# Projects Overload, New Arduino Giga board, Batteryless IoT, and more!

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2023-03-10
- Length: 35m
- Episode: 102
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-03-10-projects-overload-new-arduino-giga-board-batteryless-iot-and-more
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/projects-overload-new-arduino-giga-board-batteryless-iot-and-more

## Summary

The host discusses the new Arduino Giga R1 Wi-Fi board, highlighting its Mega form factor, powerful controller, and multimedia capabilities like camera and audio output. He then covers a Crowd Supply campaign for Riotee, an open-source batteryless IoT module designed to reduce electronic waste by harvesting energy from solar or other sources. Finally, he reviews several community projects, including a cellular IoT quality analyzer, a hand-tracking piano, and a Doom port on a Lego brick.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-03-10-projects-overload-new-arduino-giga-board-batteryless-iot-and-more#t=0) Introduction and Arduino Giga R1 Wi-Fi

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Arduino (company)
- Arduino Giga R1 Wi-Fi (product)
- Raspberry Pi (company)
- Riotee (product)
- Crowd Supply (company)
- Nordic nRF52833 (chip)
- RP2040 (chip)
- Adafruit (company)
- Pygamer (product)
- 314Reactor (other)
- Emily's Electric Oddities (other)
- Gulam Murtuza (other)
- Ancient (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [The Onio Batteryless Vision with Kjetil Meisal](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal) (The Amp Hour)
- [Arduino, IndiGoGo and Hack-a-Day - Doodad Dealer Dancing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-07-17-arduino-indigogo-and-hack-a-day-doodad-dealer-dancing) (The Amp Hour)
- [100: Unintentional Radiator](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-05-06-100-unintentional-radiator) (Embedded.fm)
- [Ep039: Elliot <3 Lightning Detector, Ikea Dark Mode, Smartest Watch, Solar Sailing, VAWT Controversy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-10-10-ep039-elliot-3-lightning-detector-ikea-dark-mode-smartest-watch-solar-sailing-va) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [The Automation Amish](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-07-10-the-automation-amish) (The Amp Hour)

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