Every so often, that console-modding Benjamin Heckendorn wanders away from his lair at benheck.com to share some interesting projects with Engadget. History is littered with game systems using far-too ...

They're different, but by borrowing some digital approaches to design simplification, analog can play nicely with digital in many vendors' portfolios. The gossip: Analog and digital will soon battle ...

There are cases, purely for practical reasons, when analogue control is the preferred option. "In my experience, most older engineers are comfortable with analogue because they grew up with it. In ...

A pulse-width modulator (PWM) is a common way of generating analog outputs from a digital component. A PWM replaces a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that generates analog voltage or current ...

Like nearly everything else in the semiconductor industry today, hardware system designers are trying to do more with less. When you add a new single-point-function integrated circuit, you need time ...

ROHM is offering LogiCoA, a power supply solution for small to medium power industrial and consumer equipment (30W to 1kW class), that provides the same functionality as fully digital control power ...

There are two types of keyboards—analog and digital. Analog is mostly found in musical instruments, where the weight placed on a key often defines amplitude. Digital ones are the keys most often found ...

In the cerebral cortex, the balance between excitation and inhibition is thought to be mediated by the primary mode of neuronal communication: "all-or-none" action potentials, or spikes. However, ...

Now that most of us have had some time with NBA 2K14, the consensus seems to be this: It's a very good game, though perhaps the smallest improvement over a predecessor in the series' history. One area ...

Two days after the grand re-opening of the PlayStation Store, Sony is releasing a patch for Lair. The free upgrade gives players the option to pick analog control instead of tilt control. It's ...

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. introduced a new Analog Control Variable Gain Amplifier (VGA) for Cellular Infrastructure applications. M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. introduced a new Analog ...

Excellent connectivity options - USB (including audio via Overbridge), MIDI, DIN Sync, CV/Gate and analogue audio in/out are all here. More dedicated buttons make for quicker workflow. The OLED screen ...