Using Bluetooth on a desktop computer is now such a seamless process; it’s something built-in and just works. Behind that ubiquity is a protocol layer called HCI, or Host Controller Interface, a set ...

Typically associated with circuitry projects and real-time operating systems, microcontrollers are great for tinkerers who prefer working with embedded devices. But unlike their SBC counterparts, you ...

Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term 'backdoor' to refer to these undocumented commands, we have updated our title and story. Our original story can be found here. The ...

Arduino has introduced a Nano shaped board with a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE capable Espressif’s ESP32-S3 microcontroller, supporting it with the Arduino IDE and MicroPython. “Beginners can explore in an ...

The Waveshare ESP32-P4-Nano is a tiny, inexpensive, low-power development board powered by a dual-core RISC-V processor. Available now from Waveshare or AliExpress for around $19 and up, the little ...

There’s just some joy in an instant camera. They were never quality cameras, even in the glory days of Polaroid, but somehow the format has survived while the likes of Kodachrome have faded away.