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Best Electromaker Community Projects May 2021 Edition
Check out the best Electromaker community projects uploaded in May 2021! From autonomous vehicles to a Raspberry Pi SpaceX launch tracker, NVIDIA Jetson Nano COVID-19 mask detector, and an AI music maker, these are the top maker, tech, DIY, and IoT electronics projects from May, 2021!
Why Hardware is Hard, But Easier Than Ever
Prototyping and developing new hardware is hard. However, with many advancements such as outsourcing, off-the-shelf components, and wireless radio modules, it's easy to create new hardware. Learn why hardware prototyping and development is difficult but also easier than ever!
Why You Must Simplify Your New Product Idea to Succeed
When designing a new hardware product, it's important to simplify your product to allow it to succeed. Learn why you must simplify your new product idea to succeed.
Electromaker Show Episode 46
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 46! This week’s DIY tech news highlights include the Raspberry Pi PoE+ HAT announced, CircuitPython and MicroPython running on the Raspberry Pi Pico, the Seeed Studio Wio RP2040, and more! Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Electromaker Show Episode 45
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 45! This week’s DIY tech news highlights include the release of the Arduino Nano RP2040, a ROC-RK3566 Firefly SBC debuted, SlimeVR Wi-Fi VR motion trackers seek crowdfunding, and more! Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Best Star Wars Maker Projects
Star Wars remains one of the most beloved film franchises of all time. But the Star Wars universe extends beyond the big screen with terrific TV show spin-offs, video games both good and bad, plus toys, and more. While you can buy many different Star Wars products, why not make your own? Check out the best Star Wars maker projects for out-of-this-world do-it-yourself (DIY) delights!
Electromaker Show Episode 44
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 44! This week’s DIY tech news highlights include a Raspberry Pi CM4 3D printer mainboard, the Inkplate 6PLUS which seeks crowdfunding, an ESP32-based dev board for audio digital signal processing, and more! Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Maker Board Spotlight: Arduino Mega 2560
Learn all about the Arduino Mega 2560, from its specs to what it can do and if it's the right microcontroller to fit your needs!
Electromaker Show Episode 41
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 41! This week’s DIY tech news highlights include Edge Impulse and TinyML on the Raspberry Pi, the Adafruit FunHouse WiFi home automation development board announced, the Piunora open-source carrier board for the Raspberry Pi seeks crowdfunding, and more! Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Electromaker Show Episode 40
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 40! This week’s DIY tech news highlights include a Raspberry Pi smart chess board, Arduino-controlled Nintendo Switch, Raspberry Pi Zero RF video modulator HAT, RP2040 board Arduino IDE support, and more! Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Electromaker Show Episode 39
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 39! This week’s highlights include a Raspberry Pi Zero sending video from space, a Bluetooth Robot, and a dual Ethernet Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 baseboard. Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Electromaker Show Episode 38
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 38! Highlights for the week include a major Raspberry Pi imager update, open-source grow light, and a DIY Ecobee smart plug. Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Embedded Learner Board Review
The Embedded Learner Board from Moonshot Junior is a fantastic maker starter kit. It's affordable, versatile, and easy to use. But should you buy one? Learn more in our hands-on Moonshot Jr. Embedded Learner Board review!
Maker Board Spotlight: Arduino MKR1000
The Arduino MKR1000 is a low-cost development board that's capable of tons of different projects. From IoT projects to smart home automation, it's a great microcontroller for a lot of different applications. Find out all about the Arduino MKR1000, from its specs to if you should buy one!
An Intelligent Light System with NeoPixels and the Raspberry Pi Pico
Maker Pubudeux has demonstrated a smart lighting system with Pi Pico and WS2812B with the help of infrared motion sensors.
Electromaker Show Episode 35
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 35! This week saw an upgradeable and repairable laptop, ESP32-powered Alexa Spotify player, and tons of Pimoroni RP2040 devices! Check out these top maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Electromaker Show Episode 34
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 34! This week saw a Raspberry Pi Pico-based intruder alarm, Arduino and ESP32 Amazon Alexa development board, and more! Check out these top maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
RP2040 Board Comparison - Which RP2040 Board Should You Buy
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released its very own system-on-chip in the RP2040. While its Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller uses the RP2040, there are other MCUs based on Pi Silicon. Compare the Raspberry Pi Pico vs. Adafruit Feather RP2040 vs. Adafruit ItsyBitsy RP2040 vs. Pimoroni Tiny RP2040 vs. SparkFun Thing Plus vs. SparkFun Pro Micro vs. SparkFun MicroMod and find out which RP2040 board is best!