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Ben

Back to school is more than sharpening pencils and cracking books. Students need software solutions to maximize studies and stay organized. Better still if the tools are free and open source! Tim Brookes put together a list of 10 back to school tools for How-to-Geek: Being a student typically means living a frugal lifestyle and ...

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Angelica

NEW PRODUCTS – FeatherS3[D], TinyS3[D], & ProS3[D] from Unexpected Maker FeatherS3[D] ESP32-S3 by Unexpected Maker Introducing the FeatherS3[D] – The pro ESP32-S3 Development Board in the Feather Format! FeatherS3[D] includes an onboard antenna and a u.FL connector for an external antenna on the same board, and you can switch which antenna to use via the RF switch on the fly from inside your code! Two antenna options – one board! The onboard antenna is selected by default, so you never need to worry about the RF switch being in a bad state or the ESP32-S3 getting damaged if you forget to ...

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Anne Barela posted How to draw a Space Invader

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Stanko at muffinman.io recently made the Space Invader Generator for a Creative Coding Amsterdam code challenge. Looking at the drawings, a pattern started to emerge. And it was the best kind of pattern – one based on geometry and vector graphics, both things I enjoy and am good at. I chose to play to my strengths and try generating a vector invader. I’m glad to say it worked – what I implemented can generate most of the invaders I drew by hand. For the animation, we’ll try to mimic the original video game. The original invaders have very simple two-frame animations ...

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Researchers at Penn State are utilizing a technique known as electrospinning to develop wearable health sensors that generate electricity from the wearer’s motion to power them. The implications are significant, according to Mather. By improving the internal structure of the fibers without requiring high-voltage treatment or complex post-processing, the team created a material that could ...

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Ben

Inaugural voyage of the King of Red Lions   YouTuber Littlejem built this impressive King of the Red Lions. She claims to have no boating experience but I would argue playing through Wind Waker a couple times counts for something! For the electronics she uses an Arduino with a Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM/Servo Driver – ...

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coltmort shares: I have been wanting to organize my spices and I had seen some similar racks, but the one I tried printing was too skinny and short. The others that I found looked to be remixes of remixes and had strange artifacts so here is my attempt at a sliding spice rack. download the ...

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Ben

From the mail bag! Kudos goes out to the shipping team. Safely packaging the items, saved my delivery. UPS was kinda rough on the delivery, but care in packaging saved the day, no items damaged. Thanks againfor a GREAT Job Well Done!

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fr3Dtisk shares: second version of my blueberry/cranberry comb. It’s the perfect picking tool, fits a lot and has a great reach. After thoroughly testing the first version by my friends, I decided to make a few changes according to their experience. Version two includes larger holes to allow more opportunity for leaves and other crap ...

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PokePrints shares: Designed in Shapr3D and Nomad Sculpt Modeled in pieces and optimised for simple, quick, and efficient printing. Easy to assemble. Align the insert pieces before committing to pushing them in fully. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1673726-yoshi-egg-pokeball Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for ...

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micmey78 shares: Soft. Tough. Built for adventure. This small frisbee may look simple, but it’s a high-performance flyer — just like its bigger sibling. Designed to be printed easily on an A1 Mini, and with attached print profile reliable results. Made from TPU, it’s virtually indestructible — flexible, durable, and built to bounce back from ...

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user_2169668535 shares: Remember those old manual bellows horns we used as children? And if you don’t know them because you’re young, rediscover an old toy that has annoyed generations! The bellows horn was originally a sound warning for cars, later replaced by more modern electric horns, then used on bicycles and finally as a toy ...

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Q_Craft shares: Version A (small & large): Has holes at the bottom, can be used as a pen holder, flower pot, or utensil holder Version B (small & large): Has a divider in the middle, creating 2 compartments for organizing stationery, utensils, toothpaste and toothbrushes, or remote controls download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1677551-large-capacity-cat-shaped-pen-holder Every Thursday ...

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modelicious shares: This sleek and innovative accessory is designed to resemble a real zipper, adding a a fun and trendy twist to the traditional bookmark. The intricate detailing of the zipper teeth and pull tab creates a lifelike appearance that is sure to catch the eye of anyone who sees it. The pull also features ...

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DavidMiles_3520182 shares: Nothing is more iconic to an era than the little dots of dazzling light reflecting from a spinning disco ball. They create a mesmerizing, immersive atmosphere that captivates everyone in the room. Whether for a party or an intimate gathering, this timeless decor piece guarantees to infuse your event with a sense of ...

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Pedro

Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Glowing Spooky Tree By szymondruk3d printables.com/model/1387627-glowing-spooky-tree Bambu X1C Glow PLA 3hr 54mins X:213 Y:100 Z:191mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 58g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday ...

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Anne Barela

This week’s EYE ON NPI will extend your power supply options, it’s Diodes Inc’s AP3377 series USB PD3.1 Sink Controllers, a pair of chips that take the USB Type Power Delivery Sink specification to new highs with extended voltage ranges and two methods of configuration: the AP33772S has I2C control interface while the AP33771C has two resistors to set the voltage and current limit. We’ve covered USB Power delivery sink controllers on EYE ON NPI before with chips that can be configured to request higher voltages than 5V from a USB port. This is a boon for getting rid of ...

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Adafruit Video, components & parts, digikey, EYE on NPI, power supply, USB-PD

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MisterJ_2943310 shares: 3D printable replacement parts for a reverse bale zipper. The slider can be attached to a zipper without unsewn ends. Reverse bale zippers are usually used for water resistant zippers. If you need a standard bale zipper (with the u-shape on top), see my other design. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1378812-zipper-slider-replacement-v2-reverse Every Thursday ...

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Jessie Mae

SuperDude @SuperDude_992656 shared this print on Printables! This is a Pi 400 cyberdeck that uses the screen from this kit https://www.playpiper.com/products/piper-computer-kit-v4a; however, the Fusion 360 file is included, so you can modify it to whatever you need. Download files: https://www.printables.com/model/1378667-raspberry-pi-400-cyberdeck Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and ...

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Pedro

DropPunk shares: Add a creepy touch to your haunted house with this detailed Zombie Door Knocker, inspired by classic gothic and Halloween designs. This 3D printable model features a grotesque zombie head with decayed features, hollow eyes, and a large “metal-style” ring clenched between its teeth. The head is framed by ornate, shield-shaped backing. download ...

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LITTLETUP shared this print on Cults3D This download is for Private use only. Made to be printed on a printer with 256x256x256 build volume. Both Ax plates and handle need supports. Eyeballs ,pins and center plate needs brims. Please see pictures for proper part orientaion of the parts and then watch the assembly video to ...

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John Park

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Today’s Project: Building Bluetooth Bridges CircuitPython Parsec Tool Tips Gear Report Inexcusable Puns with Lars and more! The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety of tools and ...

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KonstantinRa_1809458 shares this great design for an Ergonomic squeegee download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1378768-ergonomic-squeegee Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we ...

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Shared by N* [Norkius] on Printables: I made this for my son in Tinkercad after seeing a similar toy online. It features two different base designs and four different shapes in three nesting sizes. Research has shown toys like this help children develop several key skills: spatial relation, hand eye coordination, early mathematical, and problem ...

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3d_cutes shares: Bendable Ankylosaurus Skeleton! This unique 3D model not only looks scientific and accurate, but you can bend its tail and neck and give it different poses! download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1679529-articulated-skeleton-ankylosaurus-dinosaur Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital ...

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Ben

Shared by PrintMa on MakerWorld: This decorative coral lamp combines modern, organic design with timeless elegance and brings a warm, stylish atmosphere to any room. The complex structure, inspired by natural coral growth, creates a fascinating play of light and shadow and makes the lamp a unique eye-catcher, perfect as an atmospheric table lamp or ...

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We’re loving this super fun project that takes inspiration from the iconic Bluey episode “Dance Mode,” built by maker dad Mastering Me. See more project details here on Instructables: We are huge fans of Bluey in our house! We enjoy watching the show for the stories, wholesome family interactions, and the silly games! One of ...

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Stephanie posted What to Make with CLUE

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Get a CLUE! The CLUE is designed for projects that use a ton of sensors – and they’re all built-in! So you can start exploring your world, measuring, logging, and learning. You can transmit data over Bluetooth to a computer or mobile device for data plotting and logging, or save it to the built-in storage. ...

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#circuitpythonparsec Use a Nintendo controller in CircuitPython with the wiichuk library to control a graphical object’s position and scale. code example To learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org

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How did the AstroPi help young makers in 2024-25? Here’s a report on how Astro Pi helped build coding skills, confidence, and community for young people, from the Raspberry Pi Foundation: Taking part in the European Astro Pi Challenge builds young people’s confidence and motivates them to try further digital making and programming activities, according ...

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Adafruit Learning System

Fruit Jam OS is a self contained basic operating system written in CircuitPython that runs on the Fruit Jam device. Along with the Fruit Jam Boot Animation, it includes a launcher that you can navigate with USB keyboard and/or mouse, an editor for viewing and modifying code files, and several built-in apps and games from other Adafruit Learn Guide projects. It’s meant to be a somewhat updated take on the experience provided by the Commodore 64 and other early computer hardware fused with a DIY game console. The guide covers loading CircuitPython and Fruit Jam OS on your Fruit Jam ...

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adafruit learning system, CircuitPython, code, computers, Fruit Jam, gaming, Hardware, HDMI, Keyboards, RP2350, USB Host

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Jessie Mae

Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and Tell Wednesdays 7:30pm Electronics show and tell every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Adafruit Ask an ...

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Jeff Butts finds this headless setup streamlines his home lab. By cutting out the monitor, keyboard and mouse the pi runs in the background handling a host of tasks and  is accessed through a web browser. He can run services like Uptime Kuma, Pi-hole, and Unbound without needing direct interaction. Via XDA: By leveraging Docker ...

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Anne Barela

Video from the March 3-6 Texas Instruments T3IC 2025 show in Dallas demonstrates a TI-nspire CX II graphing calculator controlling a drone. Robolink on August 21st announced a new collaboration with Texas Instruments (TI) Education Technology to bring future-ready learning to more classrooms across the country. This school year, students will be able to program Robolink’s CoDrone EDU using the Python-capable TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. This work bridges physical computing, flight, and core math and science instruction—with tools students and teachers love. Still images appear to show the device connected to a wheeled robotic chassis also. See the video short ...

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Anne Barela

Edward Kinsman at the Rochester Institute of Technology presents a recent paper about building focus stacking systems. Focus stacking is a powerful digital imaging technique used to achieve greater depth of field (DOF) in photography, macro photography, and microscopy. It involves capturing multiple images at different focus points and combining them into a single sharp image. This technique is essential for situations where a single exposure cannot keep the entire subject in focus, such as macro photography. My system is designed around the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo Lens that covers a magnification of 1 to 5 x. ...

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Virtually travel to Nebraska and watch as Yellow Dent #2 corn is turned into PLA pellets in this video from Micro Center on YouTube Our team is fantastic at turning filament into all sorts of things, take a look at what they’ve come up with in the Adafruit Learning System! Not A Typewriter Piranha Pi ...

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In an amazing feat of engineering, NASA’s ominously named OSIRIS-REx landed on Asteroid Bennu. There OSIRIS gathered samples, and now we’re getting the results! Here’s more from NASA: “We traced the origins of these initial materials accumulated by Bennu’s ancestor,” said [Ann Nguyen of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston[. “We found stardust grains with ...

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We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here New Products 8/21/25 Feat. Adafruit BMP581 I2C / SPI Temp Humidity Pressure Sensor – STEMMA QT This week we debuted 12 New Products. Keep up with all the new at Adafruit.com/NEW. Want to get new products info beamed straight into your inbox? New nEw NEWs ...

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Over on YouTube, polymatt noticed this CRT was modded in the 80’s and decided to tear it down before building it back up. See more over on GitHub Video Nub Shank: ESP32 QT Py Composite Video Injector

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The annual group of L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of teh Future has been revealed! Here’s more, From Martin L. Shoemaker, via Worlds Without End: Once again this year, the fine team at Arc Manor have bundled the books curated by Galaxy Press of amazing works by Writers of the Future Judges and winners. Besides highlighting ...

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Stephanie

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. BLOG ⌨️ Advent via its ...

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In NYC it’s not uncommon to wonder onto a film set. Just going about my life I have been in background shots and asked where to run the cables. Maybe if I had some of this lingo I could have also gotten a credit? Useful dictionary for all aspiring gaffers and lighting crew from NoFilmSchool: ...

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TEDx Talks shared this video on Youtube! The struggle is real – teaching and learning can be challenging from either perspective. How to use CRSSP strategies to make teaching and learning more engaging. Dedicating her adult life to inspiring her students with discovering their strengths and inspiring personal growth, not only as learners, but as ...

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Stephanie

When I have time to play games again Herdling is at the very top of my list. How can anyone say no to this color palette and design? These beasts are irresistible! I’d be lying if I didn’t also say that I really really really want this red and blue hooded jacket? sweater? whatever. Fisher-Price ...

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Kelly

Cool build from engineer TomGoff. Check out the project details here on Instructables: I commute to work everyday on a bike and one of the first things I do in the morning is look at my thermometer to see what the outside temperature is so I can make an informed decision on what to wear. So I thought I could make use of the Raspberry Pi Pico to help me solve this problem.

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Anne Barela

This week we got a request to update our CAN FeatherWing and CAN BFF to support CAN FD – that’s version 2 of the classic CAN interface and it is pretty much standard now. The biggest upgrade is FD has Flexible Data rate, so you don’t have to have perfectly sync’d data. Let’s find something with SPI interface, and CAN FD support. See the chosen part on DigiKey See the video below:

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Adafruit Video, CAN, components & parts, The Great Search

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Anne Barela

This week we designed some prototypes: CAN FD version of our FeatherWing and BFF. We also designed a board for the AP33772S which we covered on EYE ON NPI – this is a chip that can do extended range USB Type C Power Delivery and, it seems, Programmable Power Supply mode. Might also do one for the AP33771C too with li’l switches like our HUSB238. We also wrapped up the STHS34PF80 driver and we’ll have a breakout for that shortly, once we get chips on order. And on The Great Search: CAN-FD update to MCP2515 See the video below:

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Adafruit Video, Breakout Boards, CAN, CANbus, Desk of Ladyada, USB-PD

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New Products 8/25/25 Featuring Adafruit BMP581 I2C or SPI Temperature Humidity Pressure Sensor – STEMMA QT! (Video) Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 – 5″ 720×1280 with Capacitive Touch – SC1975 (0:41) FeatherS3[D] ESP32-S3 by Unexpected Maker (1:39) ProS3[D] ESP32-S3 by Unexpected Maker (1:39) TinyS3[D] ESP32-S3 by Unexpected Maker (1:39) Snap-on Enclosure for Adafruit USB Type C CC Resistor Fixer (3:38) Slim Right Angle USB C to USB C Cable – 23mm (4:22) Slim Right Angle USB C to USB C Cable – 40mm (4:22) Slim Right Angle USB C to USB C Cable – 75mm (4:22) Slim Right Angle USB ...

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3d enclosure, AAE, ask an engineer, cases and enclosures, circuitpython, enclosure, enclosures, humidity sensor, humidity sensors, new products, pressure sensor, raspberry pi, snap-on, temperature sensor, temperature sensors, Temperature/Humidity sensors, touch screen, touchscreen, Unexpected Maker, USB C, usb c cables

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On this day in 1991 a 21-year-old Finnish student announced his “just a hobby” operating system. Linus Torvalds sent the above announcement looking for help on what would become Linux His post was titled, “What would you like to see most in minix?“ He had built a simple kernel for a Unix-like operating system. In his ...

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image from DAZMAKER on Instructables   If you’re looking for a surefire way to let trick or treaters know you’ve got the good candy, look no further than DAZMAKER’s Instructable: Today we will make a giant chocolate bar inspired by the design of the 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Well, it should be ...

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Kelly

Check out this awesome monitor frame project by Jeff Barr. Cool to see some Adafruit NeoPixels in the build! Details on Medium: I recently created a strong and flexible frame around my AlienWare monitor in order to allow me to position my camera, prompter, lights, and other accessories independently of my monitor. This post tells ...

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Anne Barela

If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,165 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to ...

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Stephanie

Pixel paint the world in real time with wplace.live, via flowingdata. Not sure what happened but I must’ve opened a time machine navigating to wplace, somehow I lost 45 mins scrolling around looking at the art 😅 Wplace is a collaborative, real-time pixel canvas layered over the world map, where anyone can paint and create art together. Each user gain 1 paint charge every 30 seconds. Because of that, if you want to make a big painting you’ll need help from other people. See more on YouTube and wplace.live

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Happy Women’s Equality Day! On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States. More than a century later we still have work to do. Let’s honor and remember the relentless struggle of the women who made suffrage possible! From Gender Equality Law Center: “What Is Today Even About? I Thought We Celebrated Women’s Day In March??” Today, August 26th, celebrates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution prohibiting states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to individuals on the basis of sex. “Women’s Equality Day” ...

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deepfriedeyeballs shared these 3D printed cookie cutters on Thingiverse! Hello! Here’s a collection of Halloween and Autumn cookie cutters. These are sized to be around 100mm in diameter to make medium-large sugar cookies for decorating, and the 100mm sizing also makes scaling very easy in the slicer. You’ll want to model and print some spacers for your rolling pin to give a 10mm height off the counter. I’ve included the ones we use as an example, although they probably won’t fit your particular pin. The 10mm height makes detail indentations of about 4mm to make tracing with frosting super easy. ...

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John Park

Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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Image Via Hyperallergic: “Hope described the process as “Indigenizing the Labubus.” (photo courtesy @sydneyakagi)“   I think it was Shakespeare who said: “A Monchichi by any other name would be as unsettling” Labubu are currently everywhere. Are you accessorizing your accessories to match your personality? Hyperallergic writes about Lily Hope who is creating traditional Ravenstail ...

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Shared by Unamanic on Maker World: My wife has two delightful vices: mildly sweetened lattes and stroopwafels, perfectly warmed to gooey perfection by resting them atop said lattes. We buy them in bulk from Costco, but their flimsy plastic packaging tears faster than you can say, “Please may I have another?” So we store them ...

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If you missed this week’s livestream of John Park’s Product Pick(s) of the Week, not to worry, here’s the video. This week’s pick is the Adafruit STSPIN220 Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board! Watch the video to find out about the Adafruit STSPIN220 Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board, how to use ’em, a live demo, and more. Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Thursday at 4pm ET and 1pm PT on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter), and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Catch previous editions on YouTube and don’t miss ...

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Stephanie

Real Engineering shows viewers the hidden design of the Apple AirPod Pro in this YouTube video. 3D print custom accessories for AirPod Max headphones! Bluetooth Controlled NeoPixel Headphones

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Here’s a fun, simple project that will help you create a secret button for your bag! Here’s more from CMoz via instructables: This is a great way to make your own pressure-sensitive button that you can incorporate into your wearable designs. When making wearables that fit and move with the body, it can be difficult to ...

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Erin St Blaine

Check out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: make a glowing 3d lotus flower with animated, color shifting rainbow lights inside. This is a great beginner project, or a great project to do with kids or a classroom. There is no soldering and no special tools needed – just scissors and tape, and a ...

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Ben

One of the new/old phones spotted from WhatIsNewYork   Once ubiquitous, payphones have been absent from NYC since 2022. So you wouldn’t be wrong to do a double take on the corner of 2nd and Houston (or at various other locations) at the sight of a perfectly vintage payphone. The phones are actually part of ...

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Adafruit Learning System posted NEW GUIDE: Pico Bluetooth Keyboard Bridge

Adafruit Learning System

Check out John Park’s new Learn Guide to create an inexpensive wireless Bluetooth Classic and BLE keyboard bridge using a Raspberry Pi Pico W or Pico 2W! Wireless keyboards. What a concept! I’ve got a few of them and they are usually designed to work over either Bluetooth Classic or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Not every computer or microcontroller can connect with them, but a Pico W or Pico 2 W can, and just costs a few dollars… And that very same Pico can bridge the wireless keyboard messages via USB HID to a host computer or microcontroller. Instant wireless ...

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adafruit learning system, bluetooth, Keyboards, RP2040, RP2350

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Researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have teamed up with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School to develop a wearable robot that learns how to apply mechanical assistance to a weak or impaired limb. Utilizing machine learning, the robot includes sensors that track motion and pressure to ...

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Ben

Map of Earth from Carter Nelsons’s PyPortal ISS Tracker   Location tracking is tricky business, exceedingly helpful but also ripe for abuse. A seemingly simple idea turned into an overengineering project for Dennis Schubert. He wanted a map of places he has been with optional location sharing. This required tapping Google maps plus iOS apps. ...

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Pedro

xiaowu_571 shares: This is a gramophone music box that I designed to fit the music box movement from the “Music Box Bottom Winding Kit-K014” package, which is included in the bill of materials. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1680932-record-player-music-box-k014 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for ...

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Ben

From the mail bag! I just wanted to tell you how appreciative I am, that there are people like you to start companies that help improve everyone. It is such a cool and noble cause. I used to buy the “clones” of your products, but now, I am buying from you because I want to ...

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Pedro

dastoole shares: Bring both style and utility to your space with this Monstera Leaf Wall Hook – a decorative and functional hook system inspired by tropical foliage. Designed to be printed in multiple parts and fully compatible with single-material printers (no AMS required), this wall-mounted hook is perfect for hanging light jackets, keys, jewelry, headphones, ...

