You’ve already noticed something special about this issue of Elektor Magazine. That’s right: our friends at Colorado, USA-based SparkFun Electronics guest edited the edition. How did this come about? This edition was a few years in the making. While attending the May 2019 Maker Faire in San Mateo, California, Don Akkermans (CEO, Elektor) and C. J. Abate (Content Director, Elektor) met up with Jahnell Pereira (CBDO, SparkFun) to discuss possible collaborations on content and products. During their meeting over espresso, they quickly found that the two companies had a lot in common: talented in-house engineering teams, widely popular online electronics stores, a serious passion for fun DIY electronics projects, and fast-growing communities of curious engineers and makers. ... [more] ...