Now this is different! element14 has launched an ambitious new design challenge, “Sci Fi Your Pi.” Sponsored by Pi Trading, creator of the Raspberry Pi and an element14 partner, the global initiative challenges engineers and enthusiasts to use the Raspberry Pi 2 to design applications inspired by science fiction. Design concepts can be submitted for the challenge through April 12, 2015, when 20 finalists will be selected to receive a Raspberry Pi 2 with a complete suite of accessories to execute their projects. They will also be given a free license for CadSoft EAGLE, the market-leading PCB design software. The judges are looking for extraordinary and innovative applications that take their inspiration from the world of science fiction, including movies, novels or comic books. Examples include an intelligent motion tracker to hunt down aliens or ghosts, an auto-lockdown gated system to secure dinosaurs, or an automated quadcopter to scan desolate…
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element14 has upped the ante in the design software distribution sector. At the electronica exhibition in Munich it announced a global agreement with Altium, to distribute CircuitStudio through…
The conveyor belt of accessories for Raspberry Pi continues to roll. The latest innovations, exclusive to element14, take aim at the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT)…
The element14 Community has selected 15 engineers from around the world to take part in its ‘In the Air’ design challenge, an initiative to develop pollution measurement applications…
What would constitute your ultimate development kit? A pipedream? Well not if element14 has anything to do with it. The high service distributor has launched a global design…
element14 has started one of its most highly anticipated design challenges ever – the “In the Air” challenge. Supported by partners including Cisco Systems, Texas Instruments (TI), Würth…
A design centre encompassing comprehensive information on development tools supplemented by product details and supporting material has been launched by element14. It features 360 degree images, videos and…
Element14 has named two winners in its “Beyond the Phone” Wireless Power Challenge. They were chosen out of 12 finalists from around the world who built wireless power…
Bowler, Trilby, Fedora, Panama or Pork Pie? That’s the challenge for designers in element14’s new “Hats Off” global design challenge. Participants will re-imagine the hat into new wearable…