On-The-Go key chain let’s you use one device to charge another. Perfect for battery related emergencies.
Today, Makey Makey gets a smaller sibling calledย Makey Makey Go, the latestย version of our favorite interface board designed to allow people to quickly take everyday objects and use them to control their computers. The thumb drive shaped device is the second product from Jay Silver andย Joylabz, who introduced the first Makey Makey exactly three years […]
