Have you ever been playing a video game and wondered how pressing a button on the controller in your hand can make the character on screen perform a certain action? Whether it’s the 16 bit glory days of the Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo (SNES) or the advanced powerful machines of today such as [...]

Printed circuit boards are used in just about every electronic appliance that you have in your home such as computers, TVs, digital clocks, microwaves and mobile phones. Since technology is always being improved, printed circuits will evolve even further in the future. Because of this and the fact that it’s a Friday, we thought we’d take [...]

Do you remember the printed circuit board car that we blogged about at the end of last year? Well here at PCB Train we have found something as equally cool/geeky. Ladies and gentlemen we present to you the printed circuit board shoe!     That’s right for the ultimate in geek fashion you can walk [...]

The clever fellows over at WyoInnovation have knocked up an innovative new way of telling the time using an Arduino unit and a little electronicsl know-how. Aptly dubbed – “The WORDuino”.               We’re pretty sure this nifty little clock should win some sort of design award! A wonderful word-based [...]

The internet is a-wash with shops to suit just about anything you could ever want to spend your hard earned money on.   Top geek culture store – ThinkGeek.com, are now offering a fantastic must-have product for any PCB enthusiast/electronics hobbyist..     An Etch Your Own Circuit Board Kit!   Definately worth a look [...]

Every year millions of PCBs are thrown away. With the world looking to become greener, is throwing printed circuit boards out really a good idea? It’s estimated that over 50,000 tons of PCBs are thrown away in the UK every year. Although tons of PCB waste is still being lost every year, there is some [...]

You might have thought you’d seen everything possible related to PCBs, well think again. Since the release of the hugely popular IPhone, people have been going crazy with ways to personalise there favourite gadget. 1000s of companies have been bringing out funky accessories to help you personalise your phone, including cases, stickers and other gadgets. [...]

We stumbled across this little gem whilst browsing the web; the discovery channel’s highly informative – “How It’s Made” programme has covered circuit boards! This video features a numebr of processes we use here to produce your PCB’s! Definately worth a look, so go ahead – press play and delve into the interesting world of [...]

We have all strolled around a local market, or visited a local fair at some point in our lives. So I’m sure we’ve all seen the terrible kids toys and “legitimate” gadgets on offer for a small fee. Small flashing toys made from low quality plastic, cheap components and a terrible loop of 8bit tunes! [...]