I got an e-mail recently from Forrest Mims, author of most of Radio Shack's electronics project books—over 7.5 million served! Despite those bestseller-like figures, Mims reports that the hobby ...

This site covers a wide range of electronic materials and solution. They have many tutorials covering topics for beginners to more advanced topics. Some of the topics that are covered in the tutorials ...

[Andrew Zonenberg] has crossed a line in his electronic hobby projects. The Ball Grid Array (BGA) is a type of chip footprint which most hobbyists leave to the professionals. But he’s learned the ...

GALVESTON, Ind. (AP) - Dave Osenbaugh remembers that his fascination with audio equipment and electronics began when he was 3 years old, watching the record player on his parents’ console stereo drop ...

The web is home to some of the best, free resources for electrical engineering, for both electronic hobbyists and professional engineers. Whether it’s a quick brush up on a part or a question about a ...

For electronics hobbyists, the open source chipset BeagleBoard that packs as much punch as a smartphone processor might seem like the key to paradise. Yet it is the relatively underpowered 8-bit ...

Imagine being able to create a device that uses magnetic force to launch a projectile. The latest innovation from Electronoobs the creator of inspirational project tutorials for electronics hobbyists.

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