Owing to the trend that is driving the success of the Feather form factor for boards is the change in the methodology and languages in which boards are now being programmed. It is quite certain that the maker market is in its transition state and it is hard to tell what the next...

IBASE Technology Inc. (TPEx: 8050), a world leading provider of digital signage players and embedded systems, rolls out its SI-323-N triple-HDMI digital signage player based on the AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 SoC with AMD Radeon™ Vega 3 Graphics that enables unparalleled...

Alps Alpine has started mass-producing the HSPPAD143A waterproof digital pressure sensor for wide-ranging applications in wearable devices and IoT equipment such as flow meters for essential utilities. The sensor offers an expanded pressure measurement range of 300 to 2100hPa from a...

Maxim's MAX17301 and the MAX17311 1-cell fuel gauge devices allow fine tuning of voltage and current thresholds based on various temperature zones with a low quiescent current of 24μA Maxim Integrated Products has developed a 1-cell battery fuel gauge that can provide counterfeit and...

David Johnson-Davies introduces us to the new ATtiny series microcontrollers and shows us how to program then with Arduino IDE. He writes: In 2016 Microchip/Atmel announced a completely new range of chips designed to replace their older ATmega and ATtiny ranges. The new ATtiny chips...

Building beautiful GUI Based applications is the dream for every project which involves a display, however, quality of available displays and ease of development has always been a challenge. This is however fast-changing courtesy of the Mikromedia 7 Capacitive development board from...

Witty Pi 3 is the third generation of Witty Pi, and it is a descendant of Witty Pi 2. UUGear, popular for its add-on boards, has launched a new version of their Witty Pi board for the Raspberry Pi. According to the company, the Witty Pi 3 incorporates an RTC and power management...

Original publication: Elektor magazine July & August 2016, Authors: Thomas Scherer and Ton Giesberts (Elektor Labs), Free download expires: Friday 30 August, 2019 Vinyl is back with a vengeance among hi-fi enthusiasts. The sound of vinyl records is something very special and cannot...