Please turn JavaScript on
Scargill's Tech Blog icon

Scargill's Tech Blog

Following Scargill's Tech Blog's news feed is very easy. Subscribe using the "follow" button on the top right and if you want to, choose the updates by topic or tag.

We will deliver them to your inbox, your phone, or you can use follow.it like your own online RSS reader. You can unsubscribe whenever you want with one click.

Keep up to date with Scargill's Tech Blog!

Scargill's Tech Blog: Scargill's Tech Blog - Anything to do with gadgets - the stuff that gets me up in the morning full of enthusiasm %

Is this your feed? Claim it!

Publisher:  Unclaimed!
Message frequency:  0.18 / day

Message History

I had the original Latte Panda AGES ago and at the start of 2026, the company sent me their new(ish) Latte Panda IOTA complete with add-on extensions including a UPS board (minus batteries). M.2 M-Key expansion board, 4G board, active (fan) cooler and POE hat.

All good stuff. the IOTA name comes from their intention that the board is good for IOT projects – in which...


Read full story

I recently received the new Sonoff Zigbee Dongle Plus, primarily sold as a Zigbee coordinator. It’s a USB device – and you would plug it into a computer (Raspberry Pi for example) running for example Zigbee2MQTT. This unit would be the primary and only “coordinator” in a Zigbee network. Why this one? Well, Sonoff have been making such coordinators for years – and they keep im...


Read full story

The display – which runs on it’s internal battery, consuming very little power and USB-chargeable, arrived on my desk just a couple of days ago and at first, when I looked at the Seeed site, I couldn’t see any reference to setting it up. I emailed S...


Read full story