I was sick of trying to bounce between all the different electronics sites each day and missing out on handy stuff- so I present you Maker News (mkme.org) All the news- none of the junk 🙂
CHEAP TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED USB SOLDERING IRON
This USB powered temperature controlled soldering iron actually works pretty well. The TS 800 might be a better choice but this is a lot cheaper and does the job just fine. I really like the non-temperature controlled USB soldering iron’s that are much cheaper but they don’t have temperature control and this one seems to do the job just great
Miniware DT71 Smart Digital Tweezers- First Look
My First look at the Miniware DT71 Smart Digital Tweezers
NEW Way To Learn Programming & Electronics?
Checking out the new maker kit from Swift IO which allows hobbyists and makers to use a powerful processor and run Swift programming language in their projects.
This is a new way to learn programming Swift language on some easy hardware. Check out the swift kit here: https://www.madmachine.io/swiftio
Gear I use in these videos➢ http://mkme.org/Gear
Board Features:
i.MX RT1052 Crossover Processor with Arm® Cortex®-M7 core @600MHz
Micro SD card slot, supporting standard and high capacity SD cards
Micro USB connector for power
On-board USB to UART for serial communication
46 GPIO on left and right edges
On-board GRB LED
Affordable Electric Bike That WORKS!
Controlling a Stepper Motor With Arduino EASY!
WIFI Micro with EXTERNAL ANTENNA Wemos D1 Mini-PRO
via IFTTT