Hardware

Our hardware articles include Raspberry Pi and Arduino, open wearables, Linux and hardware compatibility, laptop reviews, monitoring tools, and more. For background, read our introduction to open hardware.

How Linux rescues slow computers (and the planet)

Don't throw away your old computer. Skip the landfill and revive it with Linux.

New Trailblazers Fellowships power open hardware in academia

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) has teamed up with the Sloan Foundation to fund Open Hardware Trailblazers Fellowships.

Try Turris Omnia, the open source router

Whether you're a network engineer or a curious hobbyist, you ought to take a look at the open source Turris Omnia router the next time you're in the market for network gear.

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How curiosity helped me solve a hardware problem

Curiosity fuels the quest for knowledge and truth, whether it's about hardware, open source software, programming, building a PC, optimizing settings, or just learning a new...