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dastoole shares: Bring both style and utility to your space with this Monstera Leaf Wall Hook – a decorative and functional hook system inspired by tropical foliage. Designed to be printed in multiple parts and fully compatible with single-material printers (no AMS required), this wall-mounted hook is perfect for hanging light jackets, keys, jewelry, headphones, ...

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GeorgeTDS shares: My previous model was a stack of disks because that oddly appealed to me. However, I did get a few requests to offer this in a single version as well. So here is my follow up coaster in the form of a 3.5″ floppy disk! Each part is printed separately and glued together ...

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ERALabs shares: A parametric strain relief generator for all of your cable strain relief needs. No more searching for a design, now you can easily generate one yourself with just a few inputs and clicks. Works with all materials. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1682060-parametric-strain-relief Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing ...

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AdamL shares: These bouncy, bendy beings are full of personality, best printed in multi-color thanks with an AMS or similar system. They are designed for joyful desk companionship, shelf life, or curious little hands (with supervision!). download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1512138-yipyip-family-shocked-stone-edition Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion ...

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foorbits shares: They call it Death’s Lantern — an artifact carried by the Pale Ferryman, its glow fed by the souls of the departed. The light within burns eternal, shifting color as it traps new spirits. When the lantern rests in your home, the skull’s grin never changes… but the light it casts may not ...

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mandooooooo shares: Can be used to start growing basil and chili and other plants which need a lot of water at the start. When reloading a bottle make sure you are quick – it will be sealed quickly (a solution will be added soon – check out Update 1) download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7090369 Every ...

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ravencosplay shares: Rumi’s sword from KPOP Demon Hunters animation. Provided for regular and belt printers. You need to insert 6mm rod for enforcement, length about 970mm. download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7094317 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, ...

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Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Blood Jade Spider By 一条咸鱼 makerworld.com/en/models/1718605-a-record-of-a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-bloo Bambu X1C Glow PLA 2hr 53mins X:95 Y:93 Z:26mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 31g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday ...

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Hey folks, Pedro and I are on vacation this week and will be returning the first week of September. If you missed our most recent live stream, it was a special edition that happened on August 15th for CircuitPython Day 2025. It’s embed below with links to all the things we covered. Until next time, ...

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Pedro

SchappiDesigns shares: two sizes to fit for more belts: 94 mm and 110 mm belt diameter different sized pegs for a custom fit in the Pax holes: OG, +0,05 mm and +0,1 mm peg diameter. There are also fitting test pieces (with and without fillets) to test the right one before committing to the final ...

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Mad power shared this project on maker world! THIS MODEL IS FAN ART, YOU CANNOT sell it or derive any direct or indirect profit from it, you can print it for personal use only, neither I nor you hold the commercial rights to distribute it! This print is a tribute, permitted and legal FAN ART! The commercial license you find here is only for my exclusive markerlab models, not for this model! Learn more! Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have ...

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printspire3d shares: This 3D model is a sleek, modern lamp inspired by the geometry of a honeycomb. Its design features interconnected hexagonal frames, forming a minimalistic yet eye-catching pattern. The central structure is built to house an LED strip, delivering vibrant, multi-coloured lighting effects. The base is circular, with a built-in groove to hold an ...

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Cookiemint shared this project on MakerWorld This charming 3D model features a whimsical ghost cat lantern for a touch of magical charm. Designed in .3mf format for crisp, high-resolution 3D printing, the sculpture combines spooky and cute elements, making it perfect for Halloween displays, themed decor, or as a unique collectible. A delightful fusion of ...

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sallyxruby shares: This isn’t just any lamp — it’s THE Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter universe, brought to life as a glowing centerpiece for your desk or shelf. I printed mine with 15% gyroid infill to keep it sturdy while letting the light shine through like a true piece of wizardry. download the files ...

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BattCave shares: Modern 4 drawer box is ready to hold your trinkets, jewelry or any other treasures you wish to store. 133mm Tall – 155mm Wide – 60mm Deep TWO PROFILES – Main Base + Drawers Prints great in PLA. Example printed in Bambu Lab Matte Charcoal, Bambu Lab Matte Bronze Metal download the files ...

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Shared by mgm86 on Thingiverse:   This paint tray is designed for optimum usability and minimal filament consumption of the disposable inserts.   Features:  Available in 2 sizes: The smaller version suits for 50mm (2 inch) long paint roller and the bigger version suits for 110mm (4 inch) long paint roller 2 separate inserts for ...

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giraffe112358 shares: This large Gosper curve is sure to catch everyone’s attention, because its space-filling pattern just invites people to place marbles on it. With a substantial 442 grams of filament required and a 13-hour print time (reduce at your own risk), this model is quite a hefty piece of plastic. Still, it’s worth the ...

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Back in 2014, TED shared how teachers can utilize TED Talks in class and incorporate them into lessons. From the perspective of a student, educators can figure out how to spark a conversation with their class instead of staring into blank faces of disengaged kids just waiting to go home. What my English teacher did ...

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Stephanie posted What to Make with PyBadge

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What’s the size of a credit card and can run CircuitPython, MakeCode Arcade or Arduino? Adafruit PyBadge! We wanted to see how much we could cram into a ​3 3⁄8 × ​2 1⁄8 inch rounded rectangle, and this is what we came up with. PyBadge is powered by our favorite chip, the ATSAMD51, with 512KB ...

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This documentary is the story of the world’s most beloved programming language: Python. What began as a side project in Amsterdam during the 1990s became the software powering artificial intelligence, data science and some of the world’s biggest companies. But Python’s future wasn’t certain; at one point it almost disappeared. This 90-minute film features Guido van Rossum, Travis Oliphant, Barry Warsaw, and many more, and they tell the story of Python’s rise, its community-driven evolution, the conflicts that almost tore it apart, and the language’s impact on… well… everything. See the video below:

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Clavier (French for ‘keyboard’) is an FPGA-based mechanical keyboard with an integrated USB hub, and numerous communication interfaces (JTAG, SPI, I²C, UART). Features Full size 105 keys ISO keyboard + one extra Compatible with PCB mounted Cherry MX switches N-key rollover 1000 Hz polling rate No multiplexing, no ghosting 2-port USB 2.0 hub JTAG, SPI, I²C, 2 × UART, and 8 × GPIOs FPGA-based, VHDL only, no ALU Fully open-source, including all design tools See more on GitHub.

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New Products 8/29/2025 Featuring Adafruit BMP585 Ported I2C / SPI Temperature and Pressure Sensor – STEMMA QT! (Video) 7.5″ 800×480 Tri-Color eInk / ePaper – Bare Display (0:20) Adafruit 3.52″ 340×180 Quad-Color eInk / ePaper – Bare Display (3:13) Adafruit BMP580 I2C or SPI Temperature and Pressure Sensor – STEMMA QT (6:18) Adafruit BMP585 Ported I2C / SPI Temperature and Pressure Sensor – STEMMA QT (8:26)

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leonardlee shared this print on Thingiverse! This is an octopus shaped pumpkin bowl with a lid. Perfect for keeping some treats handy for the Halloween season. You can swap out the triangle eyes for any of the eyes found here. Demo video: https://youtu.be/67PSM1I6LIQ You will need to print the bottom part and the lips part ...

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Braille Vision aims to “improve media accessibility for the visually impaired, by letting them read text around them that has no braille transcriptions available.” Here’s more from Hackaday: Using a headless Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 running Tesseract OCR, the device has a microswitch shutter to take a picture of a poster or other object. ...

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At the intersection of activism and fast fashion; katjastrophe wanted to create a piece that invokes the human element. In a cronenbergian twist this hoodie comes to life with watching eyes. Uses a Pi 4 with camera and some custom printed eyeballs on servos. Via Instructables:   When we buy clothes in a store or ...

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via PyMyLifeUp PiFi is a distribution that makes setting up your Raspberry Pi as a speedy OpenWrt-based Wi-Fi router significantly easier. It is definitely a project you will want to consider using if you want a super portable travel router. OpenWrt, for those who do not know, is an open-source operating system with a focus ...

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via PyMyLifeUp PiFi is a distribution that makes setting up your Raspberry Pi as a speedy OpenWrt-based Wi-Fi router significantly easier. It is definitely a project you will want to consider using if you want a super portable travel router. OpenWrt, for those who do not know, is an open-source operating system with a focus ...

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The only pileup I can handle on my desk are multiple beverage and snack options. Random papers, broken staples and the like need to find their immediate home in something this smart desk dustbin from The Wrench on Instructables: In this project, I built a smart desk dustbin with a satisfying iris-style lid that opens ...

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Joey Wang shared this 8-key vibe coding keyboard that can run claude , control a mouse, and touch grass. After experimenting with Claude Code a bit he realized he didn’t actually need a full keyboard. To demonstrate, he  uses the new keyboard to vibe code a tic-tac-toe game. The keyboard uses a custom case, and ...

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Joey Wang shared this 8-key vibe coding keyboard that can run claude , control a mouse, and touch grass. After experimenting with Claude Code a bit he realized he didn’t actually need a full keyboard. To demonstrate, he  uses the new keyboard to vibe code a tic-tac-toe game. The keyboard uses a custom case, and ...

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Zay

While many were sleeping in, or taking relaxing walks, or playing Mario Cart, Trevor Jones took the more industrious path of budding a space observatory in his backyard. Dubbed Black Dog Observatory, this wonderful creation is Trevor’s “epicenter for astrophotography.” Here’s more from AstroBackyard: Because the base of the telescope mount is bolted to the ...

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We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here New Products 8/27/25 Feat. Adafruit BMP585 Ported I2C/SPI Temperature & Pressure Sensor -STEMMA QT This week we debut 4 New Products. Visit www.adafruit.com/new for more info.

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Kelly

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. Monitor Frame with NeoPixels and ...

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. Monitor Frame with NeoPixels and ...

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Cable woes are eternal. Like any good consumer of electronics I have drawer, a graveyard really, of specialized cables of questionable function. The promise of an actual Universal Serial Bus cable and even bigger promises of USB-C are very enticing. Sydney Butler with How-To Geek feels a little let down. While I happily use USB-C ...

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The Solar Installation from Error Instruments is an experimental synthesizer that claims to be a bridge “between art, sound, and technology.” Here’s more from synthopia: At its core lies a patch bay that opens up endless sonic possibilities. By experimenting with its connections, you can discover countless “sweet spots” where unexpected textures and tones emerge. ...

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Ben

The background shelves on Tiny Desk are full of ephemera left by past musical guests. Have you seen Taylor Swift’s signed CD?   Have you ever wanted to glimpse behind the desk? NPR has crammed some big names with even bigger sound behind an actual working desk. Architectural Digest with Bobby Carter gives a behind ...

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Stephanie posted IKEA, but Make it Hobbit

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We love IKEA, we love LoTR and Jess Less is combing the two over on YouTube Steamboat Stand: 3D Print Add-Ons for IKEA Coat Stand No-Code IKEA Vindriktning Air Quality Sensor Hack with Adafruit IO Hacking Ikea Lamps with Circuit Playground Express Ikea Vindriktning Hack with QT Py ESP32-S3 and Adafruit IO

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If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version (a day late due to the US holiday). To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,162 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to keep up with all things Python for hardware. No ads or spam, no selling lists, leave any time. From the Editor: Welcome to the latest Python on Microcontrollers newsletter and happy US Labor Day for those who ...

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Zachary Kohnen has taken the C-based PicoDVI library for generating graphics on Raspberry Pi microcontrollers and is reimplementing it in Rust, with a focus on the RP2350. Emulation is a sweet spot because if you race the beam, there is no compositor latency. Basically every retro computer with less than a quarter meg of VRAM is fair game (whether a framebuffer or not). I have a bit of time off this fall and intend to do some fun things. You can see his efforts on GitHub and the Wiki. And, of course, if you’re more into Python, you can generate lovely ...

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MultipleMonomials on Reddit writes about the benefits of Kingbright AA3528 LEDs. We selected them in a trade study at a place I used to work, and they have not disappointed — I continue to use them in all my personal projects. It might seem basic, but I haven’t seen another LED series that meets all these requirements: The datasheets are good. They clearly show the current to luminosity relationship, and they have a forward voltage vs current curve that you can use to pick out a suitable resistor. They have a 3D model available from the manufacturer They come in a wide ...

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Tucked into the southern tip of San Francisco Bay, surrounded by the iconic Big Tech campuses for Google, Apple, and Microsoft, lies the historic NASA Ames Research Center. NASA Ames’ rich history includes a grab-bag of fascinating scientific research, including massive wind tunnels, experimental aircraft, the Pioneer space exploration missions, supercomputing, space-based astronomy, and astrobiology. The Internet Archive hosts a collection of 5,000 images from NASA Ames’ archives that paint a vivid picture of a hotbed of cutting edge technology at the heart of America’s technology hub. See this article about the archive, the archive itself, and the video below.

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Anne Barela posted A DIY wasp removal system

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Ed Nisley had a wasp problem in a hard to reach place near a front door, making it immune to typical insecticides. Taking a hint from the comments to our long-ago fruit fly adventure, I conjured a Wasp Blower from available materials. That’s a hulking 12 V electronics case fan mounted on a cardboard bulkhead inside what’s basically a tunnel, with its power supply plugged into a widowmaker extension cord screwed into the light fixture next to the door. The carnage looks awful, so it seems to be working … See the details in the post here.

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Danysuar shared these 3D printed hair combs on Thingiverse! My entry for the #RemixChallenge. This was of course inspired by the Art Nouveau movement coming before Art Deco era. I made the “Steel Crystal” interchange-able so you can either make it a brush comb or a hair fork. I Tested the “Brush comb” teeth and ...

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In the summer of 2022, Linus Åkesson built a C64-based theremin. The theremin is one of the oldest electronic instruments. Its main drawback—and strength—is that it’s incredibly hard to master. The performer has ultimate control over volume and pitch, but it takes months of practice before you can play even a simple scale. I’ve also developed a line of instruments featuring qwerty keyboards, where the keys are laid out as on a Type B chromatic button accordion. The earliest example is the Sixtyforgan, presented in spring 2021, but there’s also Qwertuoso, the Commodordion, the Paulimba, and the C=TAR. For these instruments, the main challenge has ...

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Ed Nisley’s motivation for making Yet Another Coaster was to see if combining recently learned techniques would produce a nicer result. Thus far, the best way to highlight fragments of smashed glass has been to put them atop an acrylic mirror. Check out the design and fabrication in the post here.

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Janet Echelman uses art to creat third spaces for gathering. Here’s more from COLOSSAL: The artist is known for suspending enormous nets from ceilings and outdoor structures, which often cast colorful shadows or glowing light onto their surroundings. Swaying with gusts of wind, the architectural installations invite viewers to pause and meditate on interconnectedness. Now, ...

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The Raspberry Pi Official Magazine – Issue 157: Starter Electronics In this issue: Also in the magazine we’re 3D printing a tiny Raspberry Pi Pico-powered submarine, taking a sneak peek at the new Argon One Up laptop, building an AI face recogniser, getting started with simple electronics and GPIO Zero, discovering the best projects to unleash in your garden, and loads more. Build HAT Edgeberry The Computers That Made the World Small-scale electronics manufacturing Read More, Get PDF, buy now, subscribe New 3 month subscriptions get a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W (or Pico 2)

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The Raspberry Pi Official Magazine – Issue 157 highlights how to get started in electronics with Raspberry Pi. To do so, they state: We’re going to use CircuitPython (to program things) because this lets us use the same code on both Pico and Raspberry Pi. This allows you to use whatever hardware you already have, and it also helps you understand a little more about the capabilities of each device. If you’ve not used CircuitPython before, take a look at the boxes throughout this guide to get started. CircuitPython allows nearly identical code to run on hundreds of computer boards! ...

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No, this isn’t a pitch for an 80s style Saturday morning cartoon. Apparently the invasive python problem in Florida has gotten so bad researchers are turning to robots. Part bait, part surveillance, the solar powered robo-bunnies generate heat, move and take recording of nearby snakes. Via VICE:   UF researchers, led by Professor Robert McCleery, have unleashed a battalion of 40 solar-powered, remote-controlled robo-bunnies into the Everglades. They’re high-tech decoys cleverly outfitted with internal heaters and motors to mimic the movement and body heat of the marsh rabbit, one of the pythons’ favorite snacks. From South Florida Water Management: DYK: ...

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Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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The Raspberry Pi Official Magazine – Issue 157 highlights how to get started in electronics with Raspberry Pi to include a complete build. In this issue, we’re going to … get our project made commercially. We’re going to build a weather station where the PCB and enclosure are made for us. All we have to do is solder the electronic components onto the PCB and program it. We’re going to use CircuitPython for our code because it supports everything we’re trying to use. You can download the firmware from circuitpython.org. The project uses a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W and ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit 3.52″ 340×180 Quad-Color eInk / ePaper – Bare Display What’s better than our tri-color E-Paper displays? Quad-color, of course! This is a 3.52″ 340×180 Quad-Color eInk / ePaper Bare Display. Chances are you’ve seen one of those new-fangled ‘e-readers’ like the Kindle or Nook. They have gigantic electronic paper ‘static’ displays – that means the image stays on the display even when power is completely disconnected. The image is also high contrast and very daylight readable. It really does look just like printed paper! Please note: this is the bare display element plus an adapter cable. You need ...

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Spell Jam is a twist on a classic electronic toy that runs on the Adafruit Fruit Jam. You can type in any word and Spell Jam will say and spell the word out loud from a connected speaker or headphones. The Amazon Polly TTS service is used to download MP3 files of the words, which are then played using the built-in TLV320 DAC on the Fruit Jam. The graphics are a fun nod towards the toy that inspired the project. The guide will show you how to run Spell Jam on the Adafruit Fruit Jam. It serves as a great starting point ...

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Martin Wittfooth’s “Aspect of Spring,” oil on canvas, 56 x 58 inches via COLOSSAL   Martin Wittfooth’s new solo exhibition, Deus Ex Terra explores the impact of humans on the environment and the outcomes it has on nature. COLOSSAL shares some of his work. Wittfooth’s new solo exhibition, Deus Ex Terra at Corey Helford Gallery, ...

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Home Assistant Indoor Sensor Project You Didn’t Know You Needed The Yes/No Button from Bluey Pico-286: emulate a classic PC system on RP2040/RP2350 microcontrollers flip-card: a business card running a fluid-implicit-particle (FLIP) simulation The Raspberry Pi Official Magazine – Issue 156: The Smarter Desktop @rpimagazine Headless Raspberry Pi Setup Preventing Current Leakage in Raspberry Pi’s new RP2350 MCU Today is CircuitPython Day! NeoPixels on Raspberry Pi Carbon: The open-source operating system for manufacturing

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image by Ally Caple via MTA.info   Chloë Bass’s project If you hear something, free something starts today and runs through October 5 at the mezzanine levels in select stations in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx. Straphangers will hear the work in 7 languages, English, Spanish, Arabic, Bangla, Haitian Kreyòl, and Mandarin. ASL access is available at creativetime.org. Here’s more from MTA.info: Bass aims to break growing feelings of fear and distrust, and instead to offer moments of surprise, reflection, levity, and connection. If you hear something, free something hopes to shift our quick responses to moments of stress, ...

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OffhandCrafting shared this spooky print on Thingiverse! This is a remix from maximum_escapism that uses a head model from PearlGreyMusic to create an opening in the hand to better fit on your face using Orcaslicer. I also added a mouth guard that I modeled with Solidworks so the wearer can hold the mask in place ...

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We’ve been in digging round displays recently, which was why we were pumped to come across this super handy and great-looking build from maker vishalsoniindia! Details here on Instructables: Last week, my water purifier got completely clogged and stopped giving any output. Only then I realized that I had forgotten to replace its filter the previous month. A similar thing happened with my air conditioner—it wasn’t cooling properly because I had missed scheduling the maintenance service before summer began. These small oversights don’t just cause inconvenience; they can also lead to expensive repairs that could easily be avoided with timely ...

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Looking for a DIY wearable for monitoring of muscle activity and motion? Look no further than SquatScope! Here’s more from via hackster.io: SquatScope is a comprehensive wearable sensor system designed for real-time monitoring and analysis of muscle activity (EMG) and motion (IMU) during exercise activities. The system aims to provide athletes, researchers, and fitness enthusiasts ...

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NEW PRODUCTS – JST SH Compatible 1mm Pitch – 3 Pin to Premium Header Cables – 200mm long JST SH Compatible 1mm Pitch – 3 Pin to Premium Plug Header Cable – 200mm long If you fancy connecting to anything else with a JST SH compatible 3-pin connector, this cable will do the trick. For example, our NeoPixel JST Breakout boards, or UPDI Friend, or Sparkle Motion, or other boards we have with JST SH connectors on them for simple digital/analog IO. It has a 1mm pitch JST SH connector on one end, and 0.1″ pitch plug/pin connectors on the other. ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit MLX90632 FIR Remote Thermal Temperature Sensor – Medical Grade STEMMA QT / Qwiic Remote infrared sensors are unique in their ability to measure something they are pointed at, but not touching, and we’ve been looking for a replacement for the now-discontiued TMP007 for a few years. The Adafruit MLX90632 FIR Temperature Sensor features a compact and low cost ‘remote’ infrared sensor. These are great when you want to measure the temperature of something very hot or very cold or maybe something that’s delicate and tough to attach a probe to. This sensor has a 50˚ field of view, ...

