New roadtesters come from a variety of backgrounds: professional engineers, makers, STEM/parents, graduate/undergraduate students, teachers, researchers, academics, and many more.
Whether you are an experienced engineer or an electronics enthusiast, you can be selected as a roadtester. What's key is to write an interesting application, show that you are comfortable with the roadtest-product, and demonstrate an interest in participating in the element14 community.
New roadtesters are a courageous group of people. When they see some of the outstanding and long reviews posted by some of our experienced roadtesters, it may look intimidating. But it's not. Like the engineering profession, with some practice and experimenting, anyone can do a great job or write a comprehensive review. The first roadtest is just the first step.
I went through all the roadtest reviews of 2024 and selected ones from new roadtesters that I thought were great productions. A lot is involved in performing your first roadtest. It sometimes takes a bit more work to understand what we are looking for in a roadtest review. You don't need to be a professional writer, nor do we expect that your first review will be perfect. (There really are no perfect reviews. It all depends on the product and the testing plan the roadtester has created.) Writing a review is a learning experience, which I hope all of our roadtesters benefit from.
A new roadtester is an element14 member who wrote his or her first roadtest in the 2024 calendar year. Posted below are my choices for the best new roadtesters of 2024. I verified new roadtesters in 2024 by reviewing their content in their member profile.
parthsanepara: Review the ADI MAX32650FTHR Evaluation Kit and Accessories
battlecoder: Review the ADI MAX32650FTHR Evaluation Kit and Accessories
Abhijit Sahoo: MAX32650FTHR review
SBB: AIROC IFW56810-00 Single-band Wi-Fi 4 Cloud Connectivity Manager Module (CCM) (Note: This product was somewhat of a challenge to roadtest. But SBB handled it well as a new roadtester. - RoadTest Program Manager)
rahulkhanna: Exploring Arduino Uno R4 Minima and Arduino Nicla Voice: Bringing Voice and Motion to the Edge - A Review (Note: I thought both of these reviews were great. Since I couldn't decide which one was better, I added both of them here. - RoadTest Program Manager)
Steve524: Multicomp Pro 3D Printer Filaments RoadTest (Note: This is a good example where showing is better than telling. Some roadtests don't require a lot of words; showing the reader visually is sometimes the best way to review a product. Steve524 did that well as a new roadtester. - RoadTest Program Manager)
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I would like to thank all element14 members for participating in the element14 RoadTest Program.
