https://makezine.com/2017/09/23/arduino-widens-wireless-offerings-two-new-boards/ There are now two new Arduino boards, the long-range radio (LoRa)-equipped MKR WAN 1300 and the cellular-capable MKR GSM 1400. The boards come in with the MKR form factor that Arduino has been utilizing of late, measuring 67.64 x 25mm. The company says they also offer low power consumption, making them useful for IoT applications such →
https://www.open-electronics.org/pocketbeagle-the-brand-new-raspberry-pi-zero-rival/ BeagleBoard.org has revealed its latest development board named PocketBeagle. It’s an ultra-tiny and open source USB-key-fob computer that’s crafted for DIYers, hobbyists, and educators.Talking about the dimensions, PocketBeagle measures 56x35x5mm. →
https://www.open-electronics.org/intel-takes-a-step-back-in-the-internet-of-things/ A few weeks ago, Intel has quietly discontinued its three SBC boards, the Joule, Edison and Galileo. These pretty much represented the presence of x86 chips in the IoT market. SBCs are perfect for the IoT space. So, why would Intel kill off its SBC boards? It could be read as an admittance that its IoT strategy has not →
http://makezine.com/2017/06/27/state-boards-platforms-products-purposes-current-crop-microcontrollers-vies-attention/ Over the last few years, we’ve seen a huge growth in the number and variety of both microcontroller boards and single-board computers. The modern era, defined by microcontrollers becoming conveniently packaged on boards, began with the Arduino. The “classic” Arduino layout, including the irritating, irregular offset between pins 7 and 8, has become a standard. Similarly, →
https://www.open-electronics.org/the-raspberry-pi-3-is-the-most-desired-maker-sbc/ This is the interesting result of the “2017 hacker board survey” by Linuxgizmos.com.The 2017 Hacker Board Survey is the annual Linuxgizmos reader survey of open-spec, Linux- or Android-ready single board computers priced under $200. →
https://www.open-electronics.org/sifive-announced-the-arduino-cinque-the-new-risc-v-based-development-board/ The Arduino Cinque is the second RISC-V based development board put out by SiFive (the first being the HiFive1) compatible with the Arduino platform. “By partnering with a pioneer in open-source hardware, SiFive can further advance the progress of open custom silicon” Board has SiFive’s Freedom E310 customizable SoC, which runs off the E31 CPU →
http://makezine.com/2017/05/30/extraordinary-dev-boards/ This article showsv hot new board highlights in four key categories: Education, Robotics, IoT, and Art. →
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/browndoggadgets/crazy-circuits-unique-stem-projects-delivered-mont?ref=category_recommended Interesting idea. →
https://www.open-electronics.org/new-10-orange-pi-2g-iot/ The new Orange Pi 2G-IoT features a 2G antenna for Internet of Things applications, as well as offering wireless LAN and Bluetooth for a price of $10. The Orange Pi 2G-IoT goes up against the recently released Raspberry Pi Zero W, which also costs $10, and offers wireless LAN and Bluetooth but not mobile network access. →
https://blog.hackster.io/m5stack-is-a-stackable-modular-product-development-kit-2c6215eaf471#.ea4gy14ry Looks like an interesting idea for IoT development. Hopefully they can make what they promise. →