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Cover illustration for Which ESP32 Variant to Choose: A 2026 Buyer's Guide
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Which ESP32 Variant to Choose: A 2026 Buyer's Guide

Nine ESP32 variants, one decision. Compare S3, C3, C5, C6, H2, and P4 by cores, RAM, radios, and price to pick the right chip for your project.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Aug 15, 2026★8 min read
Cover illustration for nRF54L15 Discovery Board Snaps Into Two Usable Boards
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nRF54L15 Discovery Board Snaps Into Two Usable Boards

Icy Electronics' $27.19 nRF54L15 Discovery packs a Cortex-M33, a RISC-V coprocessor, and a snap-off CMSIS-DAP debugger you can reuse separately.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 27, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Espressif's ESP-Aliro SDK Brings Smart Locks to ESP32
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Espressif's ESP-Aliro SDK Brings Smart Locks to ESP32

Espressif released esp-aliro, an open SDK implementing the CSA's Aliro credential standard on ESP32-C and ESP32-H chips — phone-as-key, no lock-in.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 19, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for M5Stack Stamp-C5 Puts Wi-Fi 6 in a $6.50 Module
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M5Stack Stamp-C5 Puts Wi-Fi 6 in a $6.50 Module

The tiny M5Stack Stamp-C5 packs dual-band Wi-Fi 6, BLE 5, and Thread into a 19mm ESP32-C5 module with up to 19 GPIO and USB-C — all for just $6.50.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 14, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Flipper BUSY Bar: An Open-Source Productivity Display for Makers
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Flipper BUSY Bar: An Open-Source Productivity Display for Makers

The Flipper BUSY Bar is an open-source productivity display with a 72x16 RGB LED matrix, dual processors, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter support.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 4, 2026★3 min read
Cover illustration for ESP32-C5-LCD-1.47: A Thumb-Sized Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 IoT Board
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ESP32-C5-LCD-1.47: A Thumb-Sized Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 IoT Board

Espressif's ESP32-C5 dev board packs dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Thread, Zigbee, and Matter with a 1.47-inch color LCD in a thumb-sized RISC-V package.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 4, 2026★3 min read
Cover illustration for Seeed's XIAO nRF54LM20A Sense Packs Bluetooth 6.0 Into a Thumbnail Board
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Seeed's XIAO nRF54LM20A Sense Packs Bluetooth 6.0 Into a Thumbnail Board

Seeed's XIAO nRF54LM20A, unveiled June 30, 2026, is a 21mm board with Nordic's new SoC, Bluetooth 6.0, Matter, an IMU and mic — and sips microamps in sleep.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 30, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Nordic's nRF54L15 Tag Makes Coin-Cell IoT Prototyping Wonderfully Easy
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Nordic's nRF54L15 Tag Makes Coin-Cell IoT Prototyping Wonderfully Easy

Nordic's nRF54L15 Tag is a coin-cell IoT prototyping board with Bluetooth LE 6.0 Channel Sounding, Thread, Zigbee, and Matter support plus a 6-axis IMU — a compact playground for wireless makers.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 24, 2026★4 min read