Les Pounder

Les Pounder

Les Pounder 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 programme "Picademy".

Articles by: Les Pounder

Adafruit Trinkey QT2040

Adafruit Trinkey QT2040 Review

By Les Pounder published

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 published

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

Logitech Deals

Best Prime Day Logitech Deals for 2021

By Les Pounder published

We've compiled the best Prime Day Logitech discounts.

3D Printers for Prime

Best Prime Day 3D Printer Deals for 2021

By Les Pounder published

The cost of 3D printers is falling, so now is the best time to grab a bargain and start making your own 3D printed projects.

Anycubic Photon Mono

Anycubic Photon Mono Now $50 Off For Prime Day

By Les Pounder published

High quality prints, fast speed, and now $50 off!

Uctronics Raspberry Pi Pico Starter Kit

Save $7 on Uctronics Raspberry Pi Pico Starter Kit This Prime Day

By Les Pounder published

This great kit has everything you need to start making with Raspberry Pi's RP2040 based board

Kitronik Pico Motor Driver and Pico Robotics Board

Kitronik Pico Motor Driver and Pico Robotics Board Review: R2-P1C0

By Les Pounder published

Building robots with Kitronik’s new boards is a great learning experience, made simple with good hardware and clever software.

Pico Display Pack Max

Pimoroni's New Pico Display Takes It to the Max

By Les Pounder published

A new version of Pimoroni's Pico Display sees a larger screen and a higher resolution.

CircuitPython Shortcut Keys

How to Build an RP2040 Powered Shortcut Keyboard

By Les Pounder published

Using the power of the RP2040 and the ease of use CircuitPython affords, build your own keyboard shortcut device and save time!

Akasa Maze

Akasa Maze Pro Raspberry Pi Case Review: Unique Design, Passive Cooling

By Les Pounder published

Akasa’s latest passively cooled case bears a striking “maze” heat sink and simple looks designed to keep your Raspberry Pi 4 cool under pressure.

Adafruit Trinkey QT2040

Adafruit Release USB Key Sized RP2040 Board

By Les Pounder published

With no GPIO and a USB key design, Trinkey QT2040 is a quirky RP2040 powered board for those that want to plug in and hack

Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect

Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect Review: Built-in Wi-Fi and BLE

By Les Pounder published

The Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect sees the Arduino and Raspberry Pi come together to provide a microcontroller with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Raspberry Pi Pico-Powered Camera Button

How to Build a Raspberry Pi Pico-Powered Camera Button

By Les Pounder published

Capture the beauty of nature or other far-away objects with your smartphone and a Raspberry Pi Pico.

PGA2040

Pimoroni to Release RP2040 Breakout for Maker Projects

By Les Pounder published

Pimoroni's PGA2040 aims to simplify breaking out the RP2040 for use in your own circuits.

Seeed reServer

Seeed reServer: Compact and Powerful Edge Computing

By Les Pounder published

Seeed's reServer is the first in a new range of IoT / Edge computing devices that aim to disrupt cloud computing.

Maker Pi RP2040

Cytron Release Robotics Focused Maker Pi RP2040

By Les Pounder published

Following on from the successful Maker Pi Pico, Cytron have designed an RP2040 board for robotics and motorized projects.

RP2040 SoC

RP2040 'Pi Silicon' Goes on General Sale for $1

By Les Pounder published

The RP2040 chip has been released for general sale, enabling anyone to make their own RP2040 devices.

Pico Robot

How To Build A Simple Raspberry Pi Pico Robot

By Les Pounder published

With a simple kit and the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico we can create our first robot that will navigate your room by touch.

Pimoroni Pico LiPo

Pimoroni Pico LiPo Review: Pico Pinout with Plenty of Extras

By Les Pounder published

Pimoroni’s Pico LiPo takes the already-great Raspberry Pi Pico and sprinkles all the extras to make this the ideal Pico.

Raspberry Pi PoE+ HAT

Raspberry Pi Release New and Improved PoE+ HAT

By Les Pounder published

Raspberry Pi release an update to the PoE HAT, the updated model provides great power, better cooling and less noise.

Scratch Game

How To Program Webcam-Powered Scratch Games

By Les Pounder published

Put down the joypad and become a finely tuned instrument of precision sports prowess.

Pimoroni Pico Wireless

Pimoroni Pico Wireless Review: Easy Pico IoT

By Les Pounder published

A pack that simply clips to your Raspberry Pi Pico, opening up IoT projects for the Raspberry Pi Pico.

Adafruit RP2040 Trinkey

Adafruit Squeezes the Power of the RP2040 Into a USB key

By Les Pounder published

Adafruit's QT 2040 Trinkey is a new form factor that plugs straight into your computer, readying your machine for electronic experiments.

Arduino Logo on top of RP2040 SoC image

Arduino Releases Its WiFi-Enabled RP2040 Board

By Les Pounder published

The final board from the official partners sees WiFi, Bluetooth, and sensors ready to build a Pico-powered IoT project.

Raspberry Pi Chia Coin

How to Use Raspberry Pi to Farm Chia Coin

By Les Pounder published

The Raspberry Pi 4 is the ideal low power device for farming Chia Coin. After you’ve made your plots on a powerful PC, you can keep them online at a fraction of the power usage.

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