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Maker Faire Rome 2019 Day 1 in Review
Maker Faire Rome 2019 day 1 opened with a slew of innovation, from IoT products to 3D printing and everything in-between. Plus, we caught up with renowned innovator Bruno Murai.
Best Arduino Clones - Are Arduino Clones Any Good?
Check out the best Arduino clones you can buy, from the Diavolino to the Arduino LilyPad, and Adafruit Flora for tons of Arduino IDE-compatible microcontroller alternatives.
Adafruit PyPortal Review
We get hands-on with the Adafruit PyPortal, from what it is and what it can do to should you buy the PyPortal!
Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 Day 2 Highlights: Meeting Our Favorite Makers, Engaging Panels, and More!
Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 day 2 hit in full force for a slew of phenomenal panels. Plus, we met a ton of our favorite makers including Estefannie Explains it All, Sophy Wong, Joel Telling, and Clarissa aka MakeAndFake!
Meet a Maker Episode 7: Shawn Hymel
Welcome to the Electromaker.io Meet a Maker podcast! We chat with Sean Hymel about content creation, the maker space, and Arduino!
Top Raspberry Pi Experts You Should Follow on Twitter
The Raspberry Pi is a fantastic single-board computer with tons of applications. With its popularity, there are loads of Raspberry Pi enthusiasts you can turn to for inspiration. Check out the top Raspberry Pi experts you should follow on Twitter!
How to Build the Ultimate Raspberry Pi Retro Gaming Console
Learn how to build the ultimate Raspberry Pi retro gaming console, from picking a Raspberry Pi retro gaming OS to selecting a case, and scraping your ROMs!
8 Best DIY Halloween Projects for Makers
With October comes the usual slew of pumpkin-flavored coffee, popcorn, cereal, and virtually anything mildly food-related. What better way to celebrate than with a fun, seasonal maker project? Whether you're looking for a seasonal creation for adults, a family-friendly endeavor, or something in between, there's an option for you. Check out the best DIY Halloween projects for makers!
Teclast F5 Laptop Review
Can lightning strike twice? The Teclast F7 which we reviewed previously has become an ideal laptop for cost conscious-makers, needing a slim and light laptop but with a full 1080p screen.
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.
Word Clock Mini Contest - Can you help Lewis with his code?
To enter the contest, write and submit your own code for the Word Clock. Head over to Lewis's project page and submit your code improvements or suggestions in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
Review : Building a Cube with Cube:bit
LED cubes are great, but for those new to electronics (and seasoned experts) they can be really difficult to build and control … if only there were a more simple way to create them...
What Can You Do with an RGB LED Matrix Shield for Arduino?
Looking for a display option for your Arduino project? Perhaps a compact LCD or an array of LEDs will do the trick, especially if you’re building something decorative.
What is the Gemma M0 and CircuitPython?
MicroPython has come a long way since Damien George first released his Kickstarter for the PyBoard in 2014. Originally a fork of Python 3 for microcontrollers we now have a mature Micro Python platform available for a diverse range of boards such as the BBC micro:bit, WiPy, and ESP32 and this range keeps growing. Adafruit, the American maker company has long been a supporter of the maker community, and in recent months they have released their own “fork” of the MicroPython project and it is called CircuitPython.
What Can You Do with an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express?
Looking for an ultra-compact project board that is compatible with Arduino IDE and CircuitPython? Well, if you can get your hands on an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express, you might just be in luck...
Taking your first steps with the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
Adafruit make many fantastic things, from their excellent range of accessories for most of the popular boards, to their own range of Feather/Metro/Trinket microcontroller boards.
Control a Glockenspiel with Sonic Pi and Lego!
Perhaps the glockenspiel isn’t the first instrument you think of when it comes to electronic music, but thanks to the wonderful Sonic Pi software, that might be about to change...
What Can You Do with an Adafruit Crickit?
Supposedly designed to help avoid a robot apocalypse, the Creative Robotics and Interactive Construction Kit from Adafruit - Crickit for short - is an add-on for their Circuit Playground Express (CPX), an easy-to-use board with support for CircuitPython, Arduino, or (coming soon) the Microsoft MakeCode programming tool.