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

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 2015 and released in its final form in November 2021, Lovebox was the brainchild of Jean Gregoire who was keen…

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 a “stick” computer, a whole desktop packed into a case smaller than your mobile phone, has been around for a…

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. I’d be the first to call out the Raspberry Pi, and more so the Pi Zero, as being less than…

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 projects, then allow me a moment to explain. When the Raspberry Pi dropped on my Birthday 4 years ago it…

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 of my older musings about Ruby on the Pi. My previous home for all things electronics, pi.gadgetoid.com, was written during…