Another very interesting development in Machine Intelligence is the release of the Neural Compute Stick by Intel. The Neural Compute Stick is a miniature deep learning hardware development platform that you can use to prototype, tune, and validate, your AI programs, specifically Deep Neural Networks. It works well with the Raspberry Pi 3 so, this [...]
A very promising new board hit the market last year. It is the OpenMV M7 Camera module. You can find more info on the official website of the project here. The project started as a Kickstarter campaign three years ago which managed to raise 100.000$ to bring the idea from paper to reality. The openMV [...]
Last year I reviewed the Arduino 101, board. It was Intel’s try to enter the maker space with a board similar to the Arduino Uno but more powerful. The most interesting thing about that board was that it contained Artificial Intelligence hardware. Yes, that’s correct, it offered a dedicated hardware Neural Network. You can watch [...]
Just yesterday a Nixie Tube Clock kit arrived at my office. I am really excited about it, and I can't wait to start building it. But what is unique about this clock? The Nixie tubes of course! Nixie Tube Clock Kit by Elektor This Nixie Tube Clock kit is developed by Elektor a [...]
A few weeks ago I received the Xiaomi E Ink Thermometer and Hygrometer. This E ink thermometer is a new product from Xiaomi, a Chinese brand that develops high-quality products. I usually don't publish product reviews, but this one is different. How? Keep reading to find out. The Xiaomi E Ink Thermometer on my coffee table [...]
I just got a new FPGA board the ALTERA FPGA Cyslone ll EP2C5T144 and I am very excited about it. Let me tell you about it! ALTERA FPGA Cyslone ll EP2C5T144 I was fascinated by computer hardware since I was a kid. When I decided to study computer science, the hardware courses were by [...]
Hello friends, This is the first blog post I am writing from my new office. For the last 3-4 months I was searching for an office to house my small "laboratory". Since I bought my 3D printer I was out of space. Also, it is quite difficult to work when the 3D printer is printing [...]
Hello guys! Today I have another great sensor to show you. It is the MH-Z19 CO2 Sensor! I discovered this sensor on Banggood.com a few weeks ago. You can get it here: http://bit.ly/CO2Sensor . The cost of the MH-Z19 CO2 Sensor is around 24$. Banggood.com was kind enough to send me a sample unit in order to test it and [...]
Hello guys, today I am going to show you yet another display. It is a big 20x4 character LCD display which uses the I2C interface. Despite its large size the display is relatively inexpensive. It costs 6.74$ right now, you can get it here. 20x4 Character LCD for Arduino As you can see, [...]
Hello guys, I wanted to share with you a new Arduino shield that just arrived to my office. It is the YuRobot Easy Module shield v1. It is a great new shield that I discovered on Banggood.com a few days ago. Check it out. The YuRobot Easy Module shield What does the YuRobot [...]
