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Cabe Atwell

Chicago
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This Knife Throwing Machine Guarantees A Bullseye

This Knife Throwing Machine Guarantees A Bullseye

Knife throwing is both an art and a skill that's difficult to master. It takes both hand-eye coordination and…

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How a Dumb Move Spawned the x86 and Kickstarted the PC Revolution

How a Dumb Move Spawned the x86 and Kickstarted the PC Revolution

What was once considered a bad business venture, the 8008's lasting legacy went on to drive the technological…

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Lost Cities Revealed with (Engineer, Adventurer, Batman) Albert Lin

Lost Cities Revealed with (Engineer, Adventurer, Batman) Albert Lin

Cities that have been declared lost are truly found in National Geographic's series "Lost Cities Revealed wit…

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[PROJECT] Raspberry Pi Halloween Effects Door - aka the "Scary Door"

[PROJECT] Raspberry Pi Halloween Effects Door - aka the "Scary Door"

I built this project for Halloween. One of my more fun projects.

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Essential 555 IC

Essential 555 IC

A book I wrote about using 555 Timer ICs for fun and practice. Build unique and clever projects and learn…

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Siren Head Halloween Wearable Costume -- Episode 522

Siren Head Halloween Wearable Costume -- Episode 522

A Halloween project I designed and built. My son wants a real-working "Siren Head" costume for Halloween. …

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Electronic Design Weekly: June 29-July 3, 2026

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By William Wong, Roger Engelke Jr., Cabe Atwell
| Electronic Design Verified
Welcome to Electronic Design's weekly publication where you can find the latest articles, videos, and podcasts. Think of it as Electronic Design magazine where you can read about the latest technologies and products. This EDW is designed for quick scanning of the latest content. We hope you find one or two items that are worth clicking on. Check back as we add more content is added every day. You can sign up for our daily newsletter to see the latest articles as they're posted.
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Engineering on Friday ‘toon: Start, Error, Throw

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By Cabe Atwell
| Electronic Design Verified
Yes, I’m expressing some of my frustration with certain dev boards. I don’t know how many times I get errors just doing the “getting started" guides. I have one board in particular that led me to draw this 'toon. It had built-in cellular connectivity. It even came with two prepaid SIM cards with X amount of data on them. I just ran the walkthrough setup for the cellular, and I got all sorts of errors. It never connected to anything. I couldn’t even ping anything.
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Five AI-Based SBCs for Edge Computing and Robotics

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By Cabe Atwell
| Electronic Design Verified
With AI dominating nearly every industry, including the maker market, it’s easy to see why single-board computer (SBC) manufacturers are capitalizing on the latest tech to deliver new boards to the masses. The latest SBCs come packed with multiple-core processors outfitted with advanced NPUs designed to process everything from LLMs to advanced imagery and more. In this roundup, we’ll take a look at five of the popular SBCs to hit the market in 2026.
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