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Beelink EX Docking Station For The GTi 14 Ultra

A couple of weeks ago, I tested the Beelink GTi 14 Ultra, a powerful mini PC with a full-size PCIe port underneath it. At the time Beelink said that this...
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Electronics Projects

I Tried The New TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus, Is It Any Good?

A few months ago I built an all-SSD NAS using a Raspberry Pi 5 and a quad-SATA hat from Radxa. By adding...
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Electronics Projects

I Tried 3 New Hats For The Raspberry Pi 5

Today we've got three new hats for the Raspberry Pi 5 that we will be trying out....
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Electronics Projects

Beelink EX Docking Station For The GTi 14 Ultra

A couple of weeks ago, I tested the Beelink GTi 14 Ultra, a powerful mini PC with...
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I Tried The New TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus, Is It Any Good?

A few months ago I built an all-SSD NAS using a Raspberry Pi 5 and a quad-SATA...
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I Tried The ZimaCube Pro, Is This The Perfect Home Server?

Today we’re going to be taking a look at the ZimaCube Pro. This is a new device...
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Raspberry Pi Projects

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Personal Cloud Server Using A Pi 5 – Made With The Omtech Polar

The cost of cloud services might not be that significant for one month, but the recurring costs quickly stack up. In a couple...
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CrowView Note 14″ Workstation – Unboxing and Review

The CrowView Note is a new laptop-style, self-powered portable monitor with a keyboard, trackpad, microphone and speakers built in. It has been designed...
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Pironman 5 NVMe Raspberry Pi 5 Case Review

Today we’re going to be taking a look at new the Pironman 5 case by Sunfounder. This case has been designed to house...
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Arduino Projects

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I Turned PET Bottles Into A 3D Printed Pi Case – PET Bottle Recycler Part 2

A few weeks ago I published a project on the controller that I designed for a PET bottle recycler that I've been working...
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PET Bottle Recycler Part 1 – Using An Arduino Uno R4 To Control A 3D Printer’s Hotend

Today we're going to be using the new Arduino Uno R4 WiFi to build a controller for a PET bottle recycler. I'm doing...
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Meet Bittle, an Advanced Open-Source Robot Dog by Petoi

This is Bittle, a ready-to-run advanced open-source robot dog by Petoi that is based on the OpenCat robotic pet framework. If you’ve ever wanted...
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What Makes TMC2208 Stepper Motor Drivers Silent

A while ago I did a bit of an experiment to compare the sound level between TMC2208 and A4988 stepper motor drivers. At...
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Grafana Weather Dashboard using InfluxDB and an ESP32 – In-Depth Tutorial

Following one of my previous projects where I built a weather station dashboard using InfluxDB and Grafana on the reTerminal, I had quite...
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Making An Ultra Low Power Arduino Pro

This 3.3V Arduino Pro Mini uses over 600 times less power than a traditional Pro Mini, using a couple of simple, low power,...
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Gweike G2 Pro 30W Fibre Laser Unboxing & Review

I've been using diode and CO2 lasers in my home workshop for quite some time. Combined with a 3D printer, they've been fantastic...
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Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra Unboxing and Review

The Mars 5 Ultra is the latest revision to Elegoo's successful Mars series of SLA printers. Its product page advertises an impressive set...
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Personal Cloud Server Using A Pi 5 – Made With The Omtech Polar

The cost of cloud services might not be that significant for one month, but the recurring costs quickly stack up. In a couple...
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Gweike G2 Pro 30W Fibre Laser Unboxing & Review

I've been using diode and CO2 lasers in my home workshop for quite some time. Combined with...
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Khadas Mind 2 Unboxing & Review

Over the past two years, I've tried two of Khadas' single board computers which were aimed at...
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3D Printing

Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra Unboxing and Review

The Mars 5 Ultra is the latest revision to Elegoo's successful Mars series of SLA printers. Its product page advertises an impressive set of features like 9K resolution, automatic build...
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LincStation N1 All-SSD NAS by LincPlus, Unboxing & Review

Today we're going to be taking a look at the LincStation N1, a 6-bay all-SSD NAS by...
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Electronics Projects

I Tried 3 New Hats For The Raspberry Pi 5

Today we've got three new hats for the Raspberry Pi 5 that we will be trying out....
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Electronics Projects

Beelink EX Docking Station For The GTi 14 Ultra

A couple of weeks ago, I tested the Beelink GTi 14 Ultra, a powerful mini PC with...
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Electronics Projects

I Tried The New TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus, Is It Any Good?

A few months ago I built an all-SSD NAS using a Raspberry Pi 5 and a quad-SATA...
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Gweike G2 Pro 30W Fibre Laser Unboxing & Review

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I've been using diode and CO2 lasers in my home workshop for quite some time. Combined with a 3D printer, they've been fantastic for...

Khadas Mind 2 Unboxing & Review

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Over the past two years, I've tried two of Khadas' single board computers which were aimed at being compact and low power computers for...

Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra Unboxing and Review

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The Mars 5 Ultra is the latest revision to Elegoo's successful Mars series of SLA printers. Its product page advertises an impressive set of...

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I Built A 4-Bay Raspberry Pi 5 Based NAS

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Last year, I built a Pi-based NAS as cheaply as possible using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. It was a great project to learn...

Multiple Push Buttons on One Arduino Input

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The most commonly used Arduino board, the Arduino Uno, only has 12 available digital IO pins, so you may find yourself quickly running out...

Recondition a Lead Acid Battery, Don’t Buy A New One

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Lead acid batteries often die due to an accumulation of lead sulphate crystals on the plates inside the battery, fortunately, you can recondition your...

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