Richard Elliot

Residing on the south coast of England, Rich has spent the last few years building Electomaker.io from the ground up. He is usually found behind a laptop coordinating the rest of the EM team and occasionally finding time to contribute articles to the blog. When not tapping away at a laptop, he can be found either paddleboarding, at the beach, playing golf (badly), or camping with his family.

New Arduino Boards Launched - Arduino Nano Every, Arduino Nano 33 IoT, and Arduino Nano 33 BLE

New Arduino Boards Launched - Arduino Nano Every, Arduino Nano 33 IoT, and Arduino Nano 33 BLE

Arduino has launched an array of new boards including the Arduino Nano Every, Arduino Nano 33 IoT, and Arduino Nano 33 BLE.
Anycubic i3 Mega S Review

Anycubic i3 Mega S Review

Discover why the Anycubic i3 Mega S's exceptional heated print bed is one of our favourite print beds we have ever seen!
Maker Faire Rome 2019 to Use Renewable Energy

Maker Faire Rome 2019 to Use Renewable Energy

Maker Faire Rome 2019 - The European Edition is slated to use renewable energy, and feature tons of tracks, from AR, VR, AI, and robotics, to greentech, sportech, edtech, and more!
Balena Drops First Completely Usable 64-bit OS for Raspberry Pi 4

Balena Drops First Completely Usable 64-bit OS for Raspberry Pi 4

Balena, the company behind Etcher and a slew of other software options, has dropped BalenaOS, a completely usable 64-bit OS for the Raspberry Pi 4.
Pine64 Launches $25 Linux Smartwatch PineTime

Pine64 Launches $25 Linux Smartwatch PineTime

Pine64 has announced the PineTime, an affordable Linux smartwatch.
Raspberry Pi Add-on Pi-oT Board Offers Industrial IoT Automation Solution

Raspberry Pi Add-on Pi-oT Board Offers Industrial IoT Automation Solution

The crowdfunded, cleverly-names Pi-oT Raspberry Pi add-on board offers a nifty industrial IoT automation solution.
Odroid-N2 CoreELEC Edition Released

Odroid-N2 CoreELEC Edition Released

Hardkernel has released its Odroid-N2 CoreELEC Edition for an affordable, easy to make, DIY HTPC.
Maker Faire Rome 2019 - The European Edition Features Robot Footballers

Maker Faire Rome 2019 - The European Edition Features Robot Footballers

While robot footballers, or soccer players, may sound like the stuff of sci-fi, there's a robot footballer tournament coming to Maker Faire Rome 2019 the European Edition.
Khadas VIM3L HTPC-centric Board Launched

Khadas VIM3L HTPC-centric Board Launched

Khadas has launched its VIM3L HTPC-focused single-board computer.
Khadas VIM3 Released - Amlogic Single-Board Computer With Android, Linux Support

Khadas VIM3 Released - Amlogic Single-Board Computer With Android, Linux Support

The Khadas Vim3 has released with a beefy Amlogic SoC, multi-OS support, and AI capabilities
Navio2 -  A Platform for Building a Fully Autonomous Drone With a Raspberry Pi

Navio2 - A Platform for Building a Fully Autonomous Drone With a Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi boards are multipurpose, and with the Navio2, you can create a fully autonomous drone using a Raspberry Pi.
Rome Maker Faire Extends Call to Makers

Rome Maker Faire Extends Call to Makers

Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition 2019 takes Rome running Oct. 18-20, 2019 and features a new call for makers as well as a collaboration between makers and artists.
Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition 2019 Call to Makers

Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition 2019 Call to Makers

Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition 2019 hits Rome, Italy on Oct. 18-20, 2019. There's a current call to makers in the hopes of incorporating art with science and tech.
Maker Faire Lays Off its Entire Staff and Ceases Operations

Maker Faire Lays Off its Entire Staff and Ceases Operations

Maker Faire and Maker Media, plagued by financial issues, has shuttered its doors and ceased operations.
What is the CYW20819 Bluetooth 5 Arduino Eval Board (CYW920819EVB-02)?

What is the CYW20819 Bluetooth 5 Arduino Eval Board (CYW920819EVB-02)?

The Cypress CYW20819 evaluation kit is a nifty board for realizing Bluetooth applications. Learn about the CYW20819-based CYW920819EVB-02 Cypress Bluetooth development kit and what you can do with it!
BeagleBoard, Octavo Systems, Matlab & Simulink Embedded World 2019 Innovations

BeagleBoard, Octavo Systems, Matlab & Simulink Embedded World 2019 Innovations

BeagleBoard, Octavo Systems, and Matlab & Simulink debuted innovations at Embedded World 2019.
Hardkernel Launches Odroid H2 x86 Single-board Computer

Hardkernel Launches Odroid H2 x86 Single-board Computer

Hardkernel, makers of the Odroid XU4, are poised to release an x86 based single-board computer, the Odroid H2.
Libre Computer La Frite Announced

Libre Computer La Frite Announced

Single-board computer manufacturer Libre Computer launched a Kickstarter for a nifty new SBC, La Frite.