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image of Stuff Made here’s vast fortune in eggs   Cleanly cracking an egg is hard for humans. It takes a certain je ne sais quoi to: a.) not make a mess and b.) not get any shell bits. As with any art form, getting a machine to replicate the technique is a challenge. Stuff Made Here spent their life savings (just guessing) on eggs to crack in hopes of inventing a mechanical solution: I’ve been complaining about cracking eggs for the better part of a decade. I decided to put my engineering where my mouth is and try to ...

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A senior at the University of Albany developed a develop a vest that provides navigation assistance to the visually impaired using a mix of camera vision, machine learning, and haptic technology that sends vibrations to the user. To make a haptic vest, Patrick mounted a single camera to the front and installed vibrating motors along ...

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The old, smaller, boring machine used in the first phase via the New York Transit Museum: Tunnel Boring Machine, 2010. Photograph by Patrick Cashin. Metropolitan Transportation Authority   Big projects call for big machines. NYC has a new tunnel boring machine in its toolbox for the expansion of the line under 2nd ave. If you’ve ...

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johnnybit shares: Cactus Body: Measures 11cm tall, 9cm wide, and 5cm deep. Covered in conical spikes for scratching and grooming, with small holes for catnip scent to waft through. Pot Base: About 3cm tall and 6cm in diameter, designed to hold catnip. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1684877-corner-cactus-cat-scratcher Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The ...

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From the mail bag! I have always had a fascination with electronics and creating but have always struggled with exploring it. I have been following the growth of adafruit over the years and I have always appreciated what you have done for the community. … I just wanted to say thank you, sometimes just visiting ...

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ScottKeiden shares: This modular hat rack is designed to securely hold hats by their brims, keeping their shape while displaying them neatly. Each section accommodates 3.5 hats, so combining two sections provides space for 7 hats. The rack features a jigsaw-style attachment mechanism that allows multiple sections to connect seamlessly, making it easy to expand ...

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NAM_3 shares: This is an all new design for the AirSurfer Pro following the style of the AirSurfer Lite. Not only does the design look better, but it is also smaller than the other AirSurfers and prints in one piece. This is the perfect toy to bring on a road trip. It is like a ...

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RK_3550680 shares: Low profile raspberry pi fan mount for a 30 x 30 fan. Originally designed to use with for the NESPi 4 case to improve thermals but can be used to cool a pi without a case too. Should have enough clearance for most raspberry pi heatsinks. Supports are not needed download the files ...

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practical3D shares: The design focused not only on functionality and stability but also on making the screw clamp very easy to print even without prior knowledge. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1707740-parallel-screw-clamp-with-parallel-compensation Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, ...

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practical3D shares: The design focused not only on functionality and stability but also on making the screw clamp very easy to print even without prior knowledge. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1707740-parallel-screw-clamp-with-parallel-compensation Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, ...

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alessandro95 shares: No more trash bags slipping into the bin! This spring clip easily attaches to the rim of your trash can and holds the bag securely in place, preventing it from falling or shifting. ✅ Simple and effective design ✅ Fits most household trash bins ✅ Easy to print – no supports required ✅ ...

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tasmas shares: This lampshade is designed to stand on its own and spread a warm, cozy glow through its flowing, organic geometry. For best results, print it with a 0.8 mm nozzle and use support with interface material, it makes cleanup way easier. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1709011-the-odd-gut#profileId-1813167 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! ...

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Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Flexi Bloody Eye By 一Mrs. Nord makerworld.com/en/models/1746312-flexi-bloody-eye Bambu X1C Glow PLA 0hr 45mins X:27 Y:27 Z:5mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 15g 230mm/s Every Thursday is ...

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3D Hangouts – Rumi Sword, MagTag Case and Flexy Eye https://youtube.com/live/G-2qmgfGxow?feature=share This week @adafruit we’re back! Catching up on new projects. Pedro is working on a light up sword prop from the KPOP demon hunters movie. Noe is showing off SLA resin prints from JLCPCB and a new case for the MagTag 2025 edition. Showcasing ...

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The retro console with ESP32 that you will WANT to build 🤖 [GALAGINO] BricoGeek shared on YouTubed their latest 3D printing & electronics project, Galagino. Links: Assembly Guide: Galagino: https://lab.bricogeek.com/proyecto/galagino-mini-maquina-arcade-con-esp32 xTool P2 (AD): https://bcgk.co/3YojJOw Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from ...

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mintonette shares: Holder for a CR2032 coin cell batteries. Battery is securely held in place Single (3V), double (6V) and triple (9V) versions Designed for use with breadboard jumper/dupont wires or bare wire Total holder thickness is 7.3mm for the single cell holder, 10.5mm for the double and 13.7mm for the triple Support free print ...

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Scott711 shared this print on MakerWorld! These are one piece dispensers for masking tape rolls with standard 3″ (75 mm) cores. They are designed to either set on a desk/surface or be mounted (vertically or horizontally) via the holes in the bottom. There are two sizes. One accommodates rolls up to 1″ (25 mm) wide ...

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Spugno shares: This is a rugged box designed to hold a 18650 2s1p battery pack. This small box can be used to power your goggles. To close it, you will need four M2x10 screws. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1707760-rugged-box-18650-battery-2s1p#profileId-1811790 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication ...

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Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and Tell Wednesdays 7:30pm Electronics show and tell every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Adafruit Ask an ...

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FilliFuu shared this print on MakerWorld! It’s highly recommended to print with support as per the print profile, with the H2D providing a huge quality improvement when printing with PLA supports. Recommend printing on a regular texture PEI sheet. I increased the top z layer height gap for the TPU support interface when printing on ...

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There will be no John Park’s Workshop today as John recovers from sloth spore laryngitis or something, please come on back next week for a fresh new show!   Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety of tools and techniques to make everything from video game controllers to synthesizers to LED dance shoes to coffee robots, using digital fabrication, hand and power tools, microcontrollers, and more. ...

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MatthewGhost shares: This Rotating Storage Box | Twist Organizer is a fun and functional solution for storing small items 🛠️ By twisting the top lid, all four compartments rotate together 🤩. Great for organizing screws, beads, jewelry, SD cards, or other small desk or workshop items. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1678368-rotating-storage-box-twist-organizer Every Thursday is #3dthursday ...

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Shared by 鸦鸦101 on Maker World: Thank you for your interest in my BoneBag model! Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, ...

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Haris2887_1691046 Haris2887_1691046 shares: I made this USB replacement for my 4 TB Seagate HDD. 2.5″ portable drive. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1389652-usb-hdd-enclosure-seagate-wd-25 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed ...

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Shared by TORRES3D_ARTIST on Cults3D: Have you ever felt like the handles of your Creality pliers are made of playdough? 🍥 They snap if you just glance at them sideways…. Problem solved! 💪 I designed these ergonomic reinforced handles so your pliers stop being the weak link in your maker arsenal. Download the files and ...

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GUeS shares: Ikea skadis bit holder for 6 bits download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1721134-ikea-skadis-bit-holder Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we ...

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UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit ESP32-S3 Reverse TFT Feather The Reverse TFT Feather comes with the 240×135 color TFT display on the back-side not the front-side. That makes it great for panel-mounted projects, especially with the included buttons. It’s like an all-in-one display interface development board, powered by the fantastic ESP32-S3 WiFi module. The Adafruit ESP32-S3 Reverse ...

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UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit ESP32-S3 Reverse TFT Feather The Reverse TFT Feather comes with the 240×135 color TFT display on the back-side not the front-side. That makes it great for panel-mounted projects, especially with the included buttons. It’s like an all-in-one display interface development board, powered by the fantastic ESP32-S3 WiFi module. The Adafruit ESP32-S3 Reverse ...

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Stephanie posted What to Make with FLORA

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FLORA is our fully-featured wearable electronics platform with built-in USB support. It’s a round, sewable, Arduino-compatible microcontroller designed to empower amazing wearables projects. We spent a ton of time on the power supply so that you can easy control and power of a large quantity of addressable NeoPixels with FLORA. Don’t miss some of our ...

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Tony Tong discusses an academic career which went from Electrical Engineering to Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). During CSE classes, Tong discovered a love for the immediate accomplishment computer science offered vs. the wrote problem solving of engineering. But it was not a dislike for the physics underlying the engineering. As anyone who has discovered the beauty of physics, Tong’s interest turned to research and a trip to CERN. In the end, Tong changed majors once again to Computer Science + Physics. “During my senior year, as part of the physics degree requirement, I enrolled in an applied physics+engineering lab… ...

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The spookiest time of year is just around the corder. Povhill shared this 3D printed halloween themed pencil holder on Thingiverse! dual color Jack-o-Lantern pencil, pen, or marker holder designed in tinkercad. Learn more!

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Remember those photo booths at weddings? How about that, but the camera is a Game Boy? Here’s more from Hackaday: For those of a certain age the first digital camera many of us experienced was the Game Boy Camera, an add-on for the original Game Boy console. Although it only took pictures with the limited ...

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Takara

Gareth Halfacree shared this NintendoDS looka-a-like powered by the Raspberry Pi RP2040 on hackster.io Pseudonymous maker “borpendy” has created a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5-powered dual-screen handheld inspired by, and capable of emulating, Nintendo’s classic DS — with modern dual-analog-stick control and twin touchscreen displays. “The DSpi is a Dual Screen Linux handheld powered by ...

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Gareth Halfacree shared this NintendoDS looka-a-like powered by the Raspberry Pi RP2040 on hackster.io Pseudonymous maker “borpendy” has created a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5-powered dual-screen handheld inspired by, and capable of emulating, Nintendo’s classic DS — with modern dual-analog-stick control and twin touchscreen displays. “The DSpi is a Dual Screen Linux handheld powered by ...

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Raspberry Pi has come a long way since 2012. A new Raspberry Pi 5 is quite capable, even functioning as a desktop. That doesn’t mean older models are obsolete though! Nicolae Bochis on BGR has 5 fun ideas for older models: If you’ve got a Raspberry Pi sitting idle in a drawer, there’s no reason ...

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Beetlejuice (TV series) was one of the shows produced by Nelvana   After 50 years the animations studio Nelvana has shut down. I wasn’t familiar with the studio but am very familiar with some of their shows! The made so many different shows; some are classics to me, some were only rumors in my youth, ...

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What do you call an earthquake on Mars? A mars quake! Here’s more from NASA: Mars lacks the tectonic plates that produce the temblors many people in seismically active areas are familiar with. But there are two other types of quakes on Earth that also occur on Mars: those caused by rocks cracking under heat ...

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Looking to build a cool Halloween prop or maybe you’re a cardiologist and want to get your point across better…either way, this heart is here to help. Hold this heart in your hand and it automatically detects your touch and begins to glow, pulsing like a beating heart. A Circuit Playground Express tucked away inside ...

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Cahoots Workshop is the first makerspace of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, unraveling a historical legacy of men-only spaces. It’s no secret that barriers corresponding with social identity have deterred women, gender diverse people, and BIPOC from the learning opportunities and community found in maker- and hackerspaces. Cahoots Workshop in Wellington (Pōneke), Aotearoa New Zealand opened its doors this weekend with an all-gender-inclusive event – and Cahoots is a makerspace with a purpose. “The space will exclusively support women and gender diverse folks,” they explain. “Meaning we’re safe to explore, learn from each other, ask basic or unusual questions ...

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Whether you’re looking to add to your booklist or just inspiration for Halloween makes, science fiction is always a great place to start. Reactor shares the list of science fiction titles coming this month.

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Whether you’re looking to add to your booklist or just inspiration for Halloween makes, science fiction is always a great place to start. Reactor shares the list of science fiction titles coming this month.

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There are A LOT of bluetooth speakers out there. They range vastly in price and can be of questionable quality. The surefire way to get quality for price is to build one yourself! That is just what Print Your Speakers did, in under 30 days they design and build the Dieter. You can purchase a ...

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Every September 8 is Star Trek Day! The pilot episode of Star Trek aired 59 years ago today. From niche fandom to cultural touchstones, the trekkie universe has boomed. Today, and everyday, we love to post about all things Star Trek. With news and stories we post to the blog and with our very own ...

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The Adafruit MLX90632 FIR Temperature Sensor features a compact and low cost ‘remote’ infrared sensor. These are great when you want to measure the temperature of something very hot or very cold or maybe something that’s delicate and tough to attach a probe to. The Adafruit MLX90632 FIR Remote Thermal Temperature Sensor guide has everything ...

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Nismo3Dprint shares: This 3D printable Minecraft-style Chicken Lamp is a fun and functional decorative piece. Designed with blocky accuracy, it features a hollow body that allows light to diffuse evenly through the white panels, while the yellow beak, legs, and red wattle keep the authentic pixelated look. The lamp can be fitted with LED strip for a safe and efficient glow, making it ideal as a desk lamp, nightstand light, or gaming room decoration. No AMS system is required, as each color can be printed individually and assembled afterward. Glue needed for assembly. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1707811-minecraft-chicken-lamp Every Thursday ...

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Paul Smith thought it would be fun to use one of the classic Mac black-and-white patterns in a project. Those would be the original 8×8-pixel ones that were in the original Control Panel for setting the desktop background and in MacPaint as fill patterns. Not finding them on the web, Paul extracted the patterns en masse from the original source. There are 38 patterns, introduced in the original System 1.0 in the 1984 debut of the Macintosh. They were unchanged in later versions, so I decided to get them from a System 6 disk, since that’s a little easier with ...

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Bosch has been a leader in barometric pressure sensors, from the BMP085. BMP180, BMP280, BMP388, BMP390… now we’ve got the next generation, the Adafruit BMP580, BMP581, and BMP585 Precision Barometric Pressure and Altimeter Breakouts. This new learn guide will get you started with references for the breakout pinouts, as well as sample code for CircuitPython and Arduino. Schematics and PCB files are available on the downloads page. Read more at Adafruit BMP580, BMP581, and BMP585 – Temperature and Pressure Sensor

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image courtesy of Brooklyn Book Festival This year the Brooklyn Book Festival turns 20 😲! Virtual Festival Day is September 14, Bookend Events are scheduled from the 14th through the 22nd and Children’s Day is September 20. I’m looking forward to checking out Children’s Day for the first time! Read more about all the Brooklyn ...

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The IoT Monthly newsletter is the best place to catch up on the latest news about the Internet of Things. We cover everything from projects to new protocols to industry news. 6,970+ readers and growing! This newsletter is only sent to your inbox once per month – don’t miss your chance to catch the September 2025 issue next week – you can cancel anytime – try our spam-free newsletter today! Sign up now >>>

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Finished Necronomicon presented by Tom Sullivan, note the spilled [fake] blood required of the process via YouTube   53 Days to go! Get crafting so you can get maximum spooks for #ElectronicHalloween Adam Savage recreates the Necronomicon from Evil Dead with the original special effect artist Tom Sullivan. They put together an unsettling tome with ...

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Finished Necronomicon presented by Tom Sullivan, note the spilled [fake] blood required of the process via YouTube   53 Days to go! Get crafting so you can get maximum spooks for #ElectronicHalloween Adam Savage recreates the Necronomicon from Evil Dead with the original special effect artist Tom Sullivan. They put together an unsettling tome with ...

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How many songs does it take to tell the tale of the Roland TB-303? Over on YouTube, Captain Pikant uses 12 tracks to outline the history of the legendary synthesizer. Here’s more from Captain Pikant: In this episode we’re going to look at the fascinating history of the Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer – and we’ll ...

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A Theremin, one of the first electronic music devices, traditionally uses antennae to feed a resistor/capacitor tuned circuit to make music. But there are maker projects which use other devices to translate to music including photoresistors, ultrasonic distance sensors and more. The MIDI THEREMIN is purely a MIDI controller. It sends note data to a computer or synthesizer, and from there, you can get whatever sound at whatever volume you desire. The device’s brain is an Arduino Uno, and MIDI-out for the Arduino has been a solved problem for a long while now. In this case, the instrument uses VL53LOX TOF sensors ...

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Engineer Dmitry Brant used Anthropic’s Claude Code AI to modernize a 25-year-old Linux kernel driver for QIC-80 tape drives, enabling data recovery from obsolete hardware. Through iterative AI-assisted refactoring and hardware testing, he overcame compatibility issues. Brant’s project centers on QIC-80 tapes, those finicky backup mediums popular among small businesses and bulletin board system operators decades ago. Despite their design flaws, these tapes remain a treasure trove for data archaeologists, and Brant’s work highlights how AI can bridge the gap between legacy systems and modern computing. The process began with Brant feeding the old ftape source code into Claude Code, ...

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If you’re ready to take your LED projects from instant animations to fully choreographed light shows, the brand-new xLights for Sparkle Motion Board tutorial on Adafruit is your gateway to the next level. What’s in Store This tutorial by Erin St Blaine empowers makers to set up real-time WLED control and then step up with ...

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Stephanie posted Mecha-Electronic Pianist

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image via jac_obo on Instructables   Instructables user jac_obo made a way to play a piano with a micro:bit and servos! The project uses one servo per piano key to push it and produce a note. Once the servos have been fixed to the piano, we program the microbit to activate each servo (each note) ...

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I’ve always wanted to fix up old arcade or carnival games or make my own to keep at home because 1) that would be so fun 2) then I could get really good and show off my skills at the fair and win all the prizes. This DIY Arcade-Style Target Range project from ryanchakajodda up on Instructables is definitely speaking my language: Bring the thrill of an arcade right into your home or backyard with this interactive, light-up foam dart shooting gallery. You’ll build three colorful targets wired to an ESP32 brain, program pulse-pounding game modes, and compete for top ...

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A couple weeks ago The Stock Pot shared this absolutely gorgeous console build centered around a second-hand HP ProDesk 600 G4 Mini: There’s a certain charm to retro games that modern titles can’t quite replicate. In the ’90s and early 2000s, consoles offered straightforward, endlessly replayable experiences without day-one patches, season passes, or mandatory online ...

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The work of Chinese artist Song Dong is enormous, fitting scale for work that’s all about trade, globalization, and commodities. Here’s more from COLOSSAL: Mirrors, lights, and household furnishings converge on a grand scale in the luminous installations of Song Dong. The Chinese artist’s interdisciplinary practice often combines performance, sculpture, painting, video, and calligraphy to ...

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The work of Chinese artist Song Dong is enormous, fitting scale for work that’s all about trade, globalization, and commodities. Here’s more from COLOSSAL: Mirrors, lights, and household furnishings converge on a grand scale in the luminous installations of Song Dong. The Chinese artist’s interdisciplinary practice often combines performance, sculpture, painting, video, and calligraphy to ...

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Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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Burning Man 2025 wrapped up last week. Artist and makers flocked to the Black Rock City to explore and create. Given that the Playa offers sweeping open space, some artists took advantage and created large architectural installations. DeZeen highlights a handful through the photography of Gurpreet Chawla: Massive pyramids, slides and a temple resembling a ...

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Karen Wynn Fonstad fell in love with the world of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” and as a trained as a cartographer, created realistic maps of Tolkien’s world. via Wisconsin Public Radio If you’ve ever wanted to explore the world of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” the best place to start might be Oshkosh. That’s where a Wisconsin cartographer created dozens of maps that went into “The Atlas of Middle-earth,” the official geographic guide to the world of author J.R.R. Tolkien. Her work went on to influence “The Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy.

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Rad project from Brazilian artist and puzzle maker Djair Guilherme. Projects details available here on Hackster.io: This is another adaptation of the game I had already created for the Neopixel LED matrices. But instead of using the analog joystick, I used the Adafruit Matrix Portal S3’s native accelerometer and 64×64 Hub 75 RGB Led Matrix.

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This week JP’s product pick was our Triple LED Matrix Bonnet for Raspberry Pi HUB75. Click play on YouTube to see how to use it, JP’s live demo, and more. Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Tuesday at 4pm ET and 1pm PT on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Catch previous editions on YouTube and don’t miss our gift guide!

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image by Andrew Marttila, Shop Cats of New York Shop Cats of New York has been revised and expanded and I’m over here lamenting the fact that @shopcatsofnewyork is not on my feed (how did the algorithm never suggest this for me?!?!??!!). Hey, I’m just relieved to find that at least one of the Bleecker ...

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Zay

With this project, you can turn any pair of sunglasses into smart glasses…style permitting. Here’s more from Paul Stefaan Mooij via hackster.io: Introducing PMSG: whether you call them the Poor Men’s Smart Glasses or the People’s Modular Smart Glasses / Portable Mesh-Connected Smart Glasses, With PMSG, *( its my inside joke ) you can transform ...

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Anne Barela

If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version (a day late due to the US holiday). To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,171 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to keep up with all things Python for hardware. No ads or spam, no selling lists, leave any time. From the Editor: Welcome to the latest Python on Microcontrollers newsletter! As I scan social media, I am finding ...

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Adafruit Daily, CircuitPython, micropython, Newsletter, Programming, Publications, Python on Microcontrollers

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Build the path of least resistance with this super smooth rotary encoder. This project uses an AS5600 magnetic angle sensor with a QT Py RP2040 running CircuitPython code to measure the change in magnetic field from a magnet that is being rotated directly above the sensor. When the magnet is rotated, the QT Py RP2040 ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Conductive Rubber Cord Stretch Sensor + extras! – 3m long Measuring stretch forces isn’t easy – unless you have some conductive rubber cord! This cord is 2mm in diameter and 3 meters long, made of carbon-black impregnated rubber. Usually, this material is used for EMF gasketing, but it’s also very fun to play with. In a ‘relaxed’ state, the resistance is about 350 ohms per inch. As you pull on it, the resistance increases (the particles get further apart). As you stretch it out, the resistance increases. So let’s say you have a 6″ piece – that’s ...

