San Jose, Calif. – Consumers will get their hands on 64-bit computers — that much is certain. The only question is when. A panel of industry heavyweights Wednesday gathered here at the Platform ...

Although largely relegated to retrocomputing enthusiasts and embedded systems or microcontrollers now, there was a time when there were no other computers available other than those with 8-bit ...

Hi everyone! Have you heard of the brand new 8-bit computer built from (mostly) off-the-shelf parts called Commander X16 made by a team of people under The 8-Bit Guy (David Murray)? If so what are ...

A man has gone viral after building a fully functional 8-bit computer out of K’Nex. In a video that has now amassed over 112,000 views, Kyle, known online as Shadowman39, debuted the Arithmetic and ...

As hackers and makers we are surrounded by accessible computing in an astonishing diversity. From tiny microcontrollers to multi-processor powerhouses, they have become the universal tool of our art.

Advanced Micro Devices wants to give you something Intel can't. The chipmaker unveiled its Athlon 64 processor on Tuesday at a San Francisco event hosted by CEO Hector Ruiz. Along with added ...

Raspberry Pi’s Model B computers and other similarly-sized devices are often described as being the size of the credit card. But thanks to the USB and Ethernet ports, it’s a lot thicker than a credit ...

Here are some of the main reasons why metastability may occur in our designs and some of the ways in which we can mitigate its effects In my previous column, we introduced the concept of setup and ...