element14 is offering a free signed copy of a new book covering pretty much everything a user would want to know about the Arduino microcontroller platform. The book, titled exploring Arduino: Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry has been written by Jeremy Blum author and element14 Community thought leader. The work uses the Arduino platform as a tool to teach about computer science, electrical engineering and human-computer interaction. It also shares best practices in programming and design that readers can apply to any project, as well as code snippets and schematics that will serve as useful references for future projects, even after mastering all the topics in the book. “Jeremy’s insight has been incredibly helpful to our element14 Community, and we are pleased to see him expand his influence by publishing this work,” said Global Head of Community Dianne Kibbey. “We’re also happy to provide our Community members with the…
element14 has identified two engineers who took great leaps forward in power technology to win the Energy Harvesting Design Challenge. Wojciech Gelmuda and Victor Sluiter developed a battery-free…
A FLORA baseball cap to track travel destinations and a FLORA-powered compass sleeve are two of the eight wearable electronics finalists in element 14’s Get Closer Challenge. “Get…
More Pi: element14 has launched the PiRack accessory to the Raspberry Pi computer
Advanced Power Electronics has signed a global distribution deal with Premier Farnell for its range of power semiconductors. Under the terms of the agreement, Farnell element14 will offer…
The WSD 121 Soldering Station now available at Farnell element14
The winning shot in the element 14 Raspberry Pi camera competition
Wearable technology is very much in vogue – literally as this story appeared in a recent issue of the renowned fashion magazine – http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/04/24/miss-lady-geek-hosts-wearable-technology-workshop. I’ll admit Disti Blog…
Raspberry Pi owners can now turn their Pi into a low-cost media centre for their home or office, with a new XBMC bundle from element14. One of a…
It is cake and candles time at element14 as the design community website celebrates its 4th birthday. And members get a present too. element14 is asking them to…