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Ok Computer: The Rise of Coding in The Toy Industry

May 8, 2017

Aardvark Swift's marketing executive, Joey Relton discusses the UK's worrying skills shortage and how coding toys might just help provide the answer to this problem Teaching children how to code through play isn’t a new or ...

Tags: Toy Industry, coding toys

The ZX Spectrum Next Looks Like The Raddest Retro Revival of 2017

May 3, 2017

We regularly scour Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and more to find the best crowdfunding projects around, so you know which to consider backing – and which to avoid. Our latest pick is the ZX Spectrum Next, a new take on the retro computer ...

Tags: ZX Spectrum, Apple Watch

Google and Huawei Announce New Raspberry Pi-Like Android Dev Board

May 2, 2017

Huawei just announced a new Raspberry Pi-like mini computer that will let developers create software for Android on an ARM-based development board for the first time. The HiKey 960 comes packing some of the latest smartphone hardware, ...

Tags: Huawei, Google

A Raspberry Pi 3-Powered Wearable Camera Is This Week's Featured #Fridaypiday Project

Aug 15, 2016

The Raspberry Pi is one of the coolest gadgets around, but what's even sweeter is the awesome array of things hobbyists manage to build with it. Enter #FridayPiday, our new weekly feature dedicated to highlighting the best builds and bakes. ...

Tags: Raspberry Pi, wearable camera, GitHub, Manoj Nathwai, #FridayPiDay

Building Your Own Amazon Echo Is As Easy As Pi

Mar 28, 2016

Unfortunately for Brits, Amazon is yet to announce plans to release its ever-improving Echo speaker in the UK. However, there now a workaround beyond importing one. The company has posted an official guide to building an Alexa-powered ...

Tags: Amazon Echo, Pi, Home appliance

The Development of Electronics Kits

Dec 29, 2013

Many older engineers first became interested in electronics through hobbies in their youth—assembling kits, participating in amateur radio, or engaging in other experiments. But I have wondered whether or not students entering ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

New Universal Demo Kit Can Be Used to Operate All Current Kyocera TFT Display Modules.

Dec 23, 2013

Whether needed for a trade show or a demonstration on a customer's premises, Kyocera Display Europe's new Universal Demo Kit (VIP Kit) can be used to quickly and easily operate all current Kyocera TFT display modules. How it works: The ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics

A Security Researcher Has Released Software and Technical Instructions

Dec 9, 2013

A security researcher has released software and technical instructions for modifying a drone so that it can identify and hijack other drones. Security researcher Samy Kamkar created the hacker drone, which uses the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 ...

Tags: drone, Amazon

The Market for X86 Open-source PCs Is Now a Two-Horse Race

Aug 16, 2013

The market for x86 open-source PCs is now a two-horse race, with GizmoSphere releasing schematics and design documents for hobbyists to build from scratch a Windows 8 computer based on open design. The barebones PC runs on an Advanced ...

Tags: Windows 8, Open-Source PCs

Valve Announced an Intention to Enter The Education Sector

Jul 16, 2013

Games developer Valve, which already runs the world's biggest and most successful software download platform, Steam, and is planning its own branded PC line, has announced an intention to enter the education sector. Launching a service ...

Tags: education, Service, Computer Products, education software

One of a Strong Pipeline of Raspberry Pi Solutions to Be Launched This Year

Jun 21, 2013

Raspberry Pi owners can now quickly and easily turn their Pi into a low-cost media center for their home or office, with a new XBMC bundle from element14. One of a strong pipeline of Raspberry Pi solutions to be launched this year, ...

Tags: Raspberry Pi, Element14, Media Center

Philips Hue Lightbulbs Are The Internet of Things Made Real

Jun 6, 2013

Yes, now lightbulbs can glow red when your squeeze arrives The Philips Hue lightbulbs are the Internet of Things made real: multicoloured light bulbs with network connectivity and cloud control, with only the outrageous price preventing ...

Tags: Philips, Multicolour Lightbulbs

One in 10 Computers in Secondary Schools Will Be a Tablet by The End of 2013

May 28, 2013

One in 10 computers in secondary schools will be a tablet by the end of 2013, according to research carried out by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA). It is estimated that there are now 141,000 tablets in UK secondary ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

A Java Developer Says It Took Him 30 Days to Build and Launch a Open Source Office Suite

May 28, 2013

A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes. Called Joeffice, it works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux as well as in browsers, according to the ...

Tags: Java, Computer Products, Office Suite

Distributors Digi-Key and Mouser Are Taking Orders for "Raspberry Pi Competitor"

Apr 26, 2013

Distributors Digi-Key and Mouser are taking orders for "Raspberry Pi competitor" the BeagleBone Black $45 computer based around a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor. The BeagleBone Black board is aimed at educational, hobbyist and professional ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics

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