Making PCBs at home is a great means to get your prototype up and running without having to wait weeks for a professionally made board. Regardless if these prototype boards are milled or etched, they ...

Brisbane-based Cartesian co-founder and chief executive Ariel Briner said the day was coming when people could download the electronic circuits to build entire machines, print them, add any capacitors ...

Android: Last week, we discussed Circuit Playground for iOS, a comprehensive electronics reference manual. Android users can get in on the action with ElectroDroid, a collection of electronic ...

If you've built your fair share of custom PCs over the years, you've probably got more than a few circuit boards stashed away. Here's how to turn them into a cool coffee table.

There are a growing number of bargain-basement components for hobbyists who are using them in ever more creative ways. We wrote recently, for instance, about a home brewer who has created an ...

Today, phone-connected front-door cameras and comms systems are ubiquitous. Here's a DIY smart doorbell for engineers and ...

Here’s something for the inner romantics and DIY circuit board assemblers in all of us. Yes, I’m talking to you, my friend; soldering iron in one hand, PCB board in the other, pining to tell your ...

German engineer Gaurav Singh has designed and built an industrial USB box camera in a custom 3D-printed case that not only accepts interchangeable lenses, but the image sensor can also be swapped out ...