Valve Wants You To Mod the Steam Deck

Valve Wants You To Mod the Steam Deck

Well, the shell, at least.
Best STEM Learning Kits for Adults

Best STEM Learning Kits for Adults

Check out the best STEM learning kits for adults, from Raspberry Pi and Arduino kits to retro gaming arcades and everything in-between!
What is a Diode

What is a Diode

Learn all about diodes! Learn what a diode is, find out about diodes in parallel versus diodes in series, zener diodes, schottky diodes, the history of diodes, what diodes are made of, and more!
Best Electromaker Community Projects August 2020 Edition

Best Electromaker Community Projects August 2020 Edition

From Wi-Fi controlled blinds to a 3D-printable CNC drawing machine, these are the best Electromaker community projects from August 2020!
Best SBC for Retro Gaming Emulation

Best SBC for Retro Gaming Emulation

Single-board computers can be great for retro gaming and running ROMs for various systems. Check out the best SBC for emulation, from the Raspberry Pi to the RockPro64, ASUS Tinker Board, Odroid XU4, Odroid N2 and H2, UDOO Bolt, and more!
Best Holiday Gifts for Makers 2019

Best Holiday Gifts for Makers 2019

Find out what to get for that special maker in your life with this round up of the best holiday gifts for makers in 2019! Our holiday maker gift guide will show you what's best for every hobbyist, DIYer, and tinkerer this 2019 holiday season.
Roshambo Retro Gaming Case review

Roshambo Retro Gaming Case review

The Roshambo retro gaming case for the Pine 64 RockPro64 and other boards offers a do-it-yourself Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) or Super Famicom game console case.
RetroFlag GPi Review: A Raspberry Pi GameBoy Case to Make You do a Double Take

RetroFlag GPi Review: A Raspberry Pi GameBoy Case to Make You do a Double Take

RetroFlag completely dominates at Raspberry Pi retro gaming cases, and the RetroFlag GPi GameBoy case proves why.
Pimoroni Picade Build, Hack and Review

Pimoroni Picade Build, Hack and Review

Well, the new Picade from Pimoroni is even smaller than a bartop, yet still packs enough power to emulate every home console and the majority of arcade releases up to the millennium. Thanks to the Raspberry Pi 3.
SuperPi RetroFlag Cases Announced: Two Raspberry Pi SNES Cases Revealed

SuperPi RetroFlag Cases Announced: Two Raspberry Pi SNES Cases Revealed

The Raspberry Pi is arguably the most popular single-board computer (SBC) on the market. Largely, the Pi reigns supreme despite numerous Raspberry Pi alternatives because of fantastic software and hardware support. Notably, there are countless Raspberry Pi case options available. One of my favorite cases is the NESPi enclosure from RetroFlag. As the name suggests, its a NES shell for the Raspberry Pi, allowing you to create your own do-it-yourself NES Classic Mini. Now, RetroFlag plans to offer two Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) cases in the SuperPi!
TinyPi Pro: The Smallest Gaming Machine Yet!

TinyPi Pro: The Smallest Gaming Machine Yet!

Compact retro gaming solutions based on the Raspberry Pi Zero are popular, but TinyPi was the only one to attempt to retain the dimensions of the base device. But now, things have been enhanced ... prepare yourself for the TinyPi Pro!
8BitDo Launches DIY Retro Controller Parts: Make DIY SNES Controllers and More!

8BitDo Launches DIY Retro Controller Parts: Make DIY SNES Controllers and More!

With a wave of nostalgia, retro game console clones including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Classic and Super NES (SNES) Classic have become incredibly popular. While you can buy retro game console clones, you can make your own do-it-yourself (DIY) retro gaming machine with RetroPie, Recalbox, Lakka, or GameStation Turbo. With the likes of NES, SNES, and even Nintendo 64 cases for single-board computers (SBCs), you can cobble together your own gaming arcade. Now, hardware manufacturer 8BitDo offers DIY retro controller parts for making your own wireless NES, SNES, and Sega Mega Drive controllers. 
Build a Doctor Who Themed TARDIS Doorbell

Build a Doctor Who Themed TARDIS Doorbell

Doctor Who and Raspberry Pi-based projects go hand in hand. Both are British, and both have links to Cambridge (writer Douglas Adams studied there, and was Doctor Who script editor at the time Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy hit the airwaves).
DuinoDrive: A Crowdfunded Retro Game Console for Makers and DIYers

DuinoDrive: A Crowdfunded Retro Game Console for Makers and DIYers

Currently looking for backers on Kickstarter, DuinoDrive is a fascinating little project kit that lets you build your own retro console. Pleasingly 8-bit, the aim of the project is to “crack open the technology behind the video game.” It does this by letting you build the console, program your own games, and develop new skills.
TinyPi: Your Retro Gaming Raspberry Pi on a Keychain

TinyPi: Your Retro Gaming Raspberry Pi on a Keychain

Retro gaming on a Raspberry Pi is increasingly popular, as is making your retro gaming centre portable. Typically you might build something from scratch, akin to some sort of retro Nvidia Shield, or squeeze a Pi Zero into an Altoids tin. As long as it is light, compact, and easily recharged, whatever you build should be awesome.

Build Your Own Dot Matrix Printer with an Arduino!

Back in the days of 8-bit and 16-bit computing, office (and home, if you could afford it) printing relied not on inkjet and laser printers, but on dot matrix.

Amazing Raspberry Pi-Powered LED Cube!

It isn’t every day that something comes along and totally blows us away, but this LED cube, complete with a gyro-based fluid “simulation” certainly does.
Pirtual Boy Gives Forgotten Nintendo Failure a New Lease of Life (Part 1 of 3)

Pirtual Boy Gives Forgotten Nintendo Failure a New Lease of Life (Part 1 of 3)

Back in 1995, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, ostensibly a portable console built into a 3D stereoscopic headset. Although marketed as a VR experience, the Virtual Boy suffered from monochrome graphics, weight, low-quality games, and a poor 3D effect.