Youth ages 10-14 are invited by the Economic Development Council in partnership with the Funhouse Commons on Orcas to participate in Arduino Coding. The course is an after-school introductory series ...

I’m not a fan of educational toys. They’re usually either too educational or too toy-like and, in the end, kids get little education and little fun. The Code Kit from LittleBits has changed my mind.

In this article I will add some simple Arduino LED projects starting with basic ones like how to turn on an LED, blinking, and more. Every step will have the code, the schematic, photos of the project ...

Ever wonder who rings your doorbell when you're not home? Or do you crank music up too loud most of the day to hear it anyway? If so, Make Projects user Clement Storck built a simple Arduino powered ...

The Arduino software environment, including the IDE, libraries, and general approach, are geared toward education. It’s meant as a way to introduce embedded development to newbies. This is a great ...

While it’s great to look at professional maker projects that use motion tracking cameras or giant 3D prints that break the bank, it’s also nice to look at simple Arduino builds too. This project takes ...

You may wonder why anyone would want to learn Morse code. You don’t need it for a ham license anymore. There are, however, at least three reasons you might want to learn it anyway. First, some people ...

The use of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technologies is growing. Many different applications are implemented in various sectors, and used for very different purposes. RFID enables wireless ...

Hardware with services lowers learning curve of adding cloud and app connections to devices. A while back, Ars took our first step into building the Internet of Extra Creepy Things (IoECT) with ...

Arduino has unveiled a new low-code solution for product creators designing hardware for the internet of things (IoT). It also unveiled a new family of Portenta chips for a variety of hardware ...