"One of the most important people in the newsroom is the person who decides that they're going to press a button that sends an immediate notification to millions of people’s phones.” ...

This IC ends up in a lot of projects so dig through your parts bin and give this circuit a try. [flickr video=4239157645] Posted in Misc Hacks Tagged 555 , 555 timer , beginner concepts , flip ...

Every so often, a new car will come out with fancy, seemingly new technology that, in reality, was already attempted in the '30s, '40s, or '50s. Take the push-button door handles from the Lincoln ...

In a world filled with touchscreens, it might feel pleasantly retro to push a physical button or twist a dial to control your smartphone. That’s the thinking behind a new phone-case prototype ...

This electronic analogue of the push–button switcher allows a short press on one of the control buttons S1–S3 to turn on the selected load Rload1-Rload 3, simultaneously disabling other loads. Unlike ...