Single-Board Computers (SBCs)

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An ESP32 development board mounted to a breadboard with jumper wires connecting another breadboard.
Looking for easy ESP32 projects? These 3 are the best place to start
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Skip the blinking LED and build something worth keeping.

A CD labelled NES sitting on top of a retro themed keyboard and mouse.
I stopped using virtual drives and now I run my retro Raspberry Pi projects from optical media

Hello, old friend.

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ESP32-CAM module with breadboard and motion sensor.
3 ESP32-powered camera projects to make this weekend (Aug 21 - 23)

From smart home to hobbies.

Back of the ESP32 2432S028 Cheap Yellow Display board showing the Guition label ESP32 module SD card slot and USB ports.
Why a Cheap Yellow Display should be your next ESP32 purchase

The future’s cheap and yellow.

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A pile of Raspberry Pi Picos with RP2040s.
These Raspberry Pi builds make everyday hobbies better (August 21 - 23)

These projects mix coding, electronics, and genuinely useful results.

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The words self and hosting spelled out in Bananagrams letters.
These 5 hobbies are better when you self-host free open-source tools for your friends

It’s all part of being a good host.

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A Samsung Galaxy S8 displaying a dashboard showing the location of an iPhone and Apple Watch based on signal strength from ESP32 Bluetooth proxies.
I turned an old Android phone into a wireless ESP32 smart home dashboard

Using a phone to keep track of my phone.

An ESP32 board turned analog gauges into PC performance monitoring display
Someone built a retro analog PC dashboard with an ESP32 and E-waste gauges

Retro hardware meets modern PC monitoring.

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A soil sensor embedded in the soil of a potted plant.
This ESP32 project reminds me to water plants based on soil moisture instead of a strict schedule

Test the waters.

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

The Pi is great, but it isn't perfect for every application.

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

Roll your own responsive ambient lighting.

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)

Share files privately, capture party photos, or animate your own miniature movie.

A soil sensor embedded in the soil of a potted plant.
7 places you never thought to put an ESP32

Is there nothing the ESP32 can't do?

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

Any attached drive becomes accessible from my phone or laptop.

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

The kind of twitter I can get on board with.

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.

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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