Qualcomm just bought Arduino, and they're making a tiny computer

Duration: 05:37

"Who saw THIS coming? Qualcomm just announced their intent to acquire Arduino. And they're making a new SBC, the Uno Q!

Learn more in this video, and read their official press release for more info: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2025/10/qualcomm-to-acquire-arduino-accelerating-developers--access-to-i

Some things I mentioned in this video:

- Arduino Uno Q: https://www.arduino.cc/product-uno-q

- Arduino Uno R3: https://amzn.to/3WpYx8J

- Arduino Uno R4 WiFi: https://amzn.to/4nZr9RW

- My first Arduino blinky repo: https://github.com/geerlingguy/blinky

- Polanduino: https://github.com/mfolejewski/Polanduino

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Contents:

00:00 - Qualcomm acquires Arduino

01:09 - Why does Qualcomm want Arduino?

02:12 - A new joint SBC: Arduino Uno Q

02:52 - Two big questions

03:50 - Still open source?

04:44 - The value of their first SBC"