Fig 1. Electronics are not only fun but also relatively easy to learn. Kids age 10 and above can easily pick up useful electronic skills like soldering. Fig 2. SparkFun’s Simon Says product is a ...

If you’re constantly looking at tweets from Adafruit with jealousy wishing you could weave DIY wonders like other hobbyists, today’s the day to get yourself on the path to electronics mastery with the ...

YouTube has become much more than a source of entertaining videos. Nowadays, you can find plenty of practical videos in areas such as home improvement, auto mechanics, food preparation, and for the ...

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These are the Golden Years of electronics hacking. The home DIY hacker can get their hands on virtually any part that he or she could desire, and for not much money. Two economic factors underlie this ...

If you enjoy building or tinkering with electronics, this hacking tool can help you get wildly creative with your projects, and make it a lot easier to test them. It's called the Kode Dot, and not ...

Arduino boards are one of the best ways to get involved in DIY electronics and programming. With Arduino, the possibilities are practically limitless. You can build your own working robotics and tools ...

Many readers will be familiar with Microchip’s ATtiny85, which has been a popular choice for DIY projects in the past for its low price and (for the time) small size. But those looking for a more ...

Explore a DIY electronics project where a homemade Gauss rifle is built using coils, capacitors, and electromagnetic pulses.

Tech DIY takes a soft touch toward teaching electronics — literally. Now on Kickstarter, the kit uses sewing to teach kids and adult beginners about electronics and electric circuits by sewing dolls, ...

A new electronics kit has been created by Bradley Slattery, which provides a DIY LED game which can be played by up to 4 players and has been built using Arduino hardware, allowing you to hack the ...

Part of this re-emergence is due to the influence of the popular magazine Make by publisher O’Reilly Media, now Maker Media. With well over 100K readers, Make is bringing back the popularity of making ...