While Python currently sits atop the throne of the most popular programming language in the world, languages like javascript have been creeping around the throne with different frameworks and APIs that have taken the language beyond use of web development. This was evident in Espruino as...

A well-known electronics store has been selling a very simple lead-acid battery activator for many years. Although I can't prove it, my lead-acid batteries do seem to last longer since I started using the activator. The principle behind this circuit is very simple. The battery is loaded...

Physical storage drives have not changed a lot over the years. They have improved in terms of storage capacity and technology but they are definitely still a bit bulky (compared with how small things are becoming) and relatively slow. To offer an improvement to what is currently in the...

Even with the advent of several file-sharing platforms and the proliferation of internet access to enable their use, the "old" regular way of moving a file from one place to the other via USB drives is still in vogue. Especially for large files like the video and picture contents which...

This is a keystroke injection device (also called badusb). It is similar to a well-known USB rubber ducky made by hak5, but has much extended functionality, lower price and is also completely open source. It looks and feels like an ordinary USB flash drive, but acts as a keyboard that...

Advantech, a leading embedded computing provider announces its latest fanless embedded system EPC-U2117. The palm-sized system uses the latest Intel® Atom® E3900 processor technology to give a 30% CPU performance enhancement and a 45% graphic performance boost. EPC-U2117 is designed...

Expanding its PanL building automation portfolio, Bridgetek has now formally launched solutions targeted at the office environment - enabling better use of assets situated there and resulting in significant reductions in day-to-day operational costs. Through the new PanL Desk Manager...

As a hardware developer, I keep a number of tools and gadgets handy such as a USB to UART converter, O-scope, multi-meter, SWD/JTAG programmer, jumper wires as well as a few others depending on the situation. The Stratify Toolbox will replace all of these and more. Features The...