Meet the Arduino Mini R05 which is now available in the Maker Shed. Not only is it petite and highly functional it is cute as well. A great Arduino for small installations and when you need to fit a bunch Continue reading
The Arduino team just announced the Arduino Due board and software are live. You can check the details on their site. The Due board is the first to use a 32-bit ARM processor, as two USB connectors, and 54 digital Continue reading
As you know I’m a big fan of Arduino and Making in general and have posted one of my own projects on this site. Massimo Banzi recently did a Ted Talk and it is now posted online. This is a Continue reading
If you’ve heard about Arduino and want to know more about the system and get an idea of some of the projects you can implement this Lifehacker article would be a great place to start. Just keep in mind the Continue reading
This is a very cool Arduino-based project. An awesome setup allowing you to remotely control a RC car from an iPad (with video). Check it out! via RC Car + Arduino + iPad on Vimeo.
Yep, it is now official. As I mentioned in this prior post, Arduino is coming of age and today’s announcement that the software development kit has reached version 1.0 is further proof. Hooray for all the makers in the world! Continue reading
At the New York Make Faire this month the Arduino team, led by Massimo Banzi, made some exciting announcements. The first was the release candidate for the IDE/sketch system. Yes it has finally reached Arduino 1.0rc stage and you can Continue reading
Very nice! A cable that allows you to connect your iOS device to an Arduino. It is an Apple-approved cable so no jailbreaking required. Let’s see what we can do with this baby… Make: | $59 Cable Lets You Continue reading
A prior post talked about a lightweight and reliable method for sending push notifications from an Arduino to a mobile phone. In this post I’ll to describe my application for the notifications. When looking for project inspiration I saw a Continue reading
I’m working on a project that requires the Arduino to send me push alerts when certain conditions are detected. As those who’ve played with an Arduino know achieving basic Internet connectivity isn’t difficult but the limited processing power and RAM make Continue reading