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Les Pounder
Les Pounder

Les Pounder is an associate editor at Tom's Hardware. He is a creative technologist and for seven years has created projects to educate and inspire minds both young and old. He has worked with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to write and deliver their teacher training program "Picademy".

Articles by: Les Pounder

Pimoroni PicoSystem

Pimoroni PicoSystem Review: Tiny Console for Big Ideas

By Les Pounder

A pocket sized handheld games console powered by the Raspberry Pi RP2040 and your coding skills.

A corner of the Pi 4 board, showing the SoC.

Raspberry Pi 4 Sees Price Increase, Global Supply Chain to Blame

By Les Pounder

For the first time in its history, Raspberry Pi has revised upward the price of its Raspberry Pi SBC. The global supply shortage is to blame, and Eben Upton offers guidance for industrial customers.

Raspberry Pi Build HAT Tutorial

How to Use Raspberry Pi Build HAT: Create a Color Sensing Rig

By Les Pounder

The latest add on sees the popular Raspberry Pi finally gain official support for Lego accessories so we built a color detecting rig that merges Raspberry Pi, HATs and Lego into one project.

Raspberry Pi Build HAT

Raspberry Pi Build HAT Review: Combine Lego Kits with Pi (Updated)

By Les Pounder

Lego and Raspberry Pi working together is the “superband” of educational electronics.

Rufus Windows 11

How to Run Windows 11 on a USB Drive (and Take it With You)

By Les Pounder

You can create a live, bootable Windows 11 USB and take your OS and programs with you from computer to computer.

A corner of the Pi 4 board, showing the SoC.

Raspberry Pi Launches New Website For Its Hardware

By Les Pounder

Raspberrypi.com will cover hardware while the .org offers educational resources.

Raspberry Pi Sense HAT

How To Use The Raspberry Pi Sense HAT

By Les Pounder

With the news that two Raspberry Pi 4 are heading to space housed inside custom designed “space grade” aluminum enclosures we looked at the Sense HAT, the board which makes all of this possible.

Best Raspberry Pi HATs

Best Raspberry Pi HATs: Expansion Boards for Every Project

By Les Pounder

Raspberry Pi HATs let you add lights, motors, sensors and more.

Raspberry Pi Cases

The Best Raspberry Pi Cases

By Les Pounder, Avram Piltch

Find the right case for your Raspberry Pi.

MutantC V4

Ultra Mobile Raspberry Pi Returns With Latest Upgrades

By Les Pounder

MutantC returns with version 4 of its UMPC lookalike portable Raspberry Pi.

Raspberry Pi Splash Screen

How To Customize the Raspberry Pi Splash Screen

By Les Pounder

Adding a custom boot splash image or video is not that difficult, all you need are two files and a few lines of code and your next project will stand out from the crowd.

Pimoroni's Plasma 2040

Pimoroni's Plasma 2040 Wants to Light Up Your Life

By Les Pounder

Plasma 2040 is a board designed for easy use of RGB LEDs, such as NeoPixels and Dotstar.

Streaming Video With RPi

How To Stream Live Video From Your Raspberry Pi Camera

By Les Pounder

The range of Official Raspberry Pi Cameras are great fun for a project, and here we are learning how to stream live video, and apply real time image effects.

Pi Hole

How to Block Ads Network-Wide With Pi-hole on Raspberry Pi

By Les Pounder

Using Pi-hole, your Raspberry Pi can filter ads before they reach your PCs, phones or tablets.

Raspberry Pi 4 USB Booting

How to Boot Raspberry Pi 4 / 400 From a USB SSD or Flash Drive

By Avram Piltch, Les Pounder

A firmware update lets you use any USB device to boot a Raspberry Pi 4 / 400.

Comparison of Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, Raspberry Pi 3A+ and Compute Module 4

Raspberry Pi 4A Could Skip USB 3, Have PCIe Port

By Les Pounder

The Raspberry Pi series of boards is missing a Model A, and Eben Upton explains what could be on that board.

Tom's Hardware The Pi Cast

Raspberry Pi's Eben Upton Guests on Tom's Hardware: The Pi Cast First Anniversary Show

By Les Pounder

Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton join us to talk about the past, present and future of the Raspberry Pi

Asus Tinker Board 2S

Asus Tinker Board 2S Review: No Competition for Raspberry Pi

By Les Pounder

Asus’ track record with single board computers hasn’t been the best, and the Tinker Board 2S is no different.

Windows 11 Raspberry Pi 4 Overclock

How To Overclock Your Windows 11-Powered Raspberry Pi 4

By Les Pounder

With a simple GUI tool we can tweak our Raspberry Pi Windows 11 install for the best performance.

Raspberry Pi Pico

Raspberry Pi Pico: Tutorials, Pinout, What You Need to Know

By Les Pounder

We cover everything about Raspberry Pi Pico, from how to get started to which accessories you can buy.

Raspberry Pi Pico with LCD Screen

How to Use an I2C LCD Display With Raspberry Pi Pico

By Les Pounder

LCD displays are a cost effective way to add text output to a project. They are easily readable thanks to a bright and clear display.

Adafruit Trinkey QT2040

Adafruit Trinkey QT2040 Review

By Les Pounder

Adafruit’s Trinkey QT2040 sees the RP2040 SoC dropped into a USB key shaped microcontroller.

Pimoroni Tiny 2040

JLCPCB Make It Easier To Build Your Own RP2040 Boards

By Les Pounder

JCLPCB announce that the RP2040 SoC is now available to add to your PCB project and they will even solder it for you.

Raspberry Pi Boards

Best Prime Day Raspberry Pi Deals for 2021

By Les Pounder

We're rounding up the best Prime Day deals on Raspberry Pis this year.

Logitech Deals

Best Prime Day Logitech Deals for 2021

By Les Pounder

We've compiled the best Prime Day Logitech discounts.