Latest Maker and STEM Reviews
Crowbits’ Programmable Magnetic Blocks STEM Kit Review: Build, Code and Play (Updated)
Compatible with Arduino UNO, Micro:bit, and soon Raspberry Pi, too.
Raspberry Pi Build HAT Review: Combine Lego Kits with Pi (Updated)
Lego and Raspberry Pi working together is the “superband” of educational electronics.
Seeed XIAO RP2040 Review: $5 Brain Food
$5 won’t get you very far, but with Seeed’s latest RP2040 based board it can open a world of electronics and fun.
Pimoroni Plasma 2040 Review: Super Bright, Super Easy
A custom RP2040 powered board designed for use with RGB LEDs. The hardware is solid, as is the software which supports it.
Adafruit MacroPad RP2040 Review: The Ultimate DIY Keypad
The best codable keypad on the market, Adafruit’s MacroPad RP2040 is stuffed with features you won’t find elsewhere.
Cytron Maker Pi RP2040 Review: Robots Made Easy
Another $10 RP2040 powered board that demands your attention, especially if you want to build robots.
Adafruit Trinkey QT2040 Review
Adafruit’s Trinkey QT2040 sees the RP2040 SoC dropped into a USB key shaped microcontroller.
Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect Review: Built-in Wi-Fi and BLE
The Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect sees the Arduino and Raspberry Pi come together to provide a microcontroller with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.