Arduino fanatics rejoice: Autodesk and Circuits.io have jointly released a new electronics design tool with some unique features: 123D Circuits.

Circuits.io isn’t new – it’s been around since 2012 – but these entry-level Arduino tools help improve the product and make it easier for newbs to get into hardware hacking without zapping ...

Autodesk partnered with the Circuits.io team in September to introduce Autodesk 123D Circuits. Autodesk said it intends to expand its offering of technology for electronic circuit design and ...

123D Circuits is created by Circuits.io and Autodesk. It allows you to create a virtual environment using breadboards, Arduinos, and plenty more.

Autodesk released 123D Circuits in September 2013, which expanded on the existing Circuits.io app by adding a breadboard view, and let users run code and simulate circuits in the app.

More than 30 components have been added into the 123D Circuits simulator and 15 step-by-step tutorials are available via the Project Ignite learning platform.

If you've been thinking about tinkering with Arduino and don't know where to start, take a look -- the kit is available for order on Autodesk's 123D Circuits shop.

But Belgium startup called Circuits.io wants to take this trend even further. It wants to give you the power to build your own custom circuit boards.

Makers, developers and hobbyists building Arduino, Raspberry Pi or PC projects may be interested in a new piece of hardware which has been created to provide the ultimate IO interface for the ...