# ESP32 vs Pi Pico, ShaRPiKeebo Tiny Linux Deck, new Arduino kit and more!

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2022-05-13
- Length: 31m
- Episode: 81
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-05-13-esp32-vs-pi-pico-sharpikeebo-tiny-linux-deck-new-arduino-kit-and-more
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/esp32-vs-pi-pico-sharpikeebo-tiny-linux-deck-new-arduino-kit-and-more

## Summary

The host reviews the April Electromaker of the Month winners, including a biomechanical robotic hand and a machine-learning-controlled RC plane, before discussing the ESP32 versus Raspberry Pi Pico debate, highlighting the Pi Pico's PIO capabilities for VGA rendering. He then covers new hardware announcements such as the Arduino Portenta X8 single-board computer and its Max carrier board, the ShaRPiKeebo tiny Linux deck, and the papered.ink e-paper display board, while also reflecting on the implications of remote kill switches in John Deere tractors.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-05-13-esp32-vs-pi-pico-sharpikeebo-tiny-linux-deck-new-arduino-kit-and-more#t=0) Electromaker of the Month Winners

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Arduino (company)
- Portenta X8 (product)
- Max carrier board (product)
- Raspberry Pi Pico (product)
- ESP32 (product)
- RP2040 (chip)
- ShaRPiKeebo (product)
- papered.ink (product)
- Inkplate 6 Color (product)
- John Deere (company)
- Qualcomm (company)
- Nordic Semiconductor (company)
- Thingy:91 (product)
- nRF5340 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi 4 (product)
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2W (product)
- NXP i.MX8 (chip)
- STM32H7 (chip)
- Cathode Ray Dude (other)
- Handy Geng (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep 221: The Future of the Raspberry Pi, Sniffing a Toothbrush, Your Tactical Tool Threshold](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-06-02-ep-221-the-future-of-the-raspberry-pi-sniffing-a-toothbrush-your-tactical-tool-t) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep 353: Fantastic Peripherals, Fake or Not Fake Picos, and Everything on the Steam Deck](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-16-ep-353-fantastic-peripherals-fake-or-not-fake-picos-and-everything-on-the-steam) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep102: Raspberry Pi Microcontroller, Microphone Killswitch, and a 45-Degree 3D-Printer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-01-22-ep102-raspberry-pi-microcontroller-microphone-killswitch-and-a-45-degree-3d-prin) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep 150: Blackberry Runs Out of Juice, NODE has your pinouts, Rats learn DOOM, and 2021 is Done](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-07-ep-150-blackberry-runs-out-of-juice-node-has-your-pinouts-rats-learn-doom-and-20) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Rubber Duck Incarnate](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-01-26-rubber-duck-incarnate) (The Amp Hour)

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