Gadgetoid

gadg-et-oid [gaj-it-oid]

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.

Archive for the ‘Hobby Electronics’ Category

Epson LabelWorks LW-C610 Label Maker Review

It’s no secret that I go where my interests lie with Gadgetoid. For a while now I’ve been angling for…

Upper Story Spintronics – Act One – Reviewed

The inscrutable nature of electronics has led to myriad attempts to find the perfect analogy for the relationship between resistance,…

Lovebox – wireless display for thoughtful messages – reviewed

Both my reviewer and maker sense tingles when I come across something like Lovebox. Starting in a French makerspace in…

ZOTAC ZBOX PI221 Review

When it comes to small-form-factor computers, the Raspberry Pi is far from the only game in town. The concept of…

WDLabs PiDrive Node Zero

The PiDrive Node Zero packs 314GB of storage, a Pi Zero and a two-port USB hub into one compact package.…

YouTube Channels For The Electronics Hobbyist

If you’re not already familiar with my shift from testing and reviewing consumer electronics, to making and supporting hobbyist electronics…

Parallax Propeller ASC+ Review

So, here we are. This is, perhaps, the inaugural “Hobby Electronics” post on Gadgetoid proper. That’s if you ignore some…

HobbyTronics Serial-VGA for Arduino & Raspberry Pi

Displays, in all their various forms, are, without a doubt, the most popular hobby hardware hacking component. From LED matrixes…