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Since the release of Chat GPT in late 2022 the number of companies and groups creating and releasing LLMs and other generative AI tools have grown rapidly. Many of these tools are made to run on high end GPUs or expensive specialized and power hungry equipment packed into server rooms across the world. However there is also push to make smaller and more efficient models that can run on lower end hardware like smartphones and other small consumer devices. The Raspberry Pi 4 & 5 have specs comparable to mid range consumer smart phones and the run on ARM, the ...

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adafruit learning system, Data Science, Deep Learning, privacy, python, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 5, tutorials

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If you ever wondered about the differences and risks between running outdoors vs on a treadmill, a study from researchers at UConn answers just that. Participants ran both on the treadmill and outdoors while wearing ankle and chest sensors to track their step rate and tibial acceleration. Details of the study were published in the ...

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13.56MHz RFID/NFC tag assortment – Classic 1K   Jonathon Jachura has fallen in love with NFC. He has found ways to work the little tags into nearly every activity of his day. No more fiddling with settings when changing tasks. A few of the ways he uses them are setting the music in his car, ...

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DimensionW shares: Step back into 1979 and relive the golden age of portable music, but this time, in fidget form. Walkman is a retro-inspired 4-in-1 fidget toy designed to look like the iconic cassette player, reimagined for your hands and pocket! download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1721129-walkman-4-in-1-snap-fit-fidget-toy Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY ...

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From the mail bag! RE: Just got my Adafruit FruitJam I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS. It actually worked and it is super cool. I am going to be BUILDING STUFF with this. This device REALLY HITS THE MARK. Thank you for making it. Andrew

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MakeArizona shares: Inspired by the Halloween Cozy cones at Cars land in DCA Great yard decoration for halloween or even a table centerpiece witha a led tealight 6 different faces to print. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1721054-spooky-cozy-cones Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making ...

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Dennis4991 shares: Hello everyone, I always liked the angled storage solutions for Skadis pegboards But to me, they always looked messy Also, there was always only one arrangement Meaning, only for pens or pliers Or only for bits and so on and so forth So I came up with the idea of making it tiltable ...

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SigOS shares: As the title say! Very compact way to fit 3x RPi using only 0.5U of vertical space in a 10 inch rack. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1745829-0-5u-triple-rpi-4-bracket-for-10inch-rack Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have ...

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SigOS shares: As the title say! Very compact way to fit 3x RPi using only 0.5U of vertical space in a 10 inch rack. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1745829-0-5u-triple-rpi-4-bracket-for-10inch-rack Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have ...

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lefis shares: A base for your climbing plants. Now you can decide the path that your plant is going to take with ease! Print in place as one part. The hinge works perfectly, you just put the branch in the hole and snap the parts together. You can stick the base with two sided tape ...

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xyloguy shares: There are many great Minecraft Fidget Cubes available, but I couldn’t find one modeled after the TNT block so decided to make it. This is a print-in-place Minecraft TNT infinity cube. I have printed and modify the tolerance to ensure smooth movements and folding. Hope you enjoy! download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1720551-minecraft-tnt-infinity-cube Every ...

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Olive1 shares: Spooky Grim Reaper Ghost Figure Easy to 3D print with supports, and you can scale it up for a big Halloween decoration. The model is hollow, so it uses less material while still looking great. Perfect as a fun desk ornament, Halloween prop, or quirky gift and it even sits nicely on a ...

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LayerPulse shares: I modeled this strong turnbuckle with the size of ISO M10 trapezoidal screws. You can print with either hook or ring ends. For assembly, make sure the left-left screws (L-L) and right-right screws (R-R) match. To operate the turnbuckle, simply rotate the central body as with the most common models. The PLA profile ...

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Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Derpy – KPOP Demon Hunters By 一Evaria Designs makerworld.com/en/models/1711830-articulated-derpy-flexi-from-kpop-demon-hunters Bambu X1C Ploymaker PLA 19hr 57mins X:77 Y:111 Z:30mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 31g 230mm/s Every ...

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Seal the Honmoon with Rumi’s sword from KPop Demon Hunters! Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/rumi-sword Powered by the Adafruit TPS61169 Constant Current Boost Converter for LEDs! Two Pink LED nOOds illuminate the blade and handle to create a bright cosplay prop! We designed the sword with steel machine screws to reinforce the 3D printed parts so it’s strong ...

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Seal the Honmoon with Rumi’s sword from KPop Demon Hunters! Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/rumi-sword Powered by the Adafruit TPS61169 Constant Current Boost Converter for LEDs! Two Pink LED nOOds illuminate the blade and handle to create a bright cosplay prop! We designed the sword with steel machine screws to reinforce the 3D printed parts so it’s strong ...

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3D Hangouts – Rumi Sword, Grow Monitor and Derpy https://youtube.com/live/YTLeZiGM7yo?feature=share This week @adafruit Pedro releases his light up sword prop from the KPOP demon hunters movie. Noe is showing prototyping a new IOT project.. Showcasing some makes from the community and this week’s time lapse. Rumi Sword Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/rumi-sword Rumi Sword YouTube Video https://youtu.be/xaKFKUycBHk TPS61169 ...

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Maxx_Design shares: Inspired by the timeless charm of antique oil lamps, this modern design brings a colorful and elegant twist to a classic source of light. This lamp was designed for electric tea lights with a diameter of up to 40mm and heights from 17-27mm. It was designed for translucent filament, but I also made ...

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Valerio shared this project on Makerworld I created these insect tongs primarily to catch and throw stink bugs out the window Download files: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1719929-catch-insects#profileId-1825541 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with ...

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alpacago shares: Referencing the appearance of the original 1P and 2P models, more size specifications have been added Single row 1-20P Double row 2x2P-2x20P Reconfigured print settings to ensure proper functionality and meet basic usage requirements download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1719440-dupont-2-54-jumper-wire Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion ...

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It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Today’s Project: NES Emulation on Fruit Jam CircuitPython Parsec Tool Tips Gear Report Learn Guide Recap Retro repair: Apple ][+ PSU and more! The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses ...

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Fusion 360 – Seamless Emboss Patterns I thought I’d make a tutorial on how I created a wave pattern in my latest enclosure design. In the video I show how to create a solid body using spline curves and calculating segments of a wave pattern so it can be seamlessly wrapped along the surface of ...

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GUANYYYYY shares: A pen holder compatible with IKEA Skadis pegboard. The pen holder has a wall thickness of 2mm. The hole specifications on the pen holder are the same as those on the pegboard, only the thickness is different. Later, I will upload hook accessories compatible with this pen holder’s wall thickness, to make the ...

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Shared by DeskForge on Maker World: Tame your desk chaos with the GridLock Cable Organizer — a cyberpunk-inspired wire management system that looks like it belongs in a neon-soaked city. Featuring angular walls, recessed grooves, and layered tech-like details, this organizer has multiple slots sized to hold charging cables, headset wires, or controller cords. Print ...

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Chow shares: Halloween Pumpkin Koozie fits 12oz soda can have them ready for your guest at Halloween party thanks everyone ,please register so i get credit for your downloads etc followers more to be uploaded soon any custom work download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1746419-trick-or-treat-pumpkin-koozie Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing ...

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Check out this new Learn Guide for emulating the NES on Fruit Jam! The Nintendo Entertainment System (or Famicom in Japan) still holds a certain mystique, with genre-defining games like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. The console remains a popular target for emulation, which is what we’ll do here on the Fruit Jam paired with an HDMI TV or monitor for display. You’ve got several controller options for single player or two player using a USB gamepad and/or a Nintendo Wii Classic/NES Classic/SNES Classic controller over I2C with a breakout board. The software for this guide is ...

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Shared by the55mark on Maker World: Flexi model of numberblock 5. Sized to fix on all printers, including the A1. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects ...

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marjers shares: A slim, print-in-place wallet that fans five ID-1 cards with one press. This edition features a Batman-style mask faceplate: slide in a card with a portrait (e.g., national ID) and the eyes align with the cutouts, creating a striking reveal through the window. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1746382-batman-pop-up-wallet-print-in-place Every Thursday is #3dthursday here ...

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Great behind the scenes discussion of how Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios used the volumetric video technique to achieve Professor Orloff’s signature look (a severed head floating in a jar) for Wednesday. Video via ScanlineVFX on YouTube

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image of Magnavox Odyssey via Wikipedia   There seem to bet a few different days claiming to be “video game day.” We remain agnostic on which is the official one and are happy to celebrate them all. Today we celebrate National Video Games Day because it marks the anniversary of the Magnavox Odyssey. In September of 1972 the Magnavox Odyssey heralded a new outlet of entertainment as the first commercial home video game console. Learn more from Wikipedia: The hardware was designed by a small team led by Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates, while Magnavox completed development and released ...

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Give your next project a lift with AirLift – our witty name for the ESP32 co-processor that graces this Metro M4. You get a certified WiFi module that can handle all your TLS and socket needs cooked in directly on board. It even has root certificates pre-loaded. This Metro is the same size as the ...

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Cruciverbalist beatmakers rejoice! Fill Harmonics is the latest drum machine/synth sequencer in the browser-based 10,000 Drum Machines project: fill harmonics is a crossword-themed music machine created by Parker Higgins and Natan Last. (It is) …a music machine that takes its rules and styling from the world of crossword puzzles. The name is a pun: in crossword lingo, “fill” is the stuff that goes into the grid. We got started on Fill Harmonics towards the end of my batch at Recurse Center. From a tech perspective, it was a fun opportunity to continue building in Javascript, and combine some recent areas of interest: in particular, the ...

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Here’s a project for a better mousetrap! This project is for a humane mousetrap that emails you when a mouse has been caught. Here’s more from nightcustard via instructables: There’s some mechanical construction involved, plus soldering. It should take (if you’re used to soldering etc.) no more than half a day to assemble and wire and ...

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Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and Tell Wednesdays 7:30pm Electronics show and tell every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Adafruit Ask an ...

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Anyone in a long term partnership should be familiar with the daily decision ping-pong. What should we eat for dinner? What should we watch? where should we go? Enter the Decisionator. Based on the price is right wheel maker Makerinator gamified the nightly dinner choices so no party needs to decide. Play and go! ...

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DIY Machines shares step by step instructions on Youtube! The Hollow Shadow Clock is a time telling marvel. First of, can you figure out how the hour hand is being controlled? Once you’ve solved that, continue to marvel at its larger then life ability to project an analogue clock face onto any surface. Control the ...

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AI is everywhere, and sometimes it can be hard to spot. In this NOVA special, UC Berkely professor and Chief Science officer at GetReal Labs talks about deepfakes and more with Hakeem Oluseyi Read more here Disabling AI in Slack: A Step-by-Step Survival Guide

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Going off the mantra tear it apart, don’t turn it on! Jeff Geerling takes on the challenge of restoring his aunt’s old Mac. Turning on an old device could cause more problems if you don’t know what is wrong with it. Before cracking into any electronics make sure you know how to do so safely! ...

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Going off the mantra tear it apart, don’t turn it on! Jeff Geerling takes on the challenge of restoring his aunt’s old Mac. Turning on an old device could cause more problems if you don’t know what is wrong with it. Before cracking into any electronics make sure you know how to do so safely! ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope, pushed to its limits, may be able to provide evidence of habitable planets. A planet in the TRAPPIST system may be a good candidate. Here’s more from Astronomy Now: Using the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument, the team observed TRAPPIST-1e as it passed in front of its parent ...

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In this extended behind the scenes video LEGO shows viewers 8+ minutes of minifig manufacturing 🤤 We loooooooove LEGO: Lego Neon NeoPixel Sign with CircuitPython LEGO Set Lighting DIY Lego LED Bricks LEGO Head Lamp with Audio LEGO Compatible Crickit Rover Webcam Cover-Up Lego brick with Adabot Mini Fig QT Py Lego

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Science fiction is as much about the present as it is about the future. The evolution of design for spaceships in science fiction may not teach us much about the future, but it can teach us a lot about the past. Here’s more from Scinexic: Combining Functionality with Futurism As technology and audience expectations evolved ...

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. BLOG How NFC Tags Can ...

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A master class in game design from Miyamoto, reviewing one the most iconic opening levels of all time. More than just an introduction, opening levels serve as tutorials. It is import to have the players learn the mechanics, goals, and rewards without feeling like a chore. To this day, developers struggle to teach a game ...

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What is the biggest ship in science fiction? The Citadel from Mass Effect? Nah. The second Death Star? Come on, that’s only the size of a small moon. The Halo from Halo? Not even close. The largest ship in science fiction is the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. It’s 10 million light-years tall, about 100 times ...

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Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Running mid-month from September 15 through October 15th this is a time to share stories, learn about history and celebrate America’s diversity. Throughout this month the Adafruit blog will feature important stories, people and events, you can check in and follow along here!   About National Hispanic Heritage Month: Each ...

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Cool project from Miriam Choi up on Hackster.io! Fun to see our Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGB LED Strip 144 LED – 1m White – WHITE in action here. Click here for full project details. LoRa-enabled smart bike tracker that keeps up with your ride in real time, anit-theft with motion alerts, and just spread the meshtastic joy

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Danovon Calhoun-Bettis and the collective Bettis And 3rd Degree play “Joe Avery’s Blues” for NPR‘s Ari Shapiro, changing the beats per minute to represent New Orleans’ ever increasing summer temperatures Read more Make a Temperature Alarm with Feather 32u4 Adalogger

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Beatboxer is a human-sized drum machine built with a Raspberry Pi, an Adafruit Feather SCORPIO, NeoPixels, and Go by Andrew Seigner.   Hardware Raspberry Pi 5 Adafruit Feather RP2040 SCORPIO 8x NeoPixel 144 strands See the video below and more here. Via Mastodon.

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James Bowman at Excamera Labs is gearing up a big effort to ship products. One part of this is folding boxes. It might not sound like much, but assembling thousands of boxes is surprisingly time-consuming. After putting in requirements into an AI, out popped a solution that only large companies tend to think about: That’s called a box former (or carton former). In packaging, it’s usually a tapered mandrel or jig: you set the flat box blank over it and press down, and the box pops open into its proper 3D shape around the form. James started experimenting with a ...

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That Project shared this video on Youtube! In this project, I built a portable offline GPS tracker using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, a 7.3-inch color E-Paper display, and a GPS module. The system runs entirely without WiFi or cellular — just preload the map and go! You can use this project for hiking, ...

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ICYMI (In case you missed it) – the IoT Monthly Newsletter from AdafruitDaily.com went out this morning! If you missed it, subscribe now! – You’ll get one newsletter each month. The next newsletter will be out in a month, and being subscribed is the best way to keep up with all things Internet of Things. There is no spam, no selling lists, and ...

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Claire Lewis with Polygon shares her love of Hackers. Under the cover of night, Kate “Acid Burn” Libby and Dade “Crash Override” Murphy are dumpster diving for corporate secrets when a random security officer catches them in the act. Instead of running, they stare at him for a moment until Kate (Angelina Jolie) pulls out ...

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via Agatha Christie 135 years ago today, Agatha Christie was born Torquay. With 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, Christie is one of the best selling authors of all time. Check out the story of her mysterious disappearance in 1926.

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Meteora is a lovely data sonification project by Drice Ducongé dos Santos that allows you to turn the weather data from various locations into an ambient synthesizer. Check it out here. me’te.o.ra long-distance [friend | relation]ships weather synth headphones heavily recommended, volume at least at 60% This website uses openly available meteorological data (openmeteo API) to generate sounds depending on the weather of the location typed. The code will be available on gitlab. check dos Santos’s website for more info.

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Check out the NYPL’s great Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month programming, including a special STEAM Time event on Tuesdays Oct 7 & 14 at 3 PM at Clason’s Point Library in the Bronx: Celebrate Hispanic and Latinx excellence with a fun STEAM class for kids. We’ll create paper mosaic art and build a rocket inspired by Latina astronaut Ellen Ochoa. Celebra la excelencia hispana y latina con una divertida actividad STEAM. Crearemos un mosaico de papel y construiremos un cohete inspirado en la astronauta latina Ellen Ochoa.

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If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version (a day late due to the US holiday). To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,173 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to keep up with all things Python for hardware. No ads or spam, no selling lists, leave any time. From the Editor: Welcome to the latest issue of the Python on Microcontrollers newsletter! This week has a focus ...

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Bogdan Ionescu had been collecting disposable vapes from friends and family. I was tearing apart some of these fancier pacifiers for adults when I noticed something that caught my eye, instead of the expected black blob of goo hiding some ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) I see a little integrated circuit inscribed “PUYA”… I first came across them after reading Jay Carlson’s blog post about the cheapest flash microcontroller you can buy. They are quite capable little ARM Cortex-M0+ micros. These are PY32C642, similar to the PY32F002B with 24MHz Cortex M0+, 24KiB of flash storage, and 3KiB of static RAM. ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit E-Ink Bonnet for Raspberry Pi – 24-pin E-Paper Displays Easy e-paper finally comes to Raspberry Pi, with this bonnet that’s designed to make it a breeze to add any ‘standard’ pinout 24-pin flex-connector E-Ink display. This add-on handles all the extra components needed to make E-Paper interfacing easy for Pi and Pi-compatible boards. We even include extras like two user buttons, Stemma QT I2C port, and a 3W I2S speaker so you can also have audio playback. Insert your favorite E-Paper display to the connector and you’ll have a powerful Linux-powered display for your desk or wall. Chances ...

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Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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A new book from Phaidon celebrates “four millennia of horticultural heritage” with art about gardens. The collection includes the above work, “Plant Your Mac” by Christophe Guinet (Monsieur Plant). Here’s more from COLOSSAL: Brimming with more than 300 full-color illustrations, Garden: Exploring the Horticultural World encompasses how geography, time periods, and purpose influence myriad landscape designs and gardening culture, along with numerous other art forms. Garden highlights a vast range of art and ephemera, including plans for historic royal properties, how-to guides, maps, and representations in pop culture. From a Japanese tea garden fashioned from LEGO to an 18th-century Mughal ...

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Demonstration of Hall effect in Action. Flipping the polarity of the magnet switches between the Red LED and yellow LED   YouTuber Solder Hub shares this quick video explaining how Hall effect sensors work. The little sensors are inexpensive and abundant. Many devices use them for proximity, motion sensing and more! Solder Hub recovered the ...

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Takara

All images © Tim Flach via COLOSSAL Adafruit loves cats! Just check out Cats of Engineering as proof. So, when we read about Tim Flach’s new book Feline, celebrating cats of all varieties, we just had to share. via COLOSSAL Through the lens of Tim Flach, exotic bird species, farm animals, and our canine companions ...

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Stephanie posted How are Microchips Made?

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Explore the computing city inside a microchip and learn about how microchips are made in this TED-Ed lesson by George Zaidan and Sajan Saini, directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio. One of our favorite series to produce was Advanced Manufacturing. Take a look at our archive to see how we make Adafruit products using some of ...

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A watch only available in Switzerland, a timely reminder of the 39% import tariffs recently imposed on Swiss goods. I bet there is a bunch of tariff branded collectables, someone could start an list. My version of a tariff watch would need an e-ink display for just the tariff part that is updated once and awhile… the hands can be “analog”, ok I will see if Limor wants me to make this as quick demo… “Swatch has committed to discontinuing the model as soon as trade relations improve” Specs Case Size: 41.8mm Case Thickness: 10.5mm Case Material: Bioceramic Water Resistance: ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit SPA06-003 Temperature + Pressure Sensor – STEMMA QT This pressure sensor from Goertek is a good low-cost sensing solution for measuring barometric pressure. If you need excellent accuracy and repeatability for altitude calculations, you can’t beat the Bosch BMP series – but if you are doing basic DIY sensing, this sensor fits the bill. We see it used a lot for DIY quad copter builds and environmental sensing. The SPA06-003 can measure from 300~1100hPa (approximately -500 to +9000m from sea level) with typical relative accuracy of ±3 Pa (equivalent to ±0.25 meter) and absolute accuracy of ±30 Pascals, or ±2.5meters. Temperature measurement accuracy is ±1°C. ...

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Koshiro Robot Creator shared this video on Youtube! I developed an original smart servo driver and modified the sg92r into a smart servo to create a Block Stacking Robot. In this video, I explain the process of building my Block Stacking Robot and the methods I used to control it. Learn more and check out ...

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In the East Coast, summer is also called “construction season.” Cinstruction workers face humidity, heat, ornry drivers, and the sometimes chaortic traffic of I-95. Makers can help! Here’s a great project from xqingli using Adafrtui’s Circuit Playground to create a smart vest for outdoor workers. Here’s more from Instructables: The name of this wearable project ...

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This multi component wearable gives color to the wind through LEDs. A scarf receives wind data from an Anemometer and then sends that information to a pair of LED earrings and moving gloves. From Yujari Kisu on Hackster.io: Purpose Wind is the invisible, but it clearly touches our bodies. To enable us to feel ...

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Takara

If you’re looking for Halloween Inso, this guide by the Ruiz Brothers shows you how to make a Starro mask.

