The ESP8266 microcontroller is a favorite among makers for creating affordable, Wi-Fi-enabled sensor projects. Pairing it with a DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor is one of the easiest ways to get ...

When Elliot Williams and Al Williams compare their notes on the week in Hackaday, you know you’ll get at least one or two bad puns. How bad? Tune in and find out. This week, Tom Nardi visits ...

The Federal Communications Commission clarified this week that its sweeping ban on foreign-made consumer routers also affects ...

Cheap and cheerful.

With MCUs becoming increasingly more powerful it was only a matter of time before they would enable some more serious ...

Gesture control robotics replaces traditional buttons and joysticks with natural hand movements. This approach improves user interaction and reduces mechanical dependency on physical controllers.

Today I learned that WiFi and Bluetooth LE could NOT be used simultaneously on Arduino boards featuring the ESP32-based u-blox NINA-W102 wireless module, impacting the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect, ...

Avoiding public Wi-Fi altogether is almost impossible. Even though most of us know we probably shouldn’t connect to a random coffee shop’s network—and we’ve heard somewhere that there might be ...

The availability of quick, complimentary Wi-Fi is quickly becoming a differentiator among airlines. While most European and Asian carriers still charge upwards of $20 per flight for connectivity ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A USB Wi-Fi adapter doesn't sound like such a bad idea. These adapters are tiny enough to fit in your hand, and installing them is as easy as ...

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