You can make a camera trigger without a micro controller, but this system allows you to easily add sensors or variable timers, making it extremely flexible. [Thanks Haje] There are loads of reasons for why you could want to trigger your camera remotely - to avoid camera shake, for example, or to be able to take a photograph of yourself without ha...
Agilent Technologies has introduced a test platform that includes a digital-test console, which provides a complete integrated protocol analyzer and exerciser for one- to 16-lane implementations of th[...]
Scotch's Off The Roll tape sculpture contest ends this month, so vote early & often -- literally, you can vote for as many entries as you want, ten per day, one vote per sculpture max. The above scu[...]
Although the "look" of this dancing-girl automaton by English toymaker Ron Fuller is not personally to my taste, I could not resist the fact that it is powered by a stream of falling sand, which is [...]
Thom wrote in to share his impressive open source operating system*, Pyxis OS. Based around the Arduino hardware platform, it adds some pretty impressive features, such as the ability to run progra[...]
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I have a lot of old electronics equipment that I thought I wanted to save at the time I got it but is of no particular use to me. I’d love to find new homes for it; some I’d give away for the cos[...]
“With improving consumer confidence and signs of economic recovery around the world, the semiconductor industry is well positioned for growth in 2010,” Scalise says. [...]
jmsaavedra writes - I am going to walk you through the process of prototyping a Printed Circuit Board using a laser cutter and supplies from your local Radioshack and hardware store. This is a pr[...]
Got a great idea for an awesome project, and just need access to the tools to make it happen? Do you live in or near southeast Michigan? Then this might be just the opportunity you were waiting fo[...]