The number of easily usable and programmable microcontrollers is small, so when selecting one for a project there are only a handful of very popular, well documented chips that most of us reach for.

Until last year, buying a Teenage Engineering synthesizer meant spending hundreds of dollars. But the Pocket Operator series that debuted at NAMM in 2015 changed that equation by putting the company's ...

For less than $100, Teenage Engineering’s Pocket Operators pack a lot of functionality into calculator-sized digital synthesizers. The no frills approach with exposed circuit boards that helps keep ...

Folks who like to play around with synthesized sound usually like to get their hands dirty building hardware systems too, as evidenced by the many creations of YouTuber Sam Battle. Messing with ...

A criticism that's often levelled at Teenage Engineering is that their products are very, very expensive. It’s not one the Swedish synth company can easily refute, yet their flagship devices, ...

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Teenage Engineering is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Pocket Operator, a range of miniature music-making devices that launched in 2015 with the PO-12 Rhythm, PO-14 Sub and PO-16 Factory and ...

Teenage Engineering's pocket-sized synths are some of our favorite music-making gear here at Engadget, Today, the company is adding another tiny device to its Pocket Operator line. The PO-33 Ghostly ...

Robotics company CyPhy Works has a new pocket-sized surveillance drone created for U.S.military personnel deployed throughout the world. CyPhy Works was awarded a contract with the U.S. Air Force ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...

The number of easily usable and programmable microcontrollers is small, so when selecting one for a project there are only a handful of very popular, well documented chips that most of us reach for.

I lack musical talent. I don’t have rhythm, melody, or a grasp of theory. I like music, though, including chiptunes and other electronic music. I’ve thrown myself at (and immediately bounced off) ...