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lineage of prototypes of CREAL’s light field displays via TechAlter   Switzerland’s CREAL is hoping light field displays will revolutionize the VR/AR space. Traditional virtual reality relies on two flat images to trick your brain into seeing 3D. Light field displays use many more individual projections to create a 3D image. Their current model uses ...

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user_1876670507 shares: This model is designed with scaled shapes from the Mario game. It is suitable for IKEA pegboards and can be used to organize small desktop items, serving both decorative and storage purposes. It requires glue after printing download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1719388-mario-pegboard-storage-tile Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing ...

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From the mail bag! I love what you do, and how you do it. There’s a feeling of happiness of discovery that exudes from your website. Browsing your offerings sparks my curiosity: so many things to learn!

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DigiKey shares: Designed by Jorvon Moss (aka Odd-Jayy), the V1 Comet Crawler is a fun and approachable introduction to walking robotics. Inspired by the Kame robot, this design focuses on simplicity, affordability, and hackability—perfect for anyone interested in experimenting with robot locomotion. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1397148-odd-jayys-v1-comet-crawler-robot Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The ...

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IuliusCurt_341442 shares: A very cheap, premium looking enclosure for your electronics project. Let’s profit off that consumerist mass production (it’s happening anyway, at least put it to good use). This Ikea Vårsyren thing costs $2, for which you get 6 sheet metal grille panels. A third of $1 each. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be ...

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IuliusCurt_341442 shares: A very cheap, premium looking enclosure for your electronics project. Let’s profit off that consumerist mass production (it’s happening anyway, at least put it to good use). This Ikea Vårsyren thing costs $2, for which you get 6 sheet metal grille panels. A third of $1 each. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be ...

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Artizmee shares: Meet Cornie the Candy Corn Buddy This is what everyone needs on their desk this fall, a little candycorn buddy. Only 2 color changes. The flush is set at 0, that way you can see the color bleed like real candy corn. If you print more than one at a time, it does ...

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novYTerra shares: This unique piggy bank is not only a real eye-catcher but also the perfect place to stylishly collect your change. The figure captivates with its charmingly grumpy facial expression – ideal for anyone who loves humor and extraordinary design. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1671905-food-money-jar Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY ...

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novYTerra shares: This unique piggy bank is not only a real eye-catcher but also the perfect place to stylishly collect your change. The figure captivates with its charmingly grumpy facial expression – ideal for anyone who loves humor and extraordinary design. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1671905-food-money-jar Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY ...

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GALAXIARUM3D shares: Introducing the Stitch Pumpkin 3D model! This colorful 3MF file was created in Bambu Lab Studio. We also have fun candy bowl and decorative lamp versions available exclusively for our members! Along with the STL files you’ll find the 3MF files for multicolor, the toy is already painted and ready to be printed ...

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Yokonzo shares: A skeleton hand rising out of the dirt for putting your rings on, Model by me, using persano’s version as a proportion guide. I made this for my now fiancee so she would have a place to put her ring at night, i get that there being no actual skin means rings can ...

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NUKDDD shares: Easy to print, no support. No AMS needed. If you don’t use my print profile, pause at layer 464 and change color for the stem. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/604673-halloween-skull-tear-pumpkin-lantern Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. ...

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Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Magpie Sussie By 一str4t13 makerworld.com/en/models/1775950-kpop-deamon-hunters-magpie-sussie-annoyedBambu X1C Ploymaker PLA 18hr 44mins X:133 Y:108 Z:101mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 46g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at ...

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This week’s EYE ON NPI takes a look at a new product with a lot of potential: it’s the Microchip Technology MCP41U83 (Single) and MCP42U83 (Dual) Digital Potentiometer series. This family of solid-state potentiometers is ready to replace your mechanical knobs and trimmers: no through hole soldering, and no mechanical failures due to oil, dirt or vibration. With 10-bit resolution, you’ll get excellent repeatability and precision for tweaking analog voltages. And, the high 100MHz+ bandwidth means you can use it for filters, audio, sensors, without worry that about losing your signal shape. Potentiometers are trusty mechanical-to-electrical components, used in almost every design to convert ...

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3D Hangouts – Fruit Jam OS and Magpie This week @adafruit we’re taking a close look at Fruit Jam OS. Chatting about our snap fit case SLA rein case for Fruit Jam. Showcasing some makes from the community and this week’s time lapse featuring Magpie Sussie from K-POP demon hunters. Fruit Jam Case https://www.adafruit.com/product/6425 Fruit ...

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dabo7 shares: This is a 3D-printed handle designed for CPVC ball valves, which are often difficult to turn and prone to brittle, broken handles over time. The model provides a sturdy and ergonomic grip to make operating your valve easier. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1765141-ball-valve-handle-for-pvc-cpvc-fittings Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D ...

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Noctura Luxe shared this project on MakerWorld Introducing my first SKADIS Project – The Swappable/Modular Storage Bin Everything Prints without support! Download files: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1765011-ikea-skadis-bin-swappable-organization-insert#profileId-1878201 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with ...

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alexey_korsunov shares: This is a simple holder made to replace a couple of cartoon boxes with cable spools. Each spool have inner diameter 21 mm, outer diameter less than 65 mm and height less than 22 mm. If your spool have different geometry you can modify model sizes as you need. download the files on: ...

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alexey_korsunov shares: This is a simple holder made to replace a couple of cartoon boxes with cable spools. Each spool have inner diameter 21 mm, outer diameter less than 65 mm and height less than 22 mm. If your spool have different geometry you can modify model sizes as you need. download the files on: ...

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Talo3D shared this print on MakerWorld! Like this model? Consider supporting us on Patreon! 💙 There, you’ll get exclusive content, including articulated models like this one, dragons, and keychain versions! Learn more: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1764598-butterfly-dragon#profileId-1877696 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital ...

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It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Today’s Project: Fruit Jam Chyron CircuitPython Parsec Tool Tips Learn Guide Recap Retro Gear Report: KORG DDD-5 Drum Machine and more! The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide ...

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3D.GOAT shares: Give your next game of chess a spine-chilling twist! This 3D-printed Halloween chess set features intricately designed pieces inspired by classic horror icons. Each piece has its own unique character, from pumpkin-headed pawns to skeletal bishops and grim reaper kings. Perfect for Halloween décor, game nights, or as a collector’s display piece. download ...

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Shared by SKELEXI on Cults3D: Skelexi – Bringing Skeletons to Life! “Unleash the Flex, Embrace the Skeletons!” Introducing our newest creation: Flexi Skeleton Cat! This model is an articulated, print-in-place design that requires NO supports and NO assembly, making it perfect for quick, hassle-free 3D printing. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is ...

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Fdrz_1169730 shares: e-Paper Home Display This project is a personal script to power a small e-ink display at home. It was built for fun as a weekend project, and is not intended to be a polished product—just a useful and hackable tool! download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1408332-e-ink-e-paper-digital-board-case““““““ Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The ...

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Shared by Vader on Printables: I 3D printed a baby Velociraptor in an incubator, straight out of the Jurassic Park movies! This was such a fun project—printing the tiny raptor, assembling the incubation chamber, and adding some cool lighting effects to bring it to life. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday ...

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jedilady shares: Be forewarned: there is glue involved here! At a minimum, the legs, head, and tail need to be glued. Ideally, the ‘glass’ inserts should snap in, but glue may be needed. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1739053-mosaic-stained-glass-turtle-lamp Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for ...

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We love both the back story and the maker spirit behind Mr. Boddington’s Studio, an independent stationer located right her in Brooklyn. About twenty years ago, Rebecca Ruebensaal found herself weeping in a bathroom stall at her dreaded corporate job. Desperate to make NYC rent, there was only one probable solution. She called upon her ...

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For Hispanic Heritage Month Abby Dye of MakeWonder curated a list of 10 books for young readers celebrating Hispanic Heritage in STEM. Checkout the full list where she gives a lovely intro to each selection: In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve curated a selection of books that celebrate the contributions of Hispanic and ...

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What a cutie pie! Or is it… a QT Py? This diminutive dev board comes with one of our favorite chips, the RP2040. The star of the QT Py is our favorite connector – the STEMMA QT, a chainable I2C port that can be used with any of our STEMMA QT sensors and accessories. Having ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit PCM5122 I2S DAC with Line Level Output – HW, I2C or SPI For converting digital I2S audio from your ESP32/RP2350 or Raspberry Pi, you’ll need a digital-to-analog-converter (DAC). And the Adafruit PCM5122 I2S DAC is both powerful and easy to use – with excellent audio quality!  It’s got clean, high-quality, stereo audio and does not need any MCLK signal, or I2C configuration. Literally just pipe some I2S audio in and it ill just work. The default hardware mode is excellent for quick starts, and, for those who do want configurability such as volume control / software mute / EQ / filters, it’s ...

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DTeK shared this video on Youtube! -I´m using an old android tv box, it boots with batocera on a sd card -Raspberry or mini pc can be used -1 to 4 players with the front usb hub -14 inch screen, replaced all the power adapters for step down converters -9mm plywood, 10mm pvc profiles to ...

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via joyceJetson on instructables I needed a module for a piezo buzzer that could do more than just beep – it had to multitask! I wanted to sound a quick alert when my air quality monitor picked up on too much particulate and play the right melody when my people detection system spotted either a ...

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Earlier this year AKZ Dev shared how they used a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, DALL-E and GPT4 to generate content to display on their e-ink display. So glad this bubbled back up on my YouTube algorithm! See more on YouTube and GitHub Did you know you can use Adafruit eInk/ePaper displays with CircuitPython? Learn ...

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Why is dead technology comforting? Maybe it isn’t. Maybe it’s just us. A good test to see if you find a strange comfort on old technology is taking a look at the image above. If that give you any sort of warm feeling, this is the project for you. Here’s more from baritonomarchetto  via instructables: ...

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Where did water on Earth come from? The story might have just been complicated. There’s more from the UK Science Museum: What these flecks of asteroid have revealed is a story that stretches across billions of years. According to a study published today in Nature by Tsuyoshi Iizuka of the University of Tokyo and colleagues, ...

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Sept. 9, 2025, NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory Tracking solar activity began in the early 1600s. Since then, the Sun has had lows and highs in its activity, sometimes with unpredictability. NASA is keeping its eyes in the sky and the Sun’s activity has been ramping up. The Sun has become increasingly active since 2008, a new ...

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Before you know it, we’ll be turning our clocks back or forward. Who knows anymore? I’m losing sleep. But, this clock will get you up in time no matter how dark it is when you wake up! You can build a digital clock with a large 7-segment display, a Feather RP2040, and CircuitPython — no ...

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Sci-Fi Odyssey shared this video on Youtube! In this video, I’m counting down 5 Weird Alien Tech Sci-Fi You Need to Read—plus a few honourable mentions—for fans of mind-bending, physics-breaking, utterly baffling extraterrestrial inventions. 0:00 – Intro 1:02 – Blindsight – Peter Watts 2:16 – Rogue Moon – Algis Budrys 3:16 – Roadside Picnic – ...

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Sci-Fi Odyssey shared this video on Youtube! In this video, I’m counting down 5 Weird Alien Tech Sci-Fi You Need to Read—plus a few honourable mentions—for fans of mind-bending, physics-breaking, utterly baffling extraterrestrial inventions. 0:00 – Intro 1:02 – Blindsight – Peter Watts 2:16 – Rogue Moon – Algis Budrys 3:16 – Roadside Picnic – ...

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. BLOG ⌨️ “What If…Tariffs?” Swatch ...

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via WIRED Safes are everywhere in America, securing everything from cash and guns to narcotics and sensitive personal documents—in both homes and workplaces. But with no drills or cutting tools, security researchers James Rowley and Mark Omo have developed two separate techniques for cracking the Securam ProLogic L02, a digital lock used on 8 popular ...

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Some books you almost feel like you’ve read, even though you haven’t. And some books you read in high school, and then read later, and realize you underestimated it’s excellent. 1984 is both of those kinds of books. Here’s more from Danny D. Leybzon: Nineteen Eighty-Four is probably more widely known than Animal Farm, though, ...

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UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit IO Basics: Analog Input This guide is part of a series of guides that cover the basics of using Adafruit IO. It will show you how to send analog values to Adafruit IO from a photocell. We’ve updated it to allow you to connect and interact with this project either by: Programming a microcontroller, microcomputer, or desktop computer (configurable, and powerful, but requires coding skills) or Using our no-code “WipperSnapper” firmware (super fast! no coding! but only for some microcontroller boards) Read the Guide Here >>>

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We love a good pinball project here at Adafruit (see: John Park’s Mini Pinball Table with Gemma M0). So, naturally, we were delighted to stumble upon this Ringing Bell Topper for Pinball Machine project from maker mrwakuhn, up on Instructables: Makers who build their own pinball machines often add “toppers” for added attraction. This project builds a Bell Topper, styled after the one on the Fire! pinball machine (Williams, 1987). The bell is electrically actuated to ring at the appropriate time as controlled by the machine. But this bell could also be used anywhere you want an interesting looking, electrically ...

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ChargerLab grabs an Apple Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max (A3365), announced with the iPhone 17 lineup, and performs a thorough reverse engineering process. The charger is now available on Apple’s official website, priced at $39 USD. According to Apple, when used with an iPhone 17 series device, the adapter can charge the phone to 50% in approximately 20 minutes—offering significantly faster charging performance compared to the previous generation. Despite the substantial power upgrade, the adapter maintains a highly compact form factor—roughly the same size as Apple’s standard 20W charger. It also features foldable prongs for improved portability and travel ...

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image via Audubon’s Bird Migration Explorer   As the only member of my family who does not have Merlin I am happy appreciating birds, wondering what they are, and immediately moving on with my day in blissful wonder. Of course that means I love coming across beautifully designed bird content – I share it with ...

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Dr. Monk’s DIY Electronics Blog posts about various ways of switching a circuit. While folks are often taught in terms of manual switches then electromechanical relays, modern low voltage circuits have other ways of switching in one’s microcontroller projects. Options presented: Direct connection to GPIO pin Low-side MOSFET Switching Electromechanical Relay Solid State Relay ICs Check out the details in the post here.

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The AISC110C “Cheetah” 80×120 Pixel Ultra High-Speed Imager from AIStorm is a 80×120 high-speed imager. The total image read and digitize time is 24us. For an exposure interval time of 25us, the frame rate is 40k frames/sec. By reducing the active imager array size, frame rates up to 260k frames/sec can be reached. Via Reddit: A 40kfps (260kfps in 40×30 mode) high speed imager for an actually reasonable price ($6.33 USD)! It seems to be intended for AI and automation, but it also would make a great inexpensive imager for research or playing around with. It uses a 4-bytes-at-a-time single ...

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Jessie Mae posted autumn leaf keychain

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roamfreeprints shared this print on Thingiverse! An autumn leaf you can carry everywhere. Inspired by the iconic shape. Print Settings: Layer height: 0.08 mm Infill: 15 Learn more!

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UPDATED PRODUCT – Adafruit Feather STM32F405 Express As of Sept 22, 2025 – The SD card holder has changed to have ‘opposite’ connection polarity – so if you’re using STM32SD.h in Arduino, just don’t pass in the SD card detect pin. (You can always use the SD detect pin separately). ST takes flight in this Feather board. The new STM32F405 Feather (video) that we designed runs CircuitPython at a blistering 168MHz – our fastest CircuitPython board ever! We put a STEMMA QT / Qwiic port on the end, so you can really easily plug and play I2C sensors. This Feather ...

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Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in the Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope. The map will teach us more about these obscure cloudy areas, and the hot young stars that shape them. It is notoriously difficult to map and study regions in space where stars form because they are usually hidden from view by thick clouds of gas and dust, whose distances cannot be directly measured. Gaia can’t see these clouds directly, but it can measure stellar positions and the so-called ‘extinction’ of stars. This means it ...

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Courtney Brown performs the Dinosaur Choir from a custom printed corythosaurus head instrument, via YouTube Give life to extinct dinosaurs. Musician, scientist and artist Courtney Brown was inspired by a New Mexico museum recreating dinosaurs’ vocal sounds. Brown asked: what if the thunder lizards were singers? She created a breath controlled instrument to sing like ...

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Inspired by 1980s tape recorders, this audio player was designed with ease of use and accessibility in mind. Despite its nostalgic appearance, it packs modern hardware. Powered by the ESP32, it plays music and audiobooks from a micro SD card, either on its internal speaker or though a headphone jack.

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Adafruit Learning System posted NEW GUIDE: Fruit Jam Chyron

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Display text superimposed over your live video stream with real-time updates using the Fruit Jam Chyron! Just like “up to the minute” lower-thirds on a shopping network or newscast, you can composite text that is fed from a live data source. In our example, the product info, sale price, and up-to-the moment stock count for JP’s Product Pick of the Week livestream. A  chyron is a text caption superimposed over broadcast video, usually in the lower third of the frame. This system uses a Fruit Jam and CircuitPython to output text over HDMI that can be color keyed out in ...

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NYC Public Schools always provides a wealth of fantastic resources, and this month is not an exception. Check out their compilation of events and exhibitions, reading lists and more, including Civics for All Comics: Historias de Resistencia #1: Dolores Huerta and the Plight of the Farm Workers & Union Organizers, Voces de Libertad #1: The ...

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Anne Barela

If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,159 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to ...

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Anne Barela

The Omnimo nRF52840 is a compact development board that features the Nordic nRF52840 multiprotocol SoC with support of Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth mesh, NFC, Thread, and Zigbee. This board is compatible with a wide range of add-on boards from the Feather, Qwiic, mikroBUS, and Pmod ecosystems. It is ideal for projects centered around mobile applications and a wide range of electronic and IoT projects. It works with Arduino IDE, CircuitPython and the nRF Connect SDK. And it’s the first OSHWA certified open source hardware from Algeria: DZ000001. See the listing at OSHWA. Via Mastodon.

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Ryan Carroll at PyOhio 2025 gave a talk on “Bringing Ideas to Life with DIY IoT: Visualizing Noise Pollution with a Raspberry Pi and Python”. Discover how to harness the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) to tackle real-world problems using affordable and accessible technology. In this talk, you’ll learn how to build an IoT system from off-the-shelf components, collect data from sensors, and visualize the data to tell compelling stories. I’ll showcase a project where I used a Raspberry Pi, environmental sensor, and Python to measure and monitor noise levels. This project demonstrates how to design and implement ...

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This new guide documents experiments with using LLMs to summarize and provide interesting insights into data collected from an environmental sensor. It is not a fully fleshed out project that is ready to automate all of your environmental needs. It is still early days in the world of local and small LLMs, the goal with this guide is to evaluate different models and methods to find what current possibilities are, and see what kinds of things work and don’t work. The experiments are fully open sourced. Code used to collect data, format it, and the prompts used are all made ...

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Raheleh Filsoofi, “The Inh(a/i)bited Space” (2016-2025), ceramics, wire, and sound via Hyperallergic   Combining ceramics and sound artist Raheleh Filsoofi explores history, migration, land, and memory. Via Hyperallergic: At the Edge of Arrival, on view at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston, South Carolina, brings together a constellation of works — dust paintings, ...

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Getting a bootloader and CircuitPython onto an Espressif board can be a complicated process, involving multiple downloads and software tools. But there’s an easier way. The Espressif boards on the board download pages on circuitpython.org provide a button labelled OPEN INSTALLER. Clicking this button invokes the Web Firmware Installer. This easy-to-use step-by-step tool can: Erase the flash on a board Install the TinyUF2 bootloader (if the board supports it) Install CircuitPython Fill in settings.toml with your desired network settings This Learn Guide describes how to the use the tool. Read more at Using the OPEN INSTALLER button on circuitpython.org

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adafruit learning system, CircuitPython, ESP32, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C6, ESP32-P4, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3

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Stephanie

Last week Jet Propulsion Laboratoy California Institute of Technology reported that NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets. The official number of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, so no single planet ...

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Anne Barela

Glicol (an acronym for “graph-oriented live coding language”) is a computer music language with both its language and audio engine written in Rust programming language, a modern alternative to C/C++. Given this low-level nature, Glicol can run on many different platforms such as browsers, VST plugins and Bela board. Glicol’s synth-like syntax and powerful audio engine also make it possible to combine high-level synth or sequencer control with low-level sample-accurate audio synthesis, all in real-time. It’s under the open MIT license. You can find out more at glicol.org and on the project’s GitHub page.

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Anne Barela posted Apple A19 die shot analysis

Anne Barela

Chipwise has gotten their hands on Apple’s new A19 system on a chip (SoC) used in Apple’s new iPhone 17. They’ve stripped the protective coating on the chip to reveal the circuitry and let folks know what’s different from Apple’s previous A18. These images represent the first high-resolution microscopy of Apple’s A19 chip, extracted from the iPhone 17, revealing its full complexity under the hood. Built on TSMC’s third-generation 3 nm process node—dubbed N3P—the A19 marks a refinement over the earlier N3E technology used in the A18 series, offering higher transistor density, better energy efficiency, and modest performance gains. Check ...

