Arduino solved a real problem, then the memory market ruined the timing.

One of the fun things about “old school” computers is that it was fairly easy to get kids into programming them. The old Basic interpreters were pretty forgiving, and you could do some clever things ...

2016 was a great year for Open Hardware. The Open Source Hardware Association released their certification program, and late in the year, a few silicon wizards met in Mountain View to show off the ...

BeagleConnect Zepto uses a low-cost TI microcontroller to add ADC, UART, filtering, and real-time I/O handling to Linux ...

There are quite a few microcontroller options on the market, from Arduino and Raspberry Pi to Espressif’s ESP32 platform. Personally, I'm not too fussed about Arduino or Raspberry Pi—here’s why my ...

Texas Instruments says its very, very, very small microcontroller is suitable for devices such as electric toothbrushes, stylus pens and wearables. Texas Instruments says it has shrunk the size of the ...

DigiKey and Arduino will award four contestants with a custom, dream-lab package valued at approximately $5,000 each. The lab ...

Most smart gadgets still need the internet for anything that smells like intelligence, since the most powerful models live in the cloud. Edge device companies want the thinking to happen on the device ...

Here at Gizmodo, a number of do-it-yourself projects are featured that incorporate microcontrollers. If you’ve never worked with one before, don’t feel daunted, here’s an overview to help you select ...