In general, the cost of electronic components and the tools used to fiddle with them have been dropping steadily over the last decade or so. But there will always be bargain-hunting hackers who are ...

A common hacker upgrade to an espresso machine is to improve stability and performance with a better temperature controller, but [Schematix]’s Smart Coffee project doesn’t stop there. It entirely ...

TheMIDInator MIDI controller has been created by Switch & Lever using an Arduino Mega with its 54 digital IO and 16 analog pins to provide a wealth of inputs enabling data to pass onto a digital audio ...

Engineers and developers looking for a programmable logic controller (PLC) might be worth checking out the new CANADUINO Arduino MEGA 2560 compatible PLC which has been created by Universe Solder ...

A remote and an Arduino are used to control an iPod in order to easily get some music and sound. A remote and an Arduino are used to control an iPod in order to easily get some music and sound. A ...

Rock music and fire go hand in hand–something about a burning flame makes that guitar solo just that little bit more epic. In the case of Guitar Hero, while your virtual character may be surrounded by ...