Category Archives: Reviews

Arduino Step By Step

Posted on 2015-01-07 by M. Eric Carr

I recently came across a very interesting Udemy course called “Arduino Step by Step: Your guide to the Internet of Things.” It covers everything from blinking a LED (the traditional microcontroller take on “Hello, World” to Internet-connected applications. It’s only … Continue reading →

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Word Lens

Posted on 2014-12-22 by M. Eric Carr

Word Lens is an Android-based Augmented Reality app that can translate text on the fly, using the camera. Continue reading →

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Dumpster Divin’

Posted on 2014-03-22 by M. Eric Carr

An unboxing of one of SparkFun’s famous “Dumpster Dive” boxes. Continue reading →

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Portable Soldering Solutions

Posted on 2013-08-29 by M. Eric Carr

Often, soldering jobs are too large and/or too far away to bring back to the workbench. Here are a few solutions I’ve tried, along with my impressions of each. Continue reading →

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