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Most read Gadget Master posts in May
You should gather your rosebuds in May, they say. Well, I’ll have to just make do with gathering Gadget Master page-views, for the month that has just passed… Which posts have proved the most popular...
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A coffee please Rapiro, my little Raspberry Pi powered humanoid
Meet Rapiro, he’s a little programmable humanoid. According to its makers, “Rapiro can walk with its feet, can grip a pen, and can turn its head and waist”. He can even make you coffee, in theory. The...
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Cloudy Arduino Yún starts connecting
We first wrote about it back in May – Arduino goes wireless with Linux – but the Arduino Yún is now available (since September 10). It runs a lightweight Linux distro, and also combines WiFi and...
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Brick by brick, build the Phoneblok modular phone
Thanks to Fred P for highlighting this one – it’s an argument for taking a modular approach to mobile phone technology (good in theory, you may say, but…). Check out Phonebloks, a concept modular...
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Gadget Watch: Chromebook Pixel
Two years ago Google introduced the first Chromebook Pixel, and now there’s a new flagship Chromebook on the block. There’s a 12.85-inch high-resolution touchscreen (239ppi, 2560×1700, 3:2 aspect...
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Udoo Neo module hits IoT
Welcome the Neo board, from Udoo, makers of the educational Udoo single-board mini PC that was intended for students to learn the basics of coding and electronics. We first featured the original Udoo...
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Gadget Watch: Bitscope puts mixed signal scope on tiny USB probe
BitScope Micro is a tiny mixed signal ‘scope in probe’ BitScope Micro is a tiny mixed signal ‘scope in probe’ that claims to be a full-featured mixed signal oscilloscope, test and measurement system....
View ArticleFreeRTOS moves to v7.0 adding software timer
FreeRTOS moves to v7.0 adding software timer Version 7.0 of the open-source real-time operating system FreeRTOS has been released, adding a software timer, a port to the MSP430X microcontroller, and...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi lets a TV run Linux
Raspberry Pi lets a TV run Linux Raspberry Pi is a tiny ARM-based single board computer that enables a TV to run Linux and scripting languages such as Python. Staff
View ArticleLinux power and changing a register
Linux power and changing a register An interesting Ubuntu-related post on our new low-power design blog, written by Chris Edwards - Linux power: what does changing a register do if the BIOS tells you...
View ArticleGPL licensing issues surround Android
GPL licensing issues surround Android Here's an Open Source-related story from our new Android blog, Eyes on Android - Android could be badly bitten by GPL licensing Staff
View ArticleWind River releases the graphical Linux 4, Update Pack 2
Wind River releases the graphical Linux 4, Update Pack 2 Wind River has announced the immediate availability of Wind River Linux 4, Update Pack 2 - with graphics support to the forefront. Staff
View ArticleRaspberry Pi number 1 goes for £3,500 on eBay
Raspberry Pi number 1 goes for £3,500 on eBay The Raspberry Pi Foundation, which intends to sell its educational computers directly, auctioned 10 of its beta production board on eBay. Staff
View ArticleWind River offers Qt Commercial on VxWorks
Wind River offers Qt Commercial on VxWorks Thanks to Steve Bush, our Technology Eduitor, for flagging this amazing graphic. Ever wondered what a document of Linux distros would look like, in graphical...
View ArticleAdafruit bears Raspberry Pi prototyping kit
Adafruit bears Raspberry Pi prototyping kit An add-on prototyping kit forRaspberry Pi is available from US-based hobbyists website Adafruit. Staff
View ArticleLinus Torvalds Interview: Linux’s future, Open Source and Raspberry Pi
Linus Torvalds Interview: Linux’s future, Open Source and Raspberry Pi This year's Millennium Technology Prize, the "Nobel" of the technology world, has for the first time been shared between the two...
View ArticleArduino Uno open-source prototyping board comes to market
Arduino Uno open-source prototyping board comes to market A starter kit for the Arduino Uno open-source prototyping board which can be used by professional embedded system engineers and students is...
View ArticleCanonical hones Ubuntu Core for IoT security
Canonical has released Ubuntu Core 16 for IoT, with regular and reliable security updates, and app stores for intelligent connected devices. Ubuntu Core is already in use in top-of-rack switches,...
View Article96Boards supports STM’s Cortex-A7 + Cortex-M4 STM32MP1
Arrow has introduced a develoment board for ST Microelectronics’ new Linux-enabled MCU that combines a 209MHz Arm Cortex-M4 core for real-time processing with dual 650MHz Cortex-A7 cores for the...
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