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The Pico Gamer is a PicoMite-powered retro game console that includes nine games, with three of them inspired by Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Tetris (with more that can be added). It uses a rechargeable battery with a runtime of approximately eight hours and sports a 3.2in colour LCD screen. by Geoff Graham

Driving up to four independent RGB strips, this strip lighting driver includes a built-in strobe light and is motion-operated using a Wii Nunchuk controller. It can be controlled wired or wirelessly. by Brandon Speedie

Instead of seven segments, this LED display module has 14 segments per character, so it can display letters, digits and even a few symbols. It has a built-in I2C serial interface, allowing popular microcontrollers like the Arduino Uno or Nano to drive it easily. by Jim Rowe

These in-depth Raspberry Pi 5 benchmarks provide more insight into the mini PCs performance and compare it to the older Raspberry Pi 4 system

This revised Bench Supply is basic yet feature-packed, with full onboard metering and an adjustable current limit. It’s pretty easy and cheap to build, so is suitable for relative beginners, and handy for various purposes, including powering circuits for testing or development. Let’s get to building it. by John Clarke

Small monochrome OLED display modules have become widely available at a low cost in the last few years. Their I2C serial interface means that popular microcontrollers can easily drive them. by Jim Rowe

This module is designed to form the basis of a liquid pH meter, for testing the acidity or alkalinity of things like the water in fish tanks or swimming pools, or the liquid in a vat when you’re making beer or wine. It comes complete with two pH sensor probes, and can be easily hooked up to an Arduino or other microcontroller to form a pH meter. by Jim Rowe

This module should be of particular interest if you want to build robotic devices. It uses infrared (IR) light to accurately sense the proximity of objects from 0mm to well over 100mm. It’s based on a technology known as FlightSense, patented by ST Microelectronics. by Jim Rowe

Our upgraded Pico W BackPack now features WiFi functionality along with its 3.5-inch touchscreen. We’ve also included sample code to show how you can use HTTP, UDP and NTP with the BackPack. by Tim Blythman

Secondary students will learn in ‘smart city sandbox’.