About Author

Valeri Oliver - Managing Editor, Avnet Content Marketing

Valeri Oliver is Avnet’s managing editor for content marketing. She has over 30 years of experience telling stories about the technologies that make our lives more interesting.

More From Author

Outdoor installation of huppe basketball hoop can weather the elements.

AI-powered huupe dreams come true

By Valeri Oliver - April 21, 2025

Technical article Case Study

See how Avnet helped usher in a new era of basketball technology. Think of it as the Peloton of basketball, an innovative basketball hoop using AI and computer vision components.

The PitchCom device on a catcher’s wrist.

How a small Arizona electronics firm got to baseball’s biggest show

By Valeri Oliver - April 15, 2024

Technical article

The PitchCom device made its way from the drawing board to MLB fields last season in a fascinating tale of persistence, know-how and simple luck. Two Arizona inventors explain how they made it happen.

What happens when the American muscle car goes electric?

By Valeri Oliver - July 21, 2022

Technical article

As we march onward to EV ubiquity, words like “muscle car” and “EV charging” are more often appearing together in conversations. Can an EV car really go fast? Will it feel like a muscle car when it does? We’re about to find out.

Complementary Content

${loading}