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This week @adafruit we’re taking a look at our IoT grow monitor. Showcasing more demos for the Fruit Jam, including DOOM! Showcasing some makes from the community and this week’s time lapse featuring a Sorting Hat. Fruit Jam Case: https://www.adafruit.com/product/6425 Fruit Jam: https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200 QT Py ESP32-S3 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5700 MLX90632 FIR Thermal Sensor https://www.adafruit.com/product/6403 SCD40 C02 Sensor https://www.adafruit.com/product/5187 VEML7700 Lux Sensor https://www.adafruit.com/product/4162 Timelapse Tuesday Sorting Hat By 一 avaloonunder https://makerworld.com/en/models/1795266-sorting-hat-halloween-decor#profileId-1913866 https://youtu.be/DtuA6Ksn4v8 Community Makes https://www.printables.com/make/2867960 https://www.printables.com/make/2868294 https://www.printables.com/make/2864218 https://www.printables.com/make/2859718

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Check out these gorgeous graphics running at 60FPS on Fruit Jam! Developer @movievertigo says: Finally got my hands on an Adafruit Fruit Jam, and of course the first thing I always do with a new platform is port my version of Bubble Universe to it! It’s running in 640×480 at 60 FPS and simulates sixteen thousand particles. The code also runs on a standard Pico 2 paired with the Adafruit PiCowBell HSTX DVI Source code can be found here… https://github.com/movievertigo/Adafruit-DVI-HSTX-BubbleUniverse Thanks to todbot for the tip

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Anne Barela

ESP32 Bus Pirate is an open-source firmware that turns your ESP32-S3 device into a multi-protocol hacker’s tool, inspired by the legendary Bus Pirate. It supports sniffing, sending, scripting, and interacting with various digital protocols (I2C, UART, 1-Wire, SPI, etc.) via a serial terminal or web-based CLI. It also communicates with radio protocols like Bluetooth, WiFi, Sub-GHz and RFID. Accessibility — runs on cheap ESP32-S3 hardware (around $7–$10). Versatility — one device can probe, sniff, and interact with multiple buses. Extensibility — open-source and modular, making it easy to add new protocol support. Available under the open MIT license. See the ...

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If you missed this week’s livestream of John Park’s Product Pick of the Week, not to worry, here’s the video. This week’s pick is the Adafruit QMC5883P – Triple Axis Magnetometer – STEMMA QT! Watch the video to find out about the Adafruit QMC5883P – Triple Axis Magnetometer – STEMMA QT, how to use it, a live demo, and more. Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Tuesday at 4pm ET and 1pm PT on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Adafruit QMC5883P – Triple ...

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NEW PRODUCT: Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 – 5″ 720×1280 with Capacitive Touch – SC1975 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 is the sequel to the popular Raspberry Pi Official Display. It’s smaller than the original: a mere 5′′, but has better resolution for a compact touchscreen display for Raspberry Pi. Unlike the original, it has a much ...

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Ben

This Halloween, don’t settle for standard. Customize your Monster M4SK Graphics. The Adafruit MONSTER M4SK is our most user friendly eyes project to date! This guide offers practical tips for creating your own custom texture map graphics to use on the iris and sclera for your bespoke eyeballs! See the full guide! Sign up on ...

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Anne Barela

Adafruit Forums user Mdcpool posted they had made a dress of a “rock face and trees” and wanted LED lights to imitate flowing water. With some help from Adafruit support staff, they zeroed in on exactly the parts they would need and a few tweaks to code already provided in the Adafruit Learning System to ensure any light flashing would not trigger those that are medically sensitive. The dress was a Multnomah Falls costume for the 20th Anniversary of the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer, at the Forever Twilight in Forks Festival in Forks, Wa. She won Best Craftsmanship! After ...

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Let your feet put on a show with Sparkle Motion dance shoes! These clear platform heels have a huge space with a trap door for entry — let’s fill them with LEDs and a battery so we can put on a light show. These shoes use WLED software running on Adafruit Mini Sparkle Motion driver ...

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Ben

From the mail bag! Thank you! As always, Adafuit support is bar none – the top in the business. In a world where customer support seems to be falling downhill – Adafruit consistently shows their customers are a high priority. It is this, along with quality products, that keeps me coming back. Thank you again!! ...

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From the mail bag! Thank you! As always, Adafuit support is bar none – the top in the business. In a world where customer support seems to be falling downhill – Adafruit consistently shows their customers are a high priority. It is this, along with quality products, that keeps me coming back. Thank you again!! ...

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Artifextron shares: This is a cool one, with a lot of parts and fun design choices for you to make. You can put as much time and effort into it as you want. Sand until you hands bleed and use decals and transfers for button texts to give it that exclusive final touch! download the ...

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user_3543393702 shares: Meet the Can Opener V2 with Cover – smart, handy, and protective! ✅ Effortlessly opens drink cans – no more broken nails or sore fingers ✅ Doubles as a dust- and bug-proof cover – just twist to lock onto the tab ✅ Keychain-ready – take it anywhere, anytime ✅ Compact and portable – ...

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user_3543393702 shares: Meet the Can Opener V2 with Cover – smart, handy, and protective! ✅ Effortlessly opens drink cans – no more broken nails or sore fingers ✅ Doubles as a dust- and bug-proof cover – just twist to lock onto the tab ✅ Keychain-ready – take it anywhere, anytime ✅ Compact and portable – ...

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user_3543393702 shares: Introducing the next-level Overengineered Mechanical Fidget Hand – Version 2! You asked for it, and here it is: 4 fully articulated fingers Bigger and bolder Easier to print with smoother joints and reinforced connections for extra durability Available in left-hand and extended-reach versions download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1791820-mechanic-hand Every Thursday is #3dthursday here ...

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Pedro

user_4021690452 shares this great design for chopstick Aid download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1791823-chopstick-aid Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate ...

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imrafau shares: I really liked model from @helperrov but for me it was too wobbly so I’ve added springy arms to make it fixed. Also model can be printed without supports download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1791810-hex-allen-key-skadis-holder Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid ...

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imrafau shares: I really liked model from @helperrov but for me it was too wobbly so I’ve added springy arms to make it fixed. Also model can be printed without supports download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1791810-hex-allen-key-skadis-holder Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid ...

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fabio.becce23 shares: House keys, like game saves, always safe and always ready. With this key holder inspired by the iconic controller, every entry into the house becomes a blast from the past, honoring the days spent holding this legendary pad in hand! download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1791708-nes-key-hanger Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The ...

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Shared by Gryphus_1 on Printables: Carries all the same caveats of the original model, primarily being a little costly for what it is. But after a quite a bit of searching I was never able to find a better solution for long-term storage. So I scaled it down to work with 2.5″ drives. If you ...

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pica3d shares: This set of planters in three different sizes (large, medium, and small) is designed to decorate your terrace with relaxing, wireless chillout-style lighting. Choose the size that best suits your plants! download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1791697-self-watering-illuminated-planters-3-sizes Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for ...

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Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Sorting Hat By 一avaloonunder makerworld.com/en/models/1795266-sorting-hat-halloween-decor Bambu X1C Ploymaker PLA 06hr 52mins X:250 Y:203 Z:126mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 253g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday here ...

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Noe Ruiz posted New Video! Fruit Jam

Noe Ruiz

Get the Adafruit Fruit Jam from the Adafruit shop. 🔗⬇️ Adafruit Fruit Jam 🍓📺🎮 https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200 Case for Fruit Jam 📦🍓 https://www.adafruit.com/product/6425 Learn Guides for Fruit Jam 🛠️🧩📓 https://learn.adafruit.com/products/6200/guides Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed ...

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This week @adafruit we’re taking a look at our IoT grow monitor. Showcasing more demos for the Fruit Jam, including DOOM! Showcasing some makes from the community and this week’s time lapse featuring a Sorting Hat. Fruit Jam Case: https://www.adafruit.com/product/6425 Fruit Jam: https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200 QT Py ESP32-S3 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5700 MLX90632 FIR Thermal Sensor https://www.adafruit.com/product/6403 SCD40 C02 Sensor ...

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user_4021690452 shares: The Blister Pack Opener is designed to help users with arthritis or limited hand strength open blister packs of pills. To use, place the blister pack so the flat side is over the hole, and the pill is facing the pin. Squeeze the handle so that the pill is popped out of the ...

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user_4021690452 shares: The Blister Pack Opener is designed to help users with arthritis or limited hand strength open blister packs of pills. To use, place the blister pack so the flat side is over the hole, and the pill is facing the pin. Squeeze the handle so that the pill is popped out of the ...

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3DMerchandMore shared this 3D print on MakerWorld! Level up your bathroom with this epic Super Mario toothbrush holder! 🎮✨ Turn brushing your teeth into a daily power-up – for you, your kids, or all gaming fans! This 3D-printed toothbrush holder brings the iconic Super Mario style right into your bathroom. With the classic “?” blocksand ...

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aleung shares: This tool makes it easy to measure the size of metric screws and nuts. Simply place the screw or nut into the slot and slide it down until it stops. The marked position shows the size instantly—no need to compare with multiple holes one by one. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1791520-screw-nut-gauge-metric-m2-m10 Every Thursday ...

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user_1054445096 shared this print on MakerWorld! This add-on is based on the excellent “Pro Cutter for Filament and PTFE Tubing” by Viltsu. I really admire the simplicity, printability, and cutting quality of Viltsu’s original design — it’s a clever tool that makes use of the spare parts included with Bambu Lab printers.   To build ...

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John Park

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Today’s Project: ESP-NOW Juggling Lights & Triggers CircuitPython Parsec Tool Tips: Monopod cleanup Learn Guide Recap Retro Gear and more! The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety ...

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The SPA06-003 pressure sensor from Goertek is a good low-cost sensing solution for measuring barometric pressure. If you need excellent accuracy and repeatability for altitude calculations, you can’t beat the Bosch BMP series – but if you are doing basic DIY sensing, this sensor fits the bill. We see it used a lot for DIY quadcopter builds and environmental sensing. The new learn guide has pages covering the Pinouts, CircuitPython and Arduino example code, and Downloads including schematic and PCB files. Read more at Adafruit SPA06-003 – Temperature + Pressure Sensor

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madmax16633 shares: Transform empty water bottles into a watering bottle! Repurpose your trash into something useful for your gardening. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1790707-watering-bottle-cap Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with ...

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This week we received a request to stock a linear image sensor. These are similar to cameras, except instead of a grid of X-Y light sensors, they have sensors arranged in a bar. They tend to be monochromatic and often have high precision and sensitivity, making them useful for scientific or engineering measurements. The recommendation we received was for the TCD series of sensors, but let’s see what DigiKey has available for experimentation! See the chosen DigiKey part. Catch the video below:

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This week at our desk we returned to an older DAC board, the PCM5122, which is used in some high-quality Pi hats. Unlike the TLV320DAC, this only provides line out. It does have some niceties, such as the ability to run in “hardware mode” without configuration, or via I2C/SPI. It also doesn’t need MCLK, which makes it ideal for Pis and many microcontrollers without MCLK output. We also tested our hot-bar breakouts for connecting to a larger Quad-Color EPD sample screen. A few new prototypes also arrived, including our ADS122C04 and the AP33772S. See the video below:

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Adafruit Video, audio, components & parts, Desk of Ladyada, displays, prototyping

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Shared by Mr_Andre on MakerWorld: A fun mechanical hand perfect for play and grabbing small objects! Thanks to the built-in gear system, the jaws open and close smoothly with just a squeeze. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for ...

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GFPIYA shares: Easy to print spooky ghost sliders to add to your hoodie drawstrings for Halloween! Just put the aglet through the hole, and you can tie a knot in the drawstring to keep it from sliding off if necessary. There are 2 plates: one has a pair of ghosts that are all white with ...

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Cheese_grater shares: Imagine a fascinating airless tennis ball printed entirely from filament, built around a flexible honeycomb or hex-mesh shell that bounces almost like the real deal—no inflation needed, no punctures, no leaks. Many printable versions like Airless Tennis Ball V2 and the well-tested v1.1 or GEN 2 models rely on that open structured lattice ...

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Dr. Mario Molina was the first Mexican-born scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Via slsc.org While studying the effect of chlorofluorocarbons (gases used in refrigerants, aerosol sprays and some plastics), Dr. Mario Molina and his partner, Professor F. Sherwood Rowland, discovered a threat to the ozone layer that prevents cancer-causing ultraviolet B light ...

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Stephanie posted What to Make with Gemma M0

Stephanie

The Adafruit Gemma M0 is a super small microcontroller board, with just enough built-in to create many simple projects. It may look small and cute: round, about the size of a quarter, with friendly alligator-clip sew pads. But do not be fooled! The Gemma M0 is incredibly powerful and will super-charge your wearables! Each order comes with one fully assembled and tested Gemma M0 with CircuitPython & example code programmed in. So what are you waiting for? Pick up a Gemma M0 today and be amazed at what you can make and how easy and fast it is to get ...

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Daily McMaster-Carr is an account on X (formerly Twitter) which posts one item from the McMaster catalog a day. Not affiliated with McMaster-Carr the company, it does provide insight into a catalog that is very deep (and very thick in paper form). You can grow your curiosity in gear by visiting the feed here.

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Sett Thermostats has a plan to help folks who may have a first or second generation Nest thermostat. Why? These devices lose Google support by October 25th. They provide open source methods of keeping control of devices with a hardware swap. First, they had to reverse-engineering the Nest LCD display interface. It’s not an off-the shelf part. You can read the process that Sett followed to determine how to interface, reverse engineer, and program the display in the post here.

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Easy e-paper finally comes to Raspberry Pi, with this bonnet that’s designed to make it a breeze to add any ‘standard’ pinout 24-pin flex-connector E-Ink display. This add-on handles all the extra components needed to make E-Paper interfacing easy for Pi and Pi-compatible boards. We even include extras like two user buttons, Stemma QT I2C ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ Compact The Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ Compact is designed for use with the Raspberry Pi Case for Raspberry Pi 5. The Compact form factor enables you to connect M.2 M key peripherals with the 2230 form factor to Raspberry Pi 5, while allowing space for the case’s integrated cooling fan. Features and warnings Supports single-lane PCIe 2.0 interface (500 MB/s peak transfer rate) Supports devices that use the M.2 M key edge connector Supports form factors: M.2 HAT+ Standard: 2230, 2242 M.2 HAT+ Compact: 2230 only Capable of supplying up to 3A to ...

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Raspberry pi compiled a list of their top recent raspberry pi builds and this one is from Joaquin “Wakks” Escay. Hello everyone! I have always wanted to build my own digital camera. But not just any digital camera, one I would actually use like a regular point-and-shoot camera. I wanted something that would give me ...

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Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and Tell Wednesdays 7:30pm Electronics show and tell every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Adafruit Ask an ...

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Latent Reflection (2025) image via YouTube   Like the film Memento, this LLM is trapped inside its own “mind” [Raspberry Pi]; sent on an existential spiral until it inevitably crashes and starts over. Latent Reflection (2025) is the creation of tech artist Root Kid and is comprised 96 16-segment display running Llama 3.2-3B on a ...

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Takara

This cool tutorial from PiMyLifeUp shows you how to manage your 3D printer filament on your Raspberry Pi. When you pair Spoolman with OctoPrint or Moonraker, it can automatically update your inventory with the amount of filament that has been consumed. This information is presented within a simple and easy-to-use web interface. This web interface ...

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Stephanie

While Phineas and Ferb was only ever in my periphery, I totally knew about Agent P. Cheers to Maker Boi for making this transforming Perry! We’re big fans of making our favorite on screen characters (or bosses) come to life, like this Zelda BOTW Guardian Robot!

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Ben

Success, Littlejem’s wings work!   YouTube Maker Littlejem is back with another ambitious project: to recreate VEX from Borderlands 4. With a four day deadline she sets out to make motorized wings with an over 16 foot span! To generate the effect she uses an aluminum pole frame covered in foam and fabric. To power ...

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Takara

This past Wednesday, NASA launched its Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe to map the heliosphere and monitor how it interacts with material from interstellar space.

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Takara

WIRED shares how NASA astronomers have identified more than 6,000 exoplanets with the possibility of thousands more. THE NUMBER OF confirmed planets outside of our solar system—known as exoplanets—has risen to 6,000, NASA has said. There is huge variety across these distant worlds, the space agency says, with discoveries including rocky planets, lava worlds, and ...

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Stephanie

September’s not over yet! Did you know that anyone who can verify they live, work, attend school or pay property taxes in New York State can hold a free digital library card? Apply online for a digital or physical card today. In celebration of the Schomburg Center’s 100th anniversary, patrons can take home a special-edition ...

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Kelly

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. Latent Reflection (2025) image via ...

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tldr; arduino teases its “from blink to think” ai launch amid $54m funding, raising questions about open-source certification, attribution, and the future of maker hardware. In today’s mail, Arduino is teasing its “From Blink to Think” global event, branding it as the biggest reveal yet. A new product is set to launch that promises to “redefine tech” and empower builders everywhere, and it’s what will make the $54 million invested in Arduino all come together. So, yeah, it will be some AI thing. Blink (the classic “hello world” LED tutorial) –> Think (AI). Arduino has $54 million in funding, which ...

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dadwithtowel has me inspired to renovate. These space station themed friction mount window frames with smart lighting are awesome and aesthetically pleasing for anyone who wonders what (or who) is past the stars we can see. via instructables This project walks through the build of removable, screw-free, LED lit space station window frames using pink ...

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Great project from Makerkid up on Instructables. And cool to see our PMSA003I Air Quality Breakout – STEMMA QT / Qwiic included in the build. meet See02 your mini air quality monitor that measures C02, temperature, humidity, and PM2.5 then displays it all on a screen. it also has a graph so you can see how your air quality has changed over a period of 6 hours. Full details here on Instructables.

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RusheelsCraf_3646116 shares: This Model is for the Ikea pegboard and some of the images that I have put are sideways so apologies for that. This Item is a pressure fit and you just lightly push it into the peg board, I made it this way so that if you grade something off of the board it doesn’t start shaking. I would really appreciate if you would let me know of any problems with the models and please don’t hesitate to ask me questions. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1415789-ikea-fejka-2-14-holder-for-skadis Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community ...

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Stephanie posted Moving planets simulation

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image via Michael Maggrilov on Instructables   Michael Maggrilov shared physics fun with their grandkids and after a revisit, shared the fun with everyone over on Instructables: Of course, this isn’t a serious physics engine. It’s a toy, but a very good one for those who want to see how mathematical formulas suddenly turn into realistic motion of physical bodies, play with the parameters of these bodies, feel how gravity attracts and accelerates bodies, and how the inertia of massive objects resists their acceleration… I understand that this is just how it should be, but it still feels like magic! ...

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Do you have a J-Link Compact and have noticed it doesn’t work with some USB C to C cables? Alvaro did and decided to investigate… An investigation and review of the J-Link circuit reveals a wonky design with the resistors on the USB-C CC lines. Check out the entire investigation & solution in the post here.

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We are currently unable to ship packages to Canada using USPS as a shipping method. Please use an alternative shipping method available at checkout. We also recommend checking out distributors in your area. To see which distributors carry a specific Adafruit product, please scroll to the bottom of the product page and click “distributors.” Next, click on the distributor of your choice and complete your purchase at their site. Here’s more from CBC: When does the strike begin? It already has. Technically, Canada Post workers have already been on strike for months. You might remember the postal strike over the ...

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pyForth started as an experiment by Dr. David Kyte in getting AI to generate code. The goal was for Forth to provide an interactive environment to test code and hardware. I wanted to maintain access to Python libraries, so I added facilities in the environment e.g. : ls ; compiles Python code into a Forth word. So I could create a new word called ls that executes Python code. ls # prints a directory listing. The environment works really well. When the virtual machine starts up, it always loads a file called 0.txt Initially I started by accessing the GPIO ...

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Hopefully you’ve had your first cup of Joe today but maybe it’s time for another? Because it’s a.)Monday and b.) National Coffee Day!!. USA Today has a few places you can can pick up free or discounted coffee National Coffee Day 2025 freebies and deals at Dunkin’, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks and more: Monday, Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day. To celebrate, many coffee shops are giving away free coffee and have bargains on coffee drinks and specials on coffee and machines to make drinks at home.   Once you are fully caffeinated dive into a coffee lovers craft with ...

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The term “garage band” held the promise of making world-shaking music with meagre resources. Big sound can come from small groups and simple tools. Remember the first time you realized that the titanic sound of Black Sabbath is coming from three musicians and a guy on a microphone? Or if that’s not shocking enough, how ...

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Takara

Once we designed the clock, we decided it would be nice to have it chime and/or play music every hour or quarter hour. You can optionally add the Music Maker Feather Wing with 3W amplifier and a small pair of speakers. Not only does this give you the ability to play chimes and/or music, by ...

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Stephanie posted LEGO Skeleton MegaFig

Stephanie

image via Instructables user Haunted Spider   Instructables user Haunted Spider made a 100x LEGO skeleton megafig and wow. It’s the perfect response to those massive skeletons that hit the market a few years ago (and are also totally epic). Let the Halloween decorating begin! I decided I definitely wanted to build a larger than ...

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Today we celebrate science fiction author Daniel José Older. From Guernica Magazine: Daniel José Older is the author of the A Bone Street Rumba Novel urban fantasy series from Penguin’s Roc Books and the Young Adult novel Shadowshaper (Scholastic, 2015), a New York Times Notable Book of 2015, which was shortlisted for the Kirkus Prize ...

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Anne Barela

If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,175 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to ...

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Stephanie

image via MoonMakers on Hackster.io   The best Ghostbusters always carry their PKE meters and this build from MoonMakers on Hackster.io has got me singing “I ain’t afraid of no ghost” Do you know the PKE Meter? It’s one of the essential Ghostbusters gadgets! We brought this device to life, it is based on the ...

