What’s the Difference Between Capacitive and Resistive Touch Screens What’s the Difference Between Capacitive and Resistive Touch Screens

This article discusses a few key differences between capacitive and resistive touch displays and the benefits and drawbacks of each technology.

Raspberry Pi and Arduino-compatible Touchscreen Options for Makers Raspberry Pi and Arduino-compatible Touchscreen Options for Makers

Choosing a display that’s easy to work with is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. This guide will help you select the right screen for your project.

Bare Conductive Pi Cap Bare Conductive Pi Cap

If you are already a big fan of the Bare Conductive Touch Board then you will love the Pi Cap. The Pi Cap was specifically designed for the Raspberry Pi Zero, which is a small micro version of the Raspberry Pi.

Top 10 Maker Boards for the Holiday Season Top 10 Maker Boards for the Holiday Season

The holiday season is upon us and we have our top 10 boards to get you through the season.

Atmel/Microchip Cover photo New tinyAVR MCUs - Lowering Power Consumption for Embedded Systems

Microchip has continued to increase its expansion of the AVR microcontroller product range with the addition of three new tinyAVR devices.

The Top 10 HATs and pHATs for Raspberry Pi The Top 10 HATs and pHATs for Raspberry Pi

While Raspberry Pi computers are great for everyday tasks, they are also fantastic hardware controllers. Thanks to their GPIO headers, most Pi computers can connect to devices called HATs. So, let’s see the top 10 HATs for the Pi!

Nightlight Using Common Household Items and an Optional Circuit Playground Express Nightlight Using Common Household Items and an Optional Circuit Playground Express

Build your own nightlight using common household items, or implement a Circuit Playground Express.

Hands on with the Texas Instruments MSP430 LaunchPad and SeeedStudio’s SideKick Kit Hands on with the Texas Instruments' MSP430 LaunchPad and SeeedStudio’s SideKick Kit

At the heart of the Texas Instruments' LaunchPad range of development boards is the MSP430.

New microbit v2 Includes Speaker, Microphone, and More New micro:bit v2 Includes Speaker Microphone and More

This article compares the new micro:bit v2 to the previous BBC micro:bit v1.5 and reviews what’s changed. 

Image of Girls Who Code custom Digi-Key Circuit Playground DigiKey and Adafruit Donated Custom Circuit Playgrounds to Girls Who Code

For every Adafruit Circuit Playground DigiKey sold, we shared the love and donated a custom DigiKey edition to Girls Who Code for their programs.

Common Circuit Components in Maker Projects Part 2 Common Circuit Components in Maker Projects Part 2

Discover essential circuit components for your maker projects. Learn about microcontrollers, sensors, and more!

Image of Teardown of CurrentBody Series 2 and Shark Cryoglow LED Therapy Masks Teardown of CurrentBody Series 2 and Shark Cryoglow LED Therapy Masks

Electronics teardown of LED therapy masks: how they manage power, control LEDs, and survive daily wear.

MakerFaire Rome 2016 – European Edition MakerFaire Rome 2016 – European Edition

The original idea of bringing the MakerFaire to Rome was to bring innovation and inspiration to individuals and makers alike, integrating education and entrepreneurship into the Maker movements genetic identification.

Image of Arduino Shield How to Choose an Arduino Shield

The Arduino is an immensely popular microcontroller that allows designers to quickly prototype projects. It provides many GPIO and peripherals, and it’s easily programmable. In this how-to, we will learn how to choose an Arduino shield.

BeagleBone™ Black Wireless - BeagleBoard’s Latest Development Board BeagleBone™ Black Wireless - BeagleBoard’s Latest Development Board

Based on the extremely successful open-source BeagleBone™ Black hardware design, BeagleBone™ Black Wireless is a high-expansion, maker-focused, community-supported open hardware computer created by the BeagleBoard.org Foundation.

Image of Evolution Of Display Technologies Evolution Of Display Technologies

Explore how displays evolved, from neon indicators and Nixie tubes to modern OLED and e-ink, and what that means for your electronics project.

Change the Planet with PSoC IoT Design Contest Change the Planet with PSoC IoT Design Contest

Cypress, Hackaday, DigiKey, and AWS are challenging the maker community in general, and the Hackaday community in particular, to design an IoT system that will change the planet.