A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that you want to repurpose ...

How do you make the complex reality of chips and electronics accessible to a broad audience? TU/e researcher Elles Raaijmakers believes an educational game can do just that. In the game I.C. Tycoon ...

At first glance, it may look like [Rybitski]’s 7-segment RGB LED clock is something that’s been done before, but look past the beautiful mounting. It’s not just stylishly framed; ...

Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies On the veranda of her family’s home, with her laptop balanced on a mud slab built ...

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

This library is designed to work with the TLC5955 LED controller chip from Texas Instruments. It can also be configured to work with many other LED driver chips from the TLC59** family using the ...

Bruce Kingsley used an Arduino project board to add sound, motion, and programmed lighting effects to this HO scale house. You can read his story and other Arduino ...

Open a brokerage account to start investing in stocks. Decide on specific stocks and how many shares to buy. Build and diversify your portfolio by purchasing chosen stocks. A stock represents an ...

Here are instructions for making a LED strip that can be controlled via an Web API. The strip can show any color combination with red, green and blue LEDs: The LED API can receive a number of commands ...