November 17, 2013. Measurement Specialties has released the low-power MS5806, a compact digital barometric pressure sensor module that operates over an extended pressure range of 10 mBar to 2000 mBar.

A couple of Harvard researchers have developed a method of using digital barometers as a touch sensor. The good news for us is that they’ve open sourced the project, including Eagle board files, ...

This project is a simple wrist mount digital altimeter which is a device used to determine altitude. This design uses atmospheric pressure to calculate the altitude of its location. The lower the ...

You’re on the right track, Jacob. Suunto’s Core ($249 in the Lava Red Multifunction edition, which is pretty sharp) has all the basics: altimeter accurate to a meter, digital compass, watch functions, ...

The thing is, all altimeters work off barometric pressure. That’s how the gadgets know you’re going up or down changing air pressure as you ascend or descend pushes in or pulls out a tiny membrane ...

Here's a neat little app that uses a little-known function of the Apple iPhone: Barometer. It can be found for free in the Apple Store. There are additional features for purchase, but the free version ...