LaunchPad dev boards from Texas Instruments are cheap and easy to program, making them a great Arduino alternative if you can do without some of the bells and whistles. [ech0s] put his to good use … ...

Ham skills prevail in this year’s LayerOne badge hacking contest. [Jason] was the winner with this Morse Code beacon hack.He got a head start on the competition after seeing our preview featu… ...

Together with the Arduino code you will require as well as schematic’s and part lists allow you to create your very own one-handed Arduino powered quad copter transmitter.