One of my favorite parts of the annual Analog Aficionados dinners is the informal show-and-tell among designers. Among the items people have brought have been obscure and exceptional analog chips, ...

The year's best geek gift: a series of "fun-forward" DIY games and projects that teach kids to think like an engineer without giving off even a hint of "good-for-you" vibes that might spoil the fun.

Best selling Engineer's Mini Notebook series kits are available exclusively at Club Jameco BELMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forrest M. Mims III joins Club Jameco, the electronics project community, ...

ThinkCrate has created a range of DIY electronic kits specifically designed for geeks of any age, providing a way to quickly assemble and program your very own Arduino projects. “Both children and ...

Though electronics hobbyists may not have the same resources that the Maker Sheds of the world have to design, package and sell do-it-yourself kits, electronics component distributor Jameco plans to ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Signe Brewster and James Austin After a new round of testing, the National ...

The '80s and early '90s were a magical decade for gadgets for kids. Computing power and display technology were evolving and cost effective enough to penetrate the toy market in a big way. Purely ...

Space enthusiasts may be interested in five new self-assembly electronic model kits created by GeeekClub and launched by Kickstarter this month. Thanks to 300 backers campaigners already blasted past ...

As I’ve mentioned over the past few Off the Beaten Paths, many of us in engineering grew up playing with different kits from woodworking to chemistry to electronics that influenced us. As a radio ...

We’ve had two previous articles in this series on turning a personal electronic project into a saleable kit, in which we’ve examined the kit market in a broader context for a new entrant, and gone on ...

Fig 1. Electronics are not only fun but also relatively easy to learn. Kids age 10 and above can easily pick up useful electronic skills like soldering. Fig 2. SparkFun’s Simon Says product is a ...

I had a book called “Magnets, Bulbs and Batteries” which taught me the fundamentals of electricity. I build a lot of gizmos with that knowledge. I distinctly remember wanting to build something that ...