Hexabitz is a new kind of electronic prototyping platform with game-changing modularity and a hint of biomimicry — now hardware prototyping doesn’t have to be so hard. Hexabitz is a new kind of ...

So you have a hot new hardware device that you’d like to develop and sell? Well, your first step is to create a working prototype. But where should you begin? There is no doubt that developing ...

In designing and prototyping electronic circuit boards there is no quick or simple way to produce results. Many hours of design and development need to be expended on prototype layouts along with ...

Click to open image viewer. HP9100 A Prototype Electronic Calculator, Front Angle View This transistorized electronic calculator is the prototype for the first electronic calculator sold by ...

Makers, developers and hobbyists looking for a feature packed prototyping platform, maybe with giving a new piece of hardware called the Danyboard M0 a little more investigation. Danyboard M0 has been ...

3D printers are great if you want to print small plastic widgets. But what if you want to print something a bit smarter, like an electronic circuit board? Australia and U.S.-based startup Cartesian Co ...

SchmartBoard has announced that patent 7,511,228 has been granted for the company’s “EZ” technology for hand-soldering surface-mount technology (SMT) electronic components (see the figure). This ...

An infinite number of inventions is waiting to happen. It’s often hard to figure out why one idea succeeds and another falls by the wayside. Many factors can impact success, ranging from the quality ...

It would be nice if your 3D printer could spit out PC boards. There’s been lots of work done to make that happen, mostly centered on depositing conductive material, although we’ve been surprised no ...

Research headed by professor Nosang Myung at Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside (UCR), has resulted in the development of a prototype "electronic nose." The work brings ...