MAKE Magazine Leads the “Arduino Revolution” in New Issue

“Give your gadget a brain! MAKE Magazine Volume 25 (“Arduino
Revolution”), hitting newsstands Jan. 26, shows readers how to get
started using such popular microcontrollers as Arduino, now
changing the face of do-it-yourself technology. Tiny computers,
microcontrollers are suddenly cheap and can easily make your stuff
smart. With Arduino, your gadget can sense the environment, talk to
the internet, and make things happen in the real world by
controlling motors, lights, or any electronic device. MAKE’s new
Arduino site is the place to go for Arduino news and community,
buyer’s guides, cool projects, and tutorials.

“Named for a bar in Italy, Arduino is a simple controller board
originally developed for artists but embraced by engineers and
do-it-yourselfers. We show you how to make one and how to use it to
create amazing projects like:

* The Yobot—an automatic yogurt maker
* A vintage 1930s telephone wired for Skype
* A gumball machine that recognizes your secret knock”

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