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 ...

If you’re going to develop another Arduino-compatible board these days, you might as well take a “kitchen sink” approach. The Smart Citizen Kit piles it on, including Wi-Fi, an SD card slot, and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're looking to take on a new project with your Arduino, perhaps creating a smart trash can could be in the cards. Yes, it might sound ...

IoT and wearable devices have become essential tools in our everyday lives. From health monitoring wearables to smart home sensors, they rely heavily on battery power to function. However, optimizing ...

Environmental sensing technology has become increasingly vital in today’s world, where understanding and monitoring air quality and environmental conditions are crucial for sustainability and safety.

Modern smartphones are sealed units. Short of enrolling at Foxconn, you won’t be making one yourself. But if you’ve a hankering to put together your own blower, there’s now MAKERphone ($94). Looking ...

London-based roboticist Evangelos Georgiou wants to offer an open-source platform for helping Arduino hobbyists take their projects mobile, thanks to a remote controlled robot called the RK-1 that ...

I loves me some Arduino. The only thing I don’t love — and I’m sure many of my fellow Arduino tinkerers would agree with me here — is buying or building a new shield (read: add-on board) every time I ...

We've had a few smart sporting elements on Gadget Master - smart football, smart golf club, smart tennis raquet, smart cricket ball - well, how about a smart basketball net? These Gadget Masters have ...