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Kelly

Interesting discussion between iRobot founder Rodney Brooks and tech journalist Om Malik, via Malik’s newsletter Crazy Stupid Tech that he co-authors with Fred Vogelstein: We recently connected for a conversation about robotics, artificial intelligence, and the future. Contrary to many, he believes humans will do just fine in a world filled with robots and AI. He poured cold water on the humanoid robot hype. He also said that if you look at the computer and internet revolutions, the AI revolution is going to take a lot longer than most think. “There’s a tendency to go for the flashy demo. But ...

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Anne Barela

Nicole Express looks into yet another electronic game circuit board, this time the 1998-2001 Fuuki FG-3. The Motorola 68EC020 that powers this board is a beefy CPU, and I want to praise it, being used to the Motorola 68000. The ‘020 was a big upgrade over the Motorola 68000, with a 32-bit data and address bus. The audio synthesizer is one that we haven’t seen before, the YMF278. (With a tiny Yamaha DAC to the left of the crystal oscillator) It has the “OPL” logo, but this is the OPL4, which combines an upgraded version of the OPL3’s two-operator FM ...

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MITK12Videos shared this video on YouTube! Fractals are complex, never-ending patterns created by repeating mathematical equations. Yuliya, a undergrad in Math at MIT, delves into their mysterious properties and how they can be found in technology and nature. Learn more!

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Anne Barela

The Baudot code is an early character encoding for telegraphy invented by Émile Baudot in the 1870s. Each character in the alphabet is represented by a series of five bits, sent over a communication channel such as a telegraph wire or a radio signal by asynchronous serial communication. The symbol rate measurement is known as baud, and is derived from the same name. Adafruit has a page on this in the guide here. Doug Rice has experimented with WebAudio, HTML CANVAS and JavaScript to write a webpage that can send BAUDOT, and possibly listen and decode it. You can see Doug’s work and use the encoder/decoder on the web site here.

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Noe Ruiz

This guide will walk you through installing a port of DOOM for the Adafruit Fruit Jam. It’s really easy, just drag and drop UF2 files onto the Fruit Jam and hook up your favorite HDMI display, mouse, keyboard or USB gamepad. Supports stereo audio output with headphones or mini speaker. This is definitely one of ...

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Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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Anne Barela

Excamera Labs makes SPIDriver, an easy-to-use tool for controlling SPI devices. It works with Windows, Mac, and Linux, and has a built-in color screen that shows a live logic-analyzer display of all SPI traffic. It uses a standard FTDI USB serial chip to talk to the PC, so no special drivers need to be installed. In general, it’s difficult to write a driver to control some random hardware. There are well over a thousand software drivers to write to interface device to device. James Bowman looked at how Adafruit interfaced a host Python install with CircuitPython. Adafruit_Blinka is a compatibility ...

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Check out the lastest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: Create a “magic” mirror using laser etched edge-lit acrylic, lit by NeoPixels controlled with an Adafruit Sparkle Motion ESP32 controller. Quotes, messages, or icons appear like magic when segments of pixels are turned on or off, controlled by a PIR motion sensor. This is a very cool illusion with so many possibilities. It runs on WLED, so you don’t need to be a coder to make this work: you can do it all in the WLED environment on your smartphone or computer. From the guide: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall Who ...

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Ben

E-ink / E-Paper is wonderful it offers a clean display that is soft on the eyes and low energy. E-paper is available in a plethora of shapes, sizes and even colors. The e-paper scene has expanded largely due to e-readers but we love to incorporate them into all sorts of maker projects. But how ...

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Takara

The North Shore Glass School in Salem is hosting glass classes all autumn. Learn how to blow, flame, or fuse some fall and Halloween themed glass art.

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Takara

If you missed this week’s livestream of John Park’s Product Pick of the Week, not to worry, here’s the video. This week’s pick is the Adafruit Simple Soil Moisture Sensor – For micro:bit, and more! Watch the video to find out about the Adafruit Simple Soil Moisture Sensor – For micro:bit, and more, how to use ’em, a live demo, and more. Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Thursday at 4pm ET and 1pm PT on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter), and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Catch previous ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at ...

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Did you miss out on your chance on an Atari Video Music back in the day? Worry not, because with the powers of Fruit Jam and CircuitPython combined, you can build an homage to the short lived but legendary psychedelic music visualizer. A PDM microphone samples incoming audio over time and analyzes it via a fast Fourier transform (FFT). The three animations visualize ...

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Ben

Gather round the fire and I’ll tell you a tale of skulls that light up and tombstones that talk, of books that read YOU and mirrors that mislead, because this is ADAWeen!   All October we’ll doing the Monster Mask because it’s time for another Electronic Halloween. Be sure to follow along this month on the Adafruit blog as we share tricks and treats with a Halloween theme. Use the Learning System to get inspiration for your creepy costumes, deathly decorations and preternatural props. We also have an assortment of Halloween products in the shop ready for your hacking hijinx! ...

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Check out the updated Larsio Paint Music Learn Guide, now with Fruit Jam support! Larsio Paint Music is a love letter to Mario Paint — the mouse-driven art creation cartridge for Super Nintendo — that included a wonderfully fun music composition mode, where you could draw notes on a music staff using different samples and synth voices, and then play them back. I decided to recreate this classic on a modern microcontroller in CircuitPython as Larsio Paint Music (LPM). LPM runs on a Metro RP2350 or the Fruit Jam. With USB mouse-input, HDMI video output, and stereo I2S DAC audio output ...

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Kelly

Adafruit Hallowen Gift Guide 2025 It’s our favorite time of year – a liminal time when the boundary between the physical and spiritual thins – and when banshees, bats, and broomsticks blend with bots, batteries, and breakout boards. It can sometimes be more trick than treat when trying to pick the right flourish to tie together your costume design or finish your fright-tastic front-lawn setup. This guide, which highlights some of our spooky season favorites, is here to help. For those of you who don’t know exactly what your mad scientist is cooking up, we also suggest Adafruit Gift Certificates.

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Jessie Mae

Offline MAP, GPS Tracker with E-Paper Display | Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Portable Map Project Fun Ways To Repurpose An Old Raspberry Pi #piday #raspberrypi AI Model Trapped in Raspberry Pi #piday #raspberrypi NEW PRODUCT: Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 – 5″ 720×1280 with Capacitive Touch – SC1975 A Garage Band in Your Pocket: ...

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Zay

For those of us who have been asked to give a five “up high” and succeeded, only then to be offered a second slapping of the palms, this time “down low,” but the offerer of the aforemetioned low-five moved their hand aside at the last moment, utteing the annoyingly mocking “Too slow,” then you know ...

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Bert Wagner, having set up dozens of Internet of Things (IoT) smart home devices, started to wonder: how hard could it be to build one from scratch? Bert decided to create something fun: a device that alerts neighbors when his kids go swimming, extending the invitation for their kids to come swim too. The device is based on an ESP32-S3 Nano communicating via MQTT. The case is 3D printed and a servo raises a flag to indicate swimming time. See the video below and more in the post here.

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Jane Goodall visits United States Mission Uganda on 4 April 2022 image via wikipedia source U.S. Mission Uganda   A pioneering force in zoology, Dr Jane Goodall has passed away at the age of 91. Take a minute to remember and learn more about her extraordinary life. More from NPR: Chimpanzees seemed to accept Goodall as one of their own, and the public was fascinated by both her easy familiarity with the creatures as well as her groundbreaking discoveries that showed just how much chimps are like humans. “They kiss, embrace, hold hands, pat one another on the back. They ...

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via Nottingham Trent University Scientists from Nottingham Trent University, Newcastle University, and Axomics Medical Ltd. are developing a smart textile band to detect and monitor sarcopenia in older adults. The Axoband, designed to be worn on the leg, will be low cost to manufacture, stretchable and washable. Bespoke software will process signals recorded from the ...

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Ben

Image via Natalie the Nerd on twitter   The nostalgia phoenix that was the LEGO GameBoy rises again as…the GameBoy. Modder Natalie the Nerd fitted LEGO Gameboy with working parts so that it can function as a real gameboy. Not an emulator but an actual custom board and install. Chronicled but The Verge: To fit ...

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Pedro

Crow_ck shares: This planter inspired by the shape of an ancient Greek temple will be a perfect home for your flowers. With drainage holes in the bottom and a matching drip tray. It looks a bit damaged – all imperfections are intentional 🙂 Also suitable as a pen holder, brush holder, candy bowl or decorative ...

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From the mail bag! For the past 5 years, I have made sure to order boards and components from Adafruit and have been consistently pleased with the quality and attention to detail of the products you provide. Thank you for making my sourcing easy, I know that coming to Adafruit means I will be receiving ...

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Pedro

songxiansheng shares: This version is a small-sized adaptation for the A1 mini, which is strictly speaking an optimized version 2.2 I originally intended to create a larger optimized version, but I found the small ball to be more interesting and practical Complex snap-fit designs have been removed, using filament to connect the main components, minimizing ...

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printpals shares: pumpkin skeleton skin is here . Articulated and flexible Quick to print print in place. Great for Halloween. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1800550-flexy-pumpkin-skeleton-halloween Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated ...

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Pedro

drakeforge3d shares: Bring a chilling atmosphere to your Halloween with this 3D printed candy bowl shaped like a gravestone, from which a creepy skeleton emerges, clutching the bowl in its bony hands. The cracked tombstone back, hollow eyes, and detailed ribcage create a perfectly eerie effect that will stand out as both decoration and functional ...

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Pedro

kluwdr_2535102 shares: I’m glad to introduce you the latest version of my cantilever tool box! Take all the necessary tools with you Easy to use and store Print-only design, no metal parts or glue required Clip and snap assembly Rigid and durable PARAMETRIC. You can set any dimensions you want from (120×120 to 400×400) 3mf ...

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BamingoDesign shares: Crisp lines for a modern look. Thin and lightweight, fast to print. Print Settings: Layer height: 0.08 mm with a base layer of 0.16 mm Infill: 100% Notes: Optional: enable ironing for a smoother top surface Split objects manually by right-click menu Want to sell prints? Check our profile for a commercial license. ...

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Pedro

cforms_1998643 shares: creepy smile horror mask #2 wearable download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1428844-creepy-smile-horror-mask-2-wearable Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate ...

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jq910 shares: This is an enclosure to keep a RAK Wireless RAK19003 base and its RAK4630 LoRa module on the back of a Magsafe compatible phone for use with Meshtastic. It adds about 16mm to the total thickness of the phone. It can also be stuck to flat magnetic surfaces. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1417561-magsafe-meshtastic-node ...

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Pedro

Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Skeleton Hand By 一KOGI3D printables.com/model/1415173-print-in-place-fully-articulated-skeleton-hand Bambu X1C Overture Glow PLA 02hr 47mins X:182 Y:185 Z:54mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 61g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at ...

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Anne Barela

The Raspberry Pi Official Magazine – Issue 158: Raspberry Pi 500+ In this issue: We’ve got our hands on the new clicky-keyboard wonder that is Raspberry Pi 500+, and we’re loving it! But that’s not all: Make games with Python Add lighting effects to a miniature room Have a chat with an AI parrot Scare yourself silly with a spooky dancing skeleton … and loads more! Read More, Get PDF, buy now, subscribe New 3 month subscriptions get a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W (or Pico 2)

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3D Hangouts – Grow Monitor, Fruit Jam DOOM and Skeleton Hand https://youtube.com/live/W7H9LXE4iBE?feature=share This week @adafruit we’re celebrating 500 episodes! Showcasing more DOOM on the Fruit Jam. Guide this week is our IoT Grow Monitor collab with Brent. For shoptalk, we have an update to our MagTag case. This week’s time lapse features a spooky articulating ...

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Anne Barela

The Raspberry Pi Official Magazine – Issue 158 reviews the Adafruit QT Py RP2040: QT Py (pronounced ‘cutie pie’) is a series of boards by Adafruit, all with the same tiny form factor but based on different processors, including the original SAMD21 model, an ESP32 one, and this RP2040 version. At 21.8 × 17.8mm, it’s even a smidgen smaller than Pimoroni’s Tiny 2350 (and 2040) and similarly features boot select and reset buttons, along with an onboard RGB LED. It has a couple fewer I/O pins on the twin headers, with seven on each edge. Eleven of these are GPIO ...

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Pedro

FeetOffTheTable shares: This is a collapsing version of Hornet’s Needle from Hollow Knight: SilkSong This build will allow anyone with a half decent printer to own a fairly accurate cosplay prop that’s easy to store and fits on a 220 Z-height bed. The sword extends to approximately 1200mm when printed properly (450 Handle, 735 Blade). ...

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Jessie Mae

TorusKnot shared this project on Printables! This eerie tile is fan art, designed and sculpted in Blender to bring a piece of LV-426 right into your home. It’s back and ready to haunt you with its menacing, protruding form. The design takes inspiration from the vacuum forming technique, but has been carefully reworked and optimized for 3D printing. Scary, bold, and perfect for display — or add a couple of magnets to the back to turn it into the most terrifying refrigerator magnet you’ve ever owned. Download files: https://www.printables.com/model/1428414-protruding-alien-xenomorph-fan-art Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing ...

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Pedro

JamesSF69_537205 shares: I nice little cauldron for the holidays. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1428417-black-cauldron Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we ...

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gup3d shared this project on Printables! Ideal as a keyring, to carry in your backpack, or as decoration Download files: https://www.printables.com/model/1428399-c3po-kettlebell Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, ...

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John Park

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Today’s Project: Juggling PCBs CircuitPython Parsec Tool Tips Learn Guide Recap Retro Gear and more! The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety of tools and techniques to ...

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taurus_3651044 shares: Measure pasta portions for 1-4 people. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1428395-pasta-measurement-tool-with-labels Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate ...

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Ben

Shared by Gianni_96 on Printables: Skadis Tray Hook: https://www.printables.com/model/1121494-skadis-hook Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday ...

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Pedro

Hart3Designs_3165908 shares: Tired of a cluttered workspace? This small, simple desk organizer is here to save the day! With its sleek design and the option to choose a stylish color filament, it not only tidies up your essentials but also adds a pop of personality to your desk. Say goodbye to chaos and hello to ...

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Shared by wuerfel on Printables: The Cheese Block, a delicious way to roll your dice. We all love us some good cheese dice, now they get the tower they deserve. This dice tower is a side product of a longer and bigger project I work on. The Block Dice Tower is still in the making. ...

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Zay

Any list of the greatest movies ever made worldwide would feature far more movies from Japan than any other country. That is a provocative, unfounded statement totally dependent on personal taste. But it’s also a true fact, scientifically. Not really. Still, for a country that small, Japan has a disproportionate number of filmmakers considered masters. ...

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Pedro

Dan_3675530 shares: A simple 7 slot USB cable or dongle holder for Ikea Skadis based pegboards download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1427696-usb-cable-holder-for-ikea-skadis Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, ...

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Kelly

Happy Spooky Season from Adafruit! Use Code AdaWeen15 for 15% off items from Halloween Gift Guide from 10/3 12:00 AM EDT through 10/6 11:59 PM EDT. Some restrictions apply. We cannot add the discount after your order is placed so please remember to use the code! We also do not permit the use of discount ...

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Ben

Today is Manufacturing Day, celebrated the 1st Friday of October. As an American manufacturer in the heart of Brooklyn, NY, Adafruit is proud to share our work. We love to let makers in on our manufacturing process, like with Advanced Manufacturing: Made in NYC content. Take some time today to learn more about manufacturing. ...

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Jessie Mae

Why roam around with a boring pumpkin bucket when you can lay eggs in warm human intestines collect delicious candy with a robotic Xenomorph head? This robotic candy bucket shoots out a small receptacle to retrieve candy and bring it back into the bucket. Some 3D printing is required to create the linear actuator. ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at ...

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In honor of Manufacturing Day 2025, here’s some recent info on the state of manufacturing jobs from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: A look at manufacturing occupations for National Manufacturing Day Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators was the largest occupation in manufacturing, with employment of about 1.1 million in May 2024. Over one quarter of these jobs were in motor vehicle manufacturing (152,670) or motor vehicle parts manufacturing (138,530). The largest occupations in manufacturing also included first-line supervisors of production and operating workers (497,140); laborers and hand freight, stock, and material movers (406,630); and inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ...

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Zack of JerryRigEverthing goes behind the scenes at the Ford factory in Dearborn to see how the Ford F-150 Lightning is manufactured in this video: The body of the new truck is actually conveyed in from a separate building using above street passageways. SUPER cool.

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Ah, our beloved RP2040 Prop-Maker Feather: an all-in-one combination of the Feather RP2040 with a Prop-Maker FeatherWing with a few tweaks based on feedback from expert prop-builders. Perfect for fitting into your next prop build! This Feather has tons of stuff packed in to make sabers & swords, props, toys, mini robots, cosplay pieces, and ...

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In 1977, three new microcomputers appeared on the scene that broke free from the industry’s hobbyist roots: the Apple II, the Commodore PET, and the Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80. Much later, in the 1990s, journalists and historians began reverently referring to this group as “the Trinity,” though all three machines had different origins and different trajectories. Creatures of Thought takes a look at the rise of microcomputers in the later 1970s and early 1980s. “Three factors were required to join this holy ensemble: the technical expertise to design a capable and reliable microcomputer, a nose for the larger business opportunity latent ...

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AeroAstroMIT shared this video on Youtube! In the new Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace Engineers course, students design, build, and test an electric rocket engine turbopump, preparing them for a career at the forefront of the aerospace industry. In just 13 weeks, students design, build, and test a laboratory-scale electric turbopump, the type of pump used ...

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Takara

permission of Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez. Art from “Puerto Rican War”, “00773”, “Guailí”, and “Somebody Else’s Story” via NYPL The NYPL shares the art, heroes, and impact of Puerto Ricans in the world of comics. In the 1990s, Manuel Martínez Nazario, a librarian in San Juan, Puerto Rico, began building a collection aiming to demonstrate the diverse artistic expressions and unique perspectives of Puerto Rican comic book creators. After decades of curatorial work, he deposited his world-class collection—which documents Puerto Ricans in the comics industries of both Puerto Rico and the continental United States—at The New York Public Library in 2022. This ...

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#circuitpythonparsec Here’s how you can use circup to install the CircuitPython font bundle and individual fonts on your board. code example and tip by Tod Kurt To learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org

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Zay

The American Precision Museum in Windsor, Vermont, was once the Robbins & Lawrence factory, which is considered to be the first U.S. factory to manufacture interchangeable parts. The factory was named a National Historic Landmark in 1966. In the 1960s, in response to a proposed razing of the building, Windsor resident Edwin A. Battison instead helped ...

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Ben

Manufacturing a pencil offers lessons in the complex realities of manufacturing as a whole. A seemingly simple combination of graphite and wood actually requires a phenomenal degree of global cooperation, as economist Leonard E. Read pointed out in I, Pencil. My family tree begins with what in fact is a tree, a cedar of straight ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Raspberry Pi 500+ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Raspberry Pi 500+ puts the power of Raspberry Pi 5’s quad-core 64-bit Arm processor and RP1 I/O controller into an ergonomic and tactile mechanical keyboard, combining uncompromising performance with 16GB RAM and 256GB NVMe storage for a truly premium desktop computer experience. Coming equipped with Gateron KS-33 Blue low-profile switches, which have long travel times ...

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Travis

NEW PRODUCT – NeoPixel Nano 2020 RGB LEDs – 100-pack – WS2812B _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ These incredibly small surface-mount LEDs are an easy way to add a lot of very tiny (but bright!) colorful dots to your project. They are just mind-bogglingly small – 2mm square. As they are pretty darn tiny, they might be a bit difficult to ...

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Takara

FRAME goes inside the production line of the Chevrolet Tahoe. Today on FRAME a feature on the Production lines of the Chevrolet Tahoe and other GM trucks. Check out how this American manufacturer is building its trucks in its multiple high-tech facilities around the United States.

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It’s that time of year again: PUMPKIN SPICE SEASON! Kidding. It’s HALLOWEEN! Time for candy and spooky monster dress-up! Maybe you’re looking for ideas for your MONSTER M4SK board. Here’s something I quickly scared up to rattle some ideas loose… Spruce Up your Costume with MONSTER M4SK Eyes and Voice This isn’t meant as an ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at ...

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It’s October so that can only mean everything is Halloween, right? Right. CroissantPoisson shared how they made this pumpkin candy bucket that does not like having candy removed over on Instructables: Carving pumpkins to create expressive faces has been a beloved tradition for hundreds of years. This year, we celebrated this tradition by combining it ...

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Jessie Mae posted How Candy Canes Are Made

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Insider shared this video on Youtube! Candy makers start the candy cane-making process by cooking up a batch of sugar, water, and corn syrup. The batch is then stretched and rolled into canes. Learn more!

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The One Hertz Challenge asks competitors to create work software art that do something, anything every second. The Baiko has a wonderfully abstract piece that replicates the color and rhythm of night flying airplanes. Here’s more from hackaday: It’s actually quite an amusing abstract build. If you’ve ever seen planes flying in the night sky, ...

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Ben

Mychal Threets is hosting the new iteration of Reading Rainbow, which starts Saturday. Buffalo Toronto Public Media/Embassy Row via NPR   Great news for parents of tots! If you don’t want to write off screens entirely but still want something with a semblance of education; Reading Rainbow is the ticket. You may recognize the new ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at ...

