Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to the Electromaker Show episode 171! The Electromaker Show returns! Today we look at the wonderful Bela Gem, a music and sound coding platform based on the PocketBeagle 2, Discover the nRF70x series from Nordic Semiconductor, and learn about the new Arduino Nano R4 from our in house engineer Robin Mitchell!


Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week.





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Featured in this show:


• Bela Gem and Gem Multi on Crowd Supply (crowdsupply.com/bela/bela-gem-stereo-and-multi)

• Bela Realtime Audio Programming Free Course (youtube.com/watch?v=aVLRUyPBBJk&list=PLCrgFeG6pwQmdbB6l3ehC8oBBZbatVoz3)

• Mathpad on Crowd Supply (crowdsupply.com/summa-cogni/mathpad)

• Nordic nRF7002, 7001, 7000 and modules (nordicsemi.com/Products/nRF7001)

• New EM series: Behind the Tech! (youtube.com/watch?v=StYdYsPAp_g)

• Product of the Week: Arduino Nano R4 (youtube.com/watch?v=crk-AQh-FZw)