WEP 982 III Precision Soldering Station Review: Putting the heat where you need it By Les Pounder published 1 February 25 The WEP 982 III is designed for precision soldering, and it brings hot-swappable soldering iron tips to a budget price tag.
SiFive HiFive Premier P550 Review: High RISC By Les Pounder published 26 January 25 Touted as ‘The Highest Performance RISC-V CPU Development Board in the World’, the HiFive Premier P550 aims to be the development board of choice for RISC developers.
OrangePi 4A Review: Coming for the king By Les Pounder published 18 January 25 OrangePi’s alternative to the mighty Raspberry Pi makes a commendable claim for the throne, but it falls far short of the gold standard.
Maker designs custom Raspberry Pi 5 case using CNC machined aluminum for the ultimate cooling By Ash Hill published 13 January 25 Ideatracker took matters into their own hands by designing and creating a solid aluminum Raspberry Pi case from scratch and manufacturing it with a CNC machine.
Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Review: Plenty of memory By Les Pounder published 9 January 25 The Raspberry Pi 5 becomes the first Raspberry Pi with a 16GB RAM option but is it worth the extra money?
EDATec Passive Coolers for Raspberry Pi 5 and 4 Review: Keeping Cool By Les Pounder published 30 December 24 Passive cooling your Raspberry Pi provides a silent means to keep your Pi ticking, and EDATec has options for the Raspberry Pi 5 and the older 4.
Arduino Plug and Make Kit Review: The Kit to start your journey By Les Pounder published 28 December 24 When getting started with electronics, we need a good kit to make the learning process as smooth as possible, and the Arduino Plug and Make Kit could be just the thing you need.
EDATec CM5 Active Cooler Review: A Cool Deal By Les Pounder published 17 December 24 The Raspberry Pi 5 runs hot, and so does the Compute Module 5, and this is the cooler that you need to tackle the heat. Comment end.
Fnirsi HS-02 Review: Keep soldering on! By Les Pounder published 14 December 24 Fnirsi’s update on the HS-01 of 2023 has a great screen and fast heat up time, but is that enough to tempt us away from our favorite soldering irons?
Raspberry Pi Monitor Review (Updated): Well-built portable monitor that works with any HDMI-capable device By Les Pounder published 9 December 24 Editor's Choice After months of being an open secret, the Raspberry Pi Monitor has finally arrived, and just in time for the holiday season.
Raspberry Pi 500 Review: The keyboard is the computer, again By Les Pounder published 9 December 24 Editor's Choice It may look like the Raspberry Pi 400, but this Pi 500 crams an 8GB Raspberry Pi 5 into a keyboard, and it has great thermals!
With this Raspberry Pi powered mask you can 'become anyone' hidden behind 2,960 LEDs By Ash Hill published 5 December 24 Sean Hodgins has created a Raspberry Pi-powered mask that's comprised of matrix panels that can play videos and display images of any face you want.
Pineboards announces Modulo series for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and 5 By Les Pounder published 4 December 24 Pineboards
These are the best Cyber Monday deals on maker tools By Les Pounder last updated 2 December 24 Tools for every maker and every budget
Save big on this UltraGear QHD 34-Inch Curved Gaming Monitor By Les Pounder published 29 November 24 Gaming or work, on this expansive, not expensive curved monitor
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 receives the active cooler that it really needs By Les Pounder published 27 November 24 Now we can really push the CM5!
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Review: More power, same form factor By Les Pounder published 27 November 24 The flagship Raspberry Pi 5 is now at the heart of the Compute Module 5, offering a significant speed boost over the CM4!
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W Review: The RP2350 goes wireless By Les Pounder published 25 November 24 Editor's Choice The power of the RP2350, contained in the familiar Pico form factor, now with added Wi-Fi!
Raspberry Pi 5 RAM-doubling upgrade demoed — going from 4GB to 8GB with the wave of a soldering iron By Mark Tyson published 19 November 24 An electronics upgrade and repair wizard has demonstrated how to boost the Raspberry Pi 5’s RAM quota
How to send and receive BlueSky posts with a Raspberry Pi Pico W By Les Pounder published 18 November 24 Interact with a Raspberry Pi Pico W using BlueSky
Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W Review: The early bird By Les Pounder published 18 November 24 Editor's Choice Beating Raspberry Pi at its own game, Pimoroni has released a seriously powerful RP2350 powered board with Raspberry Pi’s own RM2 wireless board.
Raspberry Pi SSD Review: Speedy, yet safe By Les Pounder published 9 November 24 If you’re thinking about upgrading your Raspberry Pi 5 to use an SSD, then you want to know that it will work, and these drives from Raspberry Pi are guaranteed to work.
This Raspberry Pi automatically archives a stack of Amiga floppy disks By Ash Hill published 8 November 24 Graham Tinkers has created a Raspberry Pi-powered system that automatically backs up stacks of floppy disks and takes a picture of the label as it goes.
Raspberry Pi announce $12 USB 3 hub to add more ports to your Pi By Les Pounder published 7 November 24 Raspberry Pi’s latest accessory is a $12 USB 3 hub which matches the Raspberry Pi aesthetic and provides decent performance on the Raspberry Pi 5.
Tested: OS update solves Raspberry Pi’s age-old YouTube frame-rate problem. By Les Pounder published 4 November 24 You can now stream YouTube very smoothly at 1080p and 60 fps on a Pi 5.
