The Nintendo 3DS has recently seen a hardware revision which has seen the gaming console upgraded in size to the Nintendo 3DS XL. We’ve talked about different types of video games before with regards to the circuits inside so when we stumbled across this image from a recent Nintendo Q&A session on their website, we [...]

If you’ve ever wondered what the inside of your iPhone looks like then have a look at this BBC video about ‘Patent wars: Stripping the iPhone bare’ to see its printed circuits laid bare for all to see.   The video details the ‘patent wars’ that are still ongoing between the largest companies responsible for [...]

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 [...]

Did you know about PCBTrain’s 1 day express turnaround service? If you are fast in need of printed circuits then we offer a service for the prototyping of PCBs that can be shipped by the following day of your order being placed.  There are of course certain limitations placed on this service which are detailed [...]

Since printed circuit boards (PCBs) are found in almost every single electronic device, from a DVD player or digital camera to video game consoles and the latest electronic toys, there are many PCBs out there. Although many of these items are simply binned, parts from them can all be recycled and used in various other [...]

For a Friday afternoon we thought we would do a nice easy blog to simply talk about a printed circuit and what it is.       A printed circuit is an electrical device in which the wiring and certain parts are positioned in a predetermined pattern and includes a thin coat of electrically conductive material [...]