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Open Source, Forced Innovation, And Making Good Products

The open-source hardware business landscape is no doubt a tough one, but is it actually tougher than for closed-source hardware? That question has been on our minds since the announcement that the …

USB HID And Run Exposes Yet Another BadUSB Surface

You might think you understand the concept of BadUSB attacks and know how to defend it, because all you’ve seen is opening a terminal window. Turns out there’s still more attack surface…

US-China tech war: RISC-V chip technology emerges as new battleground

In a new front in the U.S.-China tech war, President Joe Biden's administration is facing pressure from some lawmakers to restrict American companies from working on a freely available chip technology widely used in China - a move that could upend...

Review: Beepy, A Palm-sized Linux Hacking Playground

In the long ago times, when phones still flipped and modems sang proudly the songs of their people, I sent away for a set of Slackware CDs and embarked on a most remarkable journey. Back then, runn…

Paxo - Systèmes électroniques open-source et intelligents

Matériel utile, open-source et qui prend soin de la planète

'Chinese hackers braken in bij e-mailaccounts van overheden in West-Europa'

Volgens Microsoft, dat samenwerkt met Amerikaanse inlichtingendiensten, waren de hackers actief in een grootschalige campagne voor cyberspionage.

Open Book Abridged: OSHW E-Reader Now Simplified, Pico-Driven

If you ever looked for open-source e-readers, you’ve no doubt seen [Joey Castillo]’s Open Book reader, but you might not yet have seen the Abridged version he’s building around a …

Hackable OSHW CardClock Demands Attention

When examining a project, it’s easy to be jaded by a raw parts list. When the main component is an ESP8266, we might say “oh, another 8266 project. yawn!” But we’re certain …

This special chessboard brings digital opponents into the physical world | Arduino Blog

Chess still remains an extremely popular game but finding someone to play against can be a struggle, especially when it’s done in-person instead of through a screen. Greg06 on Instructables has created an automated chessboard that can not only...

Split Flap Display Tells Us The Word

LED and LCD displays are a technological marvel. They’ve brought the price of televisions and monitors down to unheard-of levels since the days of CRTs, but this upside arguably comes with an…

This homemade table puts a soccer spin on air hockey | Arduino Blog

The classic tabletop game of air hockey has existed in its current form for decades, and while it can be fun initially, the lack of exciting components can make it dull after a while. So, in order to exercise his creative and technical...

Arduino Documentation Goes Open-Source for Community Contributions

Members of the Arduino community can now make contributions to docs, tutorials and other content directly through the GitHub repository.

Arduino Week 2022: Call for organizers | Arduino Blog

Arduino Week is just around the corner, and you’re invited to put together your own celebration of the Arduino community.

James Bruton's strange bicycle robot self-balances with an omni wheel | Arduino Blog

Omni wheels, sometimes referred to by the trademarked Mecanum name, are special wheels lined with rollers. Thanks to the orientation of the rollers, a vehicle equipped with four omni wheels (each driven independently) can move in any direction by...

KIMdle: Sorta-Wordle for the KIM-1

Wordle mania (trademark, probably, of the New York Times ) continues. My wife and I, who bonded over word games and later got married becau...