Archive for category: Electronics

The first Arduino compatible board designed and made in Singapore was showcased at the CommunicAsia 2014 exhibition. The SGuino is a collaboration between IDA Labs and our company. The Arduino compatible board makes it easy for children and young Makers to start tinkering with computer programming and electronics. At the […]

In the April 23th (2014) issue of Digital Life, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan talks about his journey as a Maker. He shares on why he embraces the maker culture and he is certainly a man who walks the talk. Thanks for giving us, Singapore Makers, a pat on our back.

Was looking through some of my projects and discover that once upon a time… Using Arduino Pro Mini to create this LED display which starts a count down for ONE minute. If I did not remember wrongly, this is my 2nd project with Arduino. Cool!

The inaugural Arduino Singapore Meetup was held on 5 August at Silicon Straits. You can see the article at Singapore Makers website. We showcased the Tinyduino which is probably the tiniest arduino that is available in Singapore. The TinyDuino is just one of the ‘TINY’ range of arduino-related product from […]

Volume 36 of the popular Make magazine (cover as shown below) talks about which is the right Micro-controller and Single-Board computer for you.   The TinyDuino was featured on the cover and mentioned as well on page 53 (shown below). The TinyDuino (from TinyCircuits, USA) is an Arduino compatible board […]

In Singapore, Cosplay’s popularity is on the rise especially in the last couple of years. The costumes made by many enthusiasts are getting more and more elaborate and grand. These creations and costumes could be improved with special effects using electronics, some of which are shown in the following videos. […]

The following picture shows a short segment of  individually controllable (square) LEDs. The 5 LEDs on the right of the picture are in red colour with different brightness levels. The following video shows the entire one metre length of the LED matrix with various types of running-LED effects. A total […]

Limor Fried (Ladyada), founder of Adafruit Industries, received another affirmation that learning electronics can be fun and entertaining for makers of all ages and skill levels. She won the Entrepreneur Magazine’s Entrepreneur of 2012 Awards. See more details at the following Adafruit link. 3E Gadgets is proud to be the […]

A USB Microscope, as shown in the picture above, embodies the elements of Education, Electronics & Entertainment. This microscope would be a fabulous birthday gift for the inquisitive one. The microscope is available Here. The Articulated Arm Stand is separately available Here. It’s fun to put familiar objects under the […]

Everyone definity knows the popular Babel Fish language translator, but have you ever think of making it a real gadget which is similar? This video from Adafruit show us just how amazing that this is possible. The Babel Fish helps you learn to say words and phrases on RFID flash […]