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An open-source USB-C LTE modem board that gives a computer its own phone line — LTE data, SMS, and voice calls with call audio over USB — designed by Koppar from a one-page spec and fully documented with KiCad files, gerbers, and assembly instructions.
HeyPCB announced that its Circuit World platform now features over 15,000 open-source PCB designs spanning robotics, drones, wearables, and more, enabling users to use AI to understand, replicate, and customize these real-world hardware designs.
An unlocked firmware on a Vave MIDI synth sparked a wave of community-built alternative firmware, while Behringer announced new hardware explicitly designed to be open source, citing AI as the enabler for users writing their own firmware — though the Behringer Kick faces backlash for resembling an Akai device.
RepRapMicron (μRepRap) is an open-source project extending RepRap to achieve micron-scale 3D printing using 3D-printed flexure mechanisms, OpenSCAD models, and GCODE/GRBL tooling. The PIKA version, now in fourth Alpha, offers print-in-place kinematic assemblies with micron-precision motion and functional sub-4μm resin droplet deposition.
Open MicroManipulator 是一个开源、低成本的电动 XYZ 微操作平台，采用并联运动学结构与磁性齿轮技术实现亚微米级（低至 50nm）步进分辨率，支持 G-Code 控制，并发布了修复多项机械问题的硬件 4.0 版本及配套 Python GUI 与 API。
PSPi 6 是一个开源硬件项目，提供自定义电路板替换 PSP 1000 主板，让玩家用 Raspberry Pi Zero、Zero 2W 或 CM4 驱动经典 PSP 外壳，支持复古游戏模拟器和完整 Linux 发行版，现已量产发售。
The Una Watch is a $199 GPS sports watch featuring a repairable, modular design and full open-source hardware and software, with fitness tracking and an SDK for user-driven app development.
OpenNMC is an open-source replacement for expensive APC Network Management Cards, offering features like NUT server integration, Wi-Fi, and open firmware for cost-effective UPS management.
Olimex launched the Neo6502kbd, an open-source all-in-one retro computer built into a keyboard featuring a real 6502 processor, USB ports, HDMI output, and emulation support for classic systems like the Apple ][ and Oric Atmos along with development tools.
USBSID-Pico is an open-source hardware project that uses Raspberry Pi Pico microcontrollers to interface real Commodore 64 SID chips with modern USB-enabled devices for authentic retro audio playback.
The article explains how new EU packaging regulations impose disproportionate administrative and financial burdens on small-scale makers and micro-entrepreneurs in the open-source hardware ecosystem, threatening innovation and livelihoods.
An interview with Fiora5 CEO Darian Domocos explores the challenges of building a RISC-V CPU IP startup, the role of open-source instruction sets, and how European chip sovereignty efforts create opportunities.
DeskHop is an open-source hardware device that allows seamless keyboard and mouse sharing between two computers by dragging the mouse cursor across screens or using a hotkey, with no noticeable delay and full galvanic isolation.
An open-source hardware project called Phantomdrive creates a USB drive that appears as a small disk while hiding an encrypted AES-256 partition, protecting data from coercion.
uFerris is a versatile, open-source learner board for Rust embedded beginners, supporting multiple MCUs via a Seeed XIAO header and bundling with the Simplified Embedded Rust book.
The Ploopy Bean is a new high-performance, open-source external trackpoint featuring a 1000Hz polling rate, VIA customization, and a 3D-printed design for easy modification.