Quiz time, what was the first commercially available microcomputer? The Altair 8800? Something obscure like the SCELBI? The Mark-8 kit? According to [The Byte Attic], it was actually the Q1 ...

[Juan] sent us his writeup of a microcomputer he built using an Arduino UNO (AVR ATmega328p) and some off-board SRAM. This one’s truly minimalistic. Have a look at the schematics (PDF).

The 1980s are remembered for its outlandish fashions, incredible music, and, of course, awesome gadgets. Here are a few of ...

A microcomputer-based engine control system has much greater flexibility than the early systems which were partly analog. A suitably configured microcomputer can potentially perform any control or ...

The inaugural embedded world North America trade conference showcased devices, boards and tools for a range of IoT and edge ...

Raspberry Pi ChatGPT Robot a groundbreaking project merging AI and robotics for smarter interactions. ChatGPT Robot's design, ...

The Raspberry Pi Foundation hopes a partnership with OEM card vendor Longsys will increase performance on its computers by ...

In each of these applications, the microprocessor serves as the functional core of what can properly be called a special-purpose microcomputer. Although these applications are widely varied in ...

The Eighties are remembered as the decade of big ideas and bright colours, but one of the era’s most defining cultural artefacts was the precise opposite. Sir Clive Sinclair’s ZX Spectrum home ...

Having an onboard AI image processor means that Raspberry Pi doesn’t need to use a GPU or cloud-based computing power. It ...

As the Q2 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the ...

Celebrate Bill Gates 68th birthday by exploring his success, leadership traits, and philanthropy as an influential leader.