Electronics is an expensive hobby. You often need to buy expensive hardware to complete a small hobby project. Fortunately, searching will give you a long list of cheap “retired” parts. If you’re sure ...

As far as ESP8266 boards go, the WeMos D1 Mini is a great choice if you’re looking to get started with hackerdom’s microcontroller du jour. It’s small, well supported, and can be had ridiculously ...

What’s a hacker to do when Halloween’s over and a new source of ideas is needed for more hacks? Make something for Christmas of course. That’s what [Dario Breitenstein] did when he made his Advent ...

If you are looking for a tiny three-color E Ink display, the Wemos D1 Mini board can fit the bill perfectly, more so given that it comes for just $10 a pop. Developed by Lolin, the display is all of 2 ...

The Wemos D1 Mini offer is a great way of creating an affordable custom home automation system capable of controlling electric devices and appliances such as lights, fans, garage doors and more, ...