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Tactilu is a research project embracing remote haptic/tactile communication. The device takes a form of a bracelet capable of transmitting the touch between two individuals via bluetooth and internet connection provided by smartphones.

TI announces the CC3000 SimpleLink Wi-Fi Module boosterpack for Tiva C Series and MSP430 MCU LaunchPads. The TI CC3000 module is a self-contained Wi-Fi solution that enables internet connectivity for a wide variety of embedded applications.

[Igor Stolarsky] plays in a band called 3's & Sevens. We'd say he is the Guitarist but since he's playing this hacked axe we probably should call him the band's Guitarduinist.

Edit: Code is live here: https://github.com/sumorai/GCode/


I've been wanting to write my own board software for years now. I tried to get into it using PICmicro systems about 5 years ago, but found the experience to be frustrating and expensive.

Check out this autonomous RC car which [Jason] built for the chipKIT design challenge. It's been able to successfully navigate a planned route taking just a few waypoints as inputs.

I have entered this Instructable into the Green Design Contest, Battery Powered Contest and Epilog Challenge contests. Your votes will help get more a...

In the past couple years there has been quite a bit of activity into r&d of tiny insect/drone/ornithopter type vehicles. Two intriguing designs I've b...

We all know that a 555 noisemaker is easy to build. But her's something more original, a 555 paper theremin. It's just a piece of paper with a 55...

menu: intro credits links making a monome clone making a RGB monome clone THE BONOME controller features: - 8×8 buttons - 8×8 rgb leds - arduino

The Arduino RFID lock How does it work? The Arduino RFID lock is a lock that can be opened easily, but is secure. The lock works with a server databa...

Nowadays, we can't help but be skeptical of products that claim to be a smartwatch. In fact, what is a smartwatch, anyway? Perhaps GEAK, a Shanghai-based

This is Sony's smart watch, which has been around for a while now. It's designed for use with your Android phone, and has always included an SDK that allows app developers to interact with it. But now Sony is taking it one big step further.

"EEG sensing is ready for prime time." From the editors of MAKE magazine, the Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups,...

There's still time to get in on the launch of the Smart Citizen sensor and data platform; their fully-funded Kickstarter ends on Sunday. The Smart Citizen Kit looks to be one of the more polished e...

Have you ever heard of TFT LCD screens?  They are great ways to display information from your Arduino, or display pictures.  The Arduino team just rel...

For my internship at Create Digital Music/Meeblip I've created quite a fun little synthesizer. This thing is meant to be more flexible than other synt...

This is an Example of how you can use the Arduino to monitor various environmental parameters And display them on a LCD screen. 

These hardware gurus are changing your life one gadget at a time.

Arduino is a great hardware platform for anyone interested in building almost any sort of homebrew electronics project. But the huge selection of Arduino boards can make it hard for a beginner to get started.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SzB5OQUcOU I don't know about you, but I'm a little sick of hearing about the same people on TV over and over again. I came up with this Arduino-based solution to mu...