Single-Board Computers (SBCs)

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Stacked Raspberry Pi boards showing Ethernet and USB ports from the side.

Raspberry Pi is a terrible Linux desktop, but these 4 alternate SBCs deliver mini PC-level performance

SceneGlow running on Android TV.

3 ways to make an ESP32-powered Ambilight for your TV or monitor this weekend (Aug 14 - 16)

TravelPi Raspberry Pi 4 Model B powered by IMUTO battery with PNY USB flash drives.

Turn your Raspberry Pi into a photo booth and more this weekend (August 14 - 16)

A soil sensor embedded in the soil of a potted plant.

7 places you never thought to put an ESP32

TravelPi Raspberry Pi NAS outdoor close-up with iPhone Files app and PNY USB drives.

I built a battery-powered NAS I can take anywhere using a Raspberry Pi

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A small stuffed toy bird standing next to an iPhone displaying a bird call game.
I turned my Raspberry Pi bird detector into a game that teaches me bird calls
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The kind of twitter I can get on board with.

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ESP32 trash day reminder board close up showing the ESP WROOM 32 chip with the power LED taped over and the blue LED lit.
5 ways I'm using ESP32 LEDs as Home Assistant alerts I can't ignore

Let there be light.

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A Cheap Yellow Display showing weather information lying on a top of an iPhone 15 Pro with the Weather app opened.
I ditched my phone's weather app for a $15 ESP32 display

Today's weather will be cheap and yellow.

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A Kindle 4 running the Package Tracker dashboard showing Delivered status propped on a desk beside a Dante bust and an iMac.
I turned a Raspberry Pi and an old Kindle into an Amazon package tracker—and it cost nothing

A project that truly delivers.

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A Liftmaster MyQ Garage door opener.
You can build a smart garage door opener for $10—here's an easy process that works

Make your garage door smart for less.

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Rockchip Rock 5B single-board compuiter.
The Rockchip Rock 5 excels in 5 homelab scenarios that a Raspberry Pi just can't handle

The Pi 5 is more well known, but the hardware gap is real.

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Raspberry Shake RS1D seismograph device.
The coolest Raspberry Pi project detects earthquakes and data center noise pollution
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Buy it or build it in kit form.

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Govee Strip Light 2 Pro LED strip with multiple colors on the ground.
5 ESP32-powered WLED lighting projects to make this weekend (Aug 7 - 9)

Brighten up your weekend.

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Jumper wire organizer by BoredCAD on MakerWorld.
5 useful parts to 3D print for ESP32 and other microcontroller projects this weekend (Aug 7 - 9)
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From small consumables to big timesavers.

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A Raspberry Pi 4 configured to work as a travel router.
I'm preparing for my next power outage by turning a Raspberry Pi into a super-low-power desktop PC
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One low-powered PC is all I need for a few days.

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A close-up of a stack of Raspberry Pis.
Buying a Raspberry Pi in 2026? You'd better have a very good reason
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It's hard to recommend most models right now.

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A Raspberry Pi 5 in a 3D pritned case compatible with active coolers.
These 3 projects give an idle Raspberry Pi an everyday purpose (August 7 - 9)
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Turn spare hardware into something your household will actually use.

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A Raspberry Pi in a case lying on top of a Beelink Mini S12 Pro mini PC.
5 signs you've outgrown your Raspberry Pi
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It's time to say bye to your Pi.

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I stopped carrying USB drives after building this Raspberry Pi project

It works with any device.

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An ESP32 plugged into a power cable lying between a coffee machine and an espresso maker on a kitchen countertop.
This clever ESP32 trick turns USB chargers into discreet Bluetooth presence detection sensors

A smart home that actually looks smart.

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Raspberry Pi photo frame made from an iPad 2 panel displaying a closer view of the Van Gogh self portrait.
This Raspberry Pi automatically steals photos from my phone (with my permission)
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My iCloud account has been hacked.

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A USB microphone sticking out of a window recording audio for BirdNET-Go.
This open-source app and Raspberry Pi helped me identify every bird in my neighborhood
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They tweet more than I do.

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Close-up side view of stacked Raspberry Pi boards with GPIO headers and network ports.
5 affordable SBCs that beat the Raspberry Pi 5 at homelabbing
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Buying for a specific purpose matters more now.

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ESP32-WROOM-32 microcontroller ESP development board.
I turned a $6 ESP32 into a physical "trash day" reminder I can't ignore

If you see the flash, you forgot the trash.

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Raspberry Pi on case
These 3 Raspberry Pi projects solve real problems—and one brings back cassette nostalgia (July 31 - August 2)
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From five-minute automations to fully custom GPIO builds

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