There was so much I wanted to share about my one day at Maker Faire that I needed to write two blogs. My first thoughts are in My First Maker Faire: Engineers and Kids at Play.

Massimo launching the Arduino Zero

While my son played on an iPad, I joined…

At Maker Faire in San Mateo Arduino and Atmel announced the Arduino Zero, powered by an Atmel ARM Cortex-M0+ based microcontroller.

The Arduino Zero is a great tool for prototyping, hobbyists and makers that need more power than what is offered by the…