| Gadgets you can control from your smartphone are all the rage, and you can even go wireless with WLAN-capable boards such as the Arduino Yún...
More about Android (113)
| In the last installment we introduced a smartphone into our setup but you wouldn't describe this as a mobile control function. To achieve th...
| In the previous instalment of this series I finally succeeded in providing control of hardware via the internet using IoT-specific protocols...
| Does a 3D printer have to be expensive? According to Filippo Moroni and Pietro Gabriele at OLO 3D Inc., the answer is no! In their Kickstart...
| A multimeter is an essential tool for an electronics hobbyist or professional – everybody has at least one. In recent years we have started...
| The NexDock is a so-called lapdock – a kind of mobile docking station with a 14” monitor, a built-in battery and a Bluetooth keyboard. You c...
| Okay so you received your free NFC card with the previous edition (courtesy STMicroelectronics and Elektor), and participated in the online...
| The colors are mostly okay but we want lamps to be s-m-a-r-t-e-r. Like use the processing power of a smartphone to light in rhythm with musi...
| If you’re a bit of a handyman, you are surely familiar with the laser distance meters from Leica, Bosch and other manufacturers. These meter...
| Researchers at UC Berkeley (California) have developed an Android app that can detect vibrations from earthquakes using the standard sensors...