When we first heard about it a few weeks ago, we knew the ESP8266 UART to WiFi module was a special beast. It was cheap, gave every microcontroller the ability to connect to a WiFi network, and could ...

Ever since the ESP8266 WiFi-enabled microcontroller came on the scene, it seemed like suddenly everyone came up with WiFi-enabled projects. But the ESP8266 is not the only game in town! Reader ...

Hacker Sebastian Staacks had done the seemingly impossible. Using a basic 32 kiB Game Boy cartridge and an ESP8266 micro controller he’s created the first Game Boy capable of browsing the web. Why is ...

Tiny Apple Potato: While criminals are working hard to turn retro gaming into a viable (though unlawful) business venture, law-abiding fans of everything retro are using 3D printers to replicate their ...