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Since 1994 World Teachers Day is honored every October 5. This is a time to celebrate teachers on the anniversiary of a 1966 UNESCO Reccomendation on teachers. Teachers are doing transformative work and they need support! From UNESCO: This year, World Teachers’ Day celebrations will centre on the theme “Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession,” highlighting ...

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Markus Haack’s Creepy Halloween Eyes is an oldie but gollllllly is it a goodie that we found over on Hackster.io. The build was inspired by 68percentwater’s YouTube video. Check out Markus Haack’s work: The trickiest part of this project are the eyes. Tricky because they should be assembled all in the same way, especially the ...

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Zay

Of course Science Fiction writers like trinkets. The Science Fiction Writer’s Assciation has been making and updating their awards, like the Nebula, for decades. Here’s more from SFWA: According to Damon Knight, the first SFWA president and one of its founders, Kate Wilhelm sketched the original concept for the Nebula Award, with Judith Blish ...

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Zay

AI will never have human consciousness. If through some emergent quality occasioned by the sheer complexity of large language models an AI became conscious, it would be fundamentally different than whatever we think we are. A conscious AI would teach us who we are through difference, not sameness. Encountering a conscious AI would be more ...

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AI will never have human consciousness. If through some emergent quality occasioned by the sheer complexity of large language models an AI became conscious, it would be fundamentally different than whatever we think we are. A conscious AI would teach us who we are through difference, not sameness. Encountering a conscious AI would be more ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at ...

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Stephanie posted 3D Print a Gothic Lantern

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Light up the darkest Halloween night with your own 3D printed rechargeable lantern! Here’s Tarantula3’s build on hackster.io: The lantern is adorned with ornate top and bottom ornaments, reminiscent of the Gothic style that was prevalent during the Victorian Era.My curiosity to create something new and interesting got me into this gothic style rechargeable lantern.The ...

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Kelly

Check out this stellar project from maker arhamsameel3 up on Instructables: Do you love looking at the night sky but can’t find constellations easily? With this project, you can build your own Constellation Finder using an ESP32 microcontroller and a small OLED screen. More details right this way.

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Anne Barela

Slimbox BT by Jacek Fedoryński is wireless game controller firmware meant to run on Nordic’s nRF52840 chip. Pre-built binaries are provided for the following devices: Slimbox BT Flatbox rev7 The slimbox-bt.uf2 firmware will also work with any hand-wired controller that uses the Adafruit Feather nRF52840 Express board. It’s under an open MIT license. See more on GitHub.

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bluetooth, feather, gaming, open source

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Anne Barela

Jarek Lupinski had memory cards from consoles long gone and wanted to recover PSO saves. Building on jamchamb’s work to dump memory card traffic via Raspberry Pi, Jarek wanted to create a simple design that can be easily produced in case anyone else still has any other save games they needed extracted. The prototype uses a Raspberry Pi Pico with MicroPython, wired to a game memory card breakout. The final version uses a custom PCB with the RP2040 onboard. Check out the project on GitHub.

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gaming, micropython, Pico, projects, Raspberry Pi, RP2040

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Anne Barela

Rad Pro is an advanced custom firmware designed to enhance the functionality of various commercially available Geiger counters, including the FS2011, YT-203B, Bosean FS-600, Bosean FS-1000, Bosean FS-5000, FNIRSI GC-01, JOY-IT JT-RAD01 and GQ GMC-800. Rad Pro can: Monitor instantaneous radiation levels in real-time. Calculate average radiation rates for precise surveys. Track cumulative radiation dose over time. Configure customizable rate and dose alerts (warnings and alarms). Visualize radiation rate trends with historical plots (10 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year). Log data to built-in flash memory or stream live to a computer, with optional integration to gmcmap.comradmon.org, and safecast.org. Generate cryptographically secure random data, including passwords ...

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Anne Barela

Cameron Kaiser dug out a Silicon Graphics Indigo² (though, unlike its earlier namesake, not actually indigo colored) with the upper-tier MIPS R10000 CPU and IMPACT graphics. My recollection was that it worked at the time, but I couldn’t remember if it booted, and of course that was no guarantee that it could still power on. If this machine is to stay working and in the collection, we’re gonna need a Refurb Weekend. Cameron documents a very detailed refurbishment and discusses the history of the Silicon Graphics line back in the day. Check out the post here.

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Jessie Mae

A theremin is an electronic musical instrument that you can play without even touching it – spooky! The theremin senses the distance from its antennae to the player’s hands, and changes its pitch and volume based on these distances. The theremin was used to make soundtrack music for many iconic spooky movies, like The Day ...

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Anne Barela

KarmaViz is a cutting-edge, GPU-accelerated audio visualizer for Linux with real-time GLSL shader compilation, advanced waveform rendering, and immersive visual effects. Karmaviz takes your audio input and transforms it into mesmerizing real-time visualizations. Whether you’re jamming to your favorite tracks, producing music, or just vibing, it’s got you covered with slick visuals that dance to the beat. It’s built to integrate seamlessly with your Linux audio setup, so you can plug it into your workflow without breaking a sweat. Why You’ll Love It Lightweight & Fast: Runs like a dream, even on modest hardware, thanks to liberal use of vectorized ...

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linux, music, projects, python, software, sound

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If you’re looking for a cost and space efficient synth, Droid Resonator has you covered. It’s a free, browser-based synth with basic features. Here’s more from Synthopia: It features 6-voice polyphony, with 3 VCOs/voice, MIDI support, an oscilloscope and more. Features: 3 VCOs with waveform/octave selectors & mix control 6-voice polyphony (you can play chords!) ...

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Anne Barela

Sebastian Staacks saw the Lego’s new Game Boy model (72046) and decided to replace the simulated display with a real emulator I researched ahead and found that the display of the Lego model is a 6 by 6 window, which my sons had handily available in their huge Lego stash. With that as a reference I did some research and ended up with a fitting display and a small microcontroller to run it. Adding a display to your Lego Game Boy can be done for about 25€. See the video below and more here. Code is on GitHub.

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You can use the Mirco:Bit and MakeCode to create simple spooky songs! Learn how aams86 created this LED pumpkin with a killer soundtrack. Via Hackster.io: Add some life to your Halloween decorations! Using micro:bit + LEDs, and some spooky music! I did something similar last year using Arduino, but because of the limitations of some of the libraries, I needed to use two separate boards to combine the LEDs and music. Using Micro:bit allowed me to combine them all into one. See the full guide! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! All month we’ll be bringing you ideas and projects for an Electronic Halloween! ...

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halloween, MakeCode, micro:bit

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The No‑Code Indoor Air Quality Monitor with Separate Display guide walks you through building a connected, real‑time environmental monitor using the Sensirion SEN66 sensor — all without writing a single line of code. The project captures key indoor air quality metrics such as temperature, humidity, particulate matter, and CO₂ levels, then sends that data to an external display for easy viewing at your desk or anywhere you choose. It’s powered by WipperSnapper firmware and Adafruit IO Actions, making setup entirely browser‑based and approachable for beginners while still offering robust features for experienced makers. The guide actually contains two sub‑projects: you ...

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nullr0ute’s blog presents the first Fedora image that can run a native userspace with a Fedora kernel with some enablement patches. This image is far from complete and is NOT yet suitable for desktop UXes and related use cases that require a display. The things that are working and tested: The original RPi5 rev c0 SoCs: the older 4Gb/8Gb variants Serial console Late boot HDMI0 display output (IE once the kernel has started) via simple DRM/FB The compute Subsystems (CPUs etc) of both SoC revs The micro SD slot – the only supported OS disk ATM Wired ethernet port Wireless ...

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Joshua Kennedy recently bought a cheap Tapo indoor camera to see what the dog gets up to when out of the house. What actually followed? Joshua ended up reverse-engineering onboarding flows, decompiling an APK, MITM-ing TLS sessions, and writing cryptographic scripts. My main motivation for this project really stemmed from the fact that the camera annoyed me from day one. Setting the camera up in frigate was quite painful, no one really seemed to know how these cameras worked online. The whole thing feels like it was cobbled together by a consortium of couch-cryptographers. But then again, it was the ...

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Networking, Video

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Anne Barela

electronupdate performs some reverse engineering. This time it’s a teardown of a digital timer. A look at the silicon and components found on the board. A switched capacitor voltage generator, crystal oscillator, silicon design. Technology hiding in plain sight. See the video below and more here.

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Go deeper into NASA’s aerosols visualization and learn about what you’re seeing and what it means in this video from NASA Goddard on YouTube: These small particles can travel thousands of miles, affecting the air we breathe and how far we can see, even far from where they originated. This visualization shows how these particles ...

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Today we celebrate Purdue Engineering’s LATinE program, which aims to prepare Latinx/Hispanic scholars for a career in engineering. Recently Richard A. Tapia gave a keynote plenary lecture of the LATinE entitled “My Unlikely Journey: From the Barrios of Los Angeles to the White House and the National Medal of Science.” Learn and hear more! LATinE

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image via Instructables user Hoyden21   Instructables user Hoyden21 used a Trinket to make a tree full of glowing jack-o-lanterns: For this instructable, I will be making part of a second tree. I already put up my main tree, and my wife decided that it would be easier, for me, to make this instructable, ...

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Anne Barela

Ken Shirriff posts about noted Diné (Navajo) weaver Marilou Schultz’ recently completed intricate weaving composed of thick white lines on a black background, punctuated with reddish-orange diamonds. Although this striking rug may appear abstract, it shows the internal circuitry of a tiny silicon chip known as the 555 timer. The 555 chip is constructed from ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,154 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 835 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source ...

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We’re digging the impressive level of detail, as well as the interactive aspects, at play in this new build from maker Steve Gibbs. For a full tour of Halloweensville, check out the YouTube video above. A comprehensive project write-up lives here on Instructables. Apart from making this as a personal project, I designed and made it for the Instructables community as well, and as everyone has their own skill sets and making abilities, I set out to make this only using inexpensive and easy to use parts, materials and tools and to make and publish the project hopefully in time ...

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Anne Barela

Seeing that some email newsletters are providing subscription numbers and effectiveness rates, Adafruit presents the same for the Python on Microcontrollers newsletter, delivered every Monday via email, for the third quarter of 2025. This quarter we have continued to grow after a flat summer quarter, albeit slowly. Please subscribe https://www.adafruitdaily.com/

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Qualcomm’s Latest AI Play: Turning Maker Dreams into Shareholder Value Arduino, with $54 million in funding, has now been acquired by Qualcomm for an undisclosed amount. “Joining forces with Qualcomm Technologies allows us to supercharge our commitment to accessibility and innovation. The launch of UNO Q is just the beginning— we’re excited to empower our global community with powerful tools that make AI development intuitive, scalable, and open to everyone.” — Arduino CEO Fabio Violante Make currently has the best coverage of the announcement, with David asking the right questions—though not getting many answers yet. Arduino and Qualcomm did not ...

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image via @fabulous.artworks on Instagram   Over on Instagram @fabulous.artworks shared their health bar build that uses NeoPixels and a Trinket M0. Adafruit NeoPixel Überguide Adafruit Trinket M0

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Anne Barela

Andrew Dorey recently restored an Apple Macintosh LC computer from 1990. At the end of the restoration I had a working computer that booted into Mac OS System 7 but I faced one problem, how to get software onto my new computer so I could actually use it. My Apple Macintosh LC came with a 40Mb hard drive and a floppy drive. On the back is a SCSI port and serial port so I had several possible ways to transfer files to the computer. The possibilities: Floppy drive Greaseweazle Serial Port + Raspberry Pi BlueSCSI See how each method fared ...

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floppy, Hardware, software, vintage computing

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Anne Barela

The Facelesstech blog posts about making a custom 3D printed case for an iPod 5th generation: If you can remember from my last blog post where I added Bluetooth, USB C and a SSD to my iPod. I wasn’t really happy with it and just didn’t use it. After hanging out on the iPod discord I got the urge to make this iPod work for me. Its a long weekend here in the UK so I’ve got plenty of time to get this done. See the video below and more in the post here.

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3D printing, music, Upcycling, vintage

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The Adafruit HalloWing board ships with a spooky eyeball demo pre-installed by default. But what if you want twoeyeballs peeking around? Some prior projects have you soldering up two graphic displays and either a microcontroller or Raspberry Pi…but neither was “HalloWing simple.” Now we’ve cooked up a way for two HalloWing eyes to sync up ...

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Will Whang has been using the GMAX4002 MIPI camera with Raspberry Pi 5 and Compute Module 4 via a self developed Linux driver. GMAX4002 requires external triger to generate the frame, such that it can’t really drive itself like most of the MIPI camera sensors, as such the driver here is missing critical V4L2 controls like V4L2_CID_VBLANK, V4L2_CID_HBLANK and V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE and the expect is that the users will generate the pulses externally via other means. The way this driver currently setup is with external exposure, which means exposure and framerate is determined by a external pulse frequency and the level ...

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When Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, the hot hands in a new approach to Hollywood filmmaking in the 70s, decided to create a new film studio, they made two decisions. First, they founded their studio far outside of the Los Angeles bubble, in San Francisco, in an attempt to shift the filmmaking center of ...

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Brian Dorey describes building a DIY bike rocker plate to use with a smart bike trainer to try to keep fit over the winter months. A bike rocker plate is an accessory used with an indoor bike trainer when using online training software such as Zwift, MyWhoosh or Rouvy or offline apps. It is a flat platform that your trainer and bike sits on, designed to introduce controlled side-to-side and fore-aft movement while you ride indoors. I have been using a Tacx Neo 2T indoor bike trainer for several years during the winter to try to maintain my fitness level for ...

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Michael Klements is the designer of the Lab Rax system, a 10-inch modular and 3D printable rack, making it affordable and flexible to build your own home lab. A new capability has been recently added: I’ve got something new to add to it, a set of 3D printable shelves for drives and SBCs (Single Board Computers), designed specifically to turn your Lab Rax home lab into a compact and customizable NAS (Network Attached Storage). These shelves can be used as part of a larger Lab Rax setup or on their own as a dedicated NAS. See the video below and ...

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Anne Barela

Alexander Lang often needs to create diagrams showing how to make wiring harnesses for test cables in work. Having tried previous versions of WireViz it was found to be useful but needed a little more work. Alexander gives WireViz 0.41 a try, which describes a cable using YAML (Yet Another Markup Language) syntax. Check out the steps used in the post here.

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The WhiskeyTangoHotel blog demonstrates making an inexpensive temperature monitor. Microcontrollers are getting really cheap. They were already cheap, but now they seem crazy cheap. Even with onboard WiFi, Bluetooth, and a small OLED display we picked up this ESP32-C3 Dev Module for about ~$2 USD; so we had to get two. One turned into an extremely useful and accurate clock while one will be a temperature logger. The project uses a DS18B20 temperature sensor programmed in Arduino. See the details in the post here.

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Node-Red

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Photo: Dave Guttridge via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)   Jessica Wade is a prolific Wikipedian with a specific mission: to raise the profile of Women in STEM. Over the past 8 years she has amassed over 2000 articles on Wikipedia. Via My Modern Met …the British physicist has dedicated herself to increasing diversity and accessibility within the STEM community, with a special emphasis on women of all backgrounds. Among her many advocacy initiatives are, of course, her Wikipedia biographies, which she began writing in her 20s. In less than a decade, she has created more than 2,000 articles for ...

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Mike Rankin has built a plug-in USB-C wall charger-based, ultra-small BMV080 particle sensor monitor that allows for very small project. Previous designs used the PMSA003, which used a small fan to draw air in and a laser to detect and count particles via scattering. The new Bosch BMV080 is the world’s smallest particulate matter sensor that is fanless and measures PM2.5, providing mass concentration data for PM1.0 and PM10. It uses a ESP32-S3 mini, display, STCC4-D-R3 CO2 Sensor, SHT40-AD1B-R3 Temp/Humidity Sensor, and a BMV080 Particle Sensor with a display and custom PCB. See more on GitHub.

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maurycyz.com modifies a Ludlum Model 3 radiation meter for rock collecting. Using the meter for rock hounding is certainly possible, but it’s not fun. The most obvious solution is to divide down the clicks with a counter. While this is a huge improvement over the raw output, it’s not perfect: All the background radiation picked up by a scintillator makes weaker signals imperceptible. The microcontroller measures the current count rate, subtracts a background reading and converts the difference into an audible tone. Check out the process in the post here.

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Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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The electronupdate blog was looking to replace some heavy Philips MR16 bulbs with something more lightweight. Obvious solution would be to change the fixtures… but there are quite a few of them in my home and they are really expensive! So… let’s go slumming at Amazon and buy some cheap bulbs. Cheap bulbs almost always means poor thermal management and also less weight. I was not disappointed: they are quite light… but are they junk? Teardown shows a single circuit board built around a NS4115 from Shenzhen ChipSourceTek. The verdict so far: actually pretty good. Light beam looks good, electricals ...

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LEDs, reverse engineering

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LED bulbs

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Evan Perry Grove is making a compact, modular, hobbyist-friendly telephone exchange that will allow vintage computers to communicate with each other via their modems. The circuitry is centered around an Arduino Uno R3 as the microcontroller along with some 74 series logic. op-amps and a DTMF decoder chip. You’ll notice a glaring omission from this prototype: it can’t actually connect a call. There are no facilities for connecting two SimpleSLICs together. All it does is connect tone generators and DTMF decoders to the SimpleSLICs as if it were going to connect a call. There are many things to do, but ...

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arduino, computers, telephony

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Stephanie posted Card Stock Robot

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image via @gingeradamz on Instagram   @gingeradamz knows how to make an adorable robot friend! The original concept is beautifully painted and we were delighted to spot QT Pys, a QT Py BFF and NeoPixels!

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I was looking for Halloween costume inspiration today and remembered this simple yet show-stopping 2021 project from Erin St. Blaine. It’s practical for trick-or-treating as well, no flashlights needed! Stick Person Costume with Neon LED Strips Build a neon stick-person costume from LED neon strips. These strips glow really brightly when connected to power, without the need for additional controllers or code of any kind. Just solder them together, plug in your battery pack, and glow! They come in a lot of different colors, so you can glow in style. Make one for everyone in your family for an unforgettable ...

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adafruit learning system, costuming, LEDs

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Boston Dynamics shared this video on Youtube! Grippers are one of the most intricate parts of a humanoid robot, packed with actuation and sensing; they need to be durable enough to handle tough jobs, but precise enough to handle fragile items. Our engineers share how the Atlas gripper has evolved as our manipulation capabilities expand ...

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Stephanie

If you missed this week’s livestream of John Park’s Product Pick of the Week, not to worry, here’s the video. This week’s pick is the OPT4048 Tristumulus XYZ Color Sensor! Watch the video to find out about the OPT4048 Tristumulus XYZ Color Sensor, how to use it, a live demo, and more. Want more JP’s ...

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Ben

Monday, October 13, 2025 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This is a holiday for the Adafruit team as well as some shipping services. We will still be shipping orders on Monday. Delays may occur on orders placed after Friday 11 AM EDT. There will be no USPS pickup [UPS and DHL are expected to ship as normal]. Please plan accordingly! Learn more about shipping and holidays!

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Zay

If you want to demonstrate your love for electronics and your partner at the same time, this projcet is for you. DIY GUY Chris shows you how to make ATtiny13 earrings. Here’s more from Instructables: The circuit will be powered by a CR1220 Coin Cell Battery of 3V and this will not affect the data ...

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Fall is almost here. With temperatures falling, the basil and heirloom tomatoes that you have been growing in your garden to top your dinner with are moving back inside the house for winter. But will they still grow?   This project is a low-cost, easy to build IoT device that can help you to remotely monitor your indoor crops or exotic plants. Using Adafruit IO, you can remotely see your sensor data in real time on a mobile device giving you a visual user interface. Read the guide and make your own!

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adafruit learning system

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Adafruit, blockly, easy, IoT, no code, ppfd, simple, vpd

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Bob Ross putting the final touches on Winter’s Peace from Season 30 Episode 3   Still trying to stay positive one happy tree at a time, 30 Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned off to support public broadcasting. Now is your chance to own a soothing piece of art history. Now, the nonprofit syndicator American Public Television (APT) is auctioning off 30 of Ross’ paintings to raise money for public broadcasters hit by federal funding cuts. APT has pledged to direct 100% of its net sales proceeds to APT and PBS stations nationwide, auction house Bonhams said in a statement. ...

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NEW PRODUCT – MyoWare 2.0 Muscle Sensor _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Using our muscles to control things is how most of us are accustomed to doing it. We push buttons, pull levers, move joysticks… but what if we could take the buttons, levers, and joysticks out of the equation and control it with our muscles? The MyoWare® 2 Muscle ...

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starscream205 shared this awesome PKE Meter inspired by the Ghostbusters cartoon. There was one cartoon in particular that seems to dominate my childhood memories and that was The Real Ghostbusters. Ray, Winston, Peter and Egon were armed to the teeth with really cool gadgets, among them the PKE meter. This was my favourite of all ...

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Ben

Animated soul trapped in a locket. The perfect accessory for paranormal partying. See the full details from Vishalsoniindia on Hackster.io: And so, my project was born: SoulCage – The Digital Trapped Soul Pendant. This pendant doesn’t just look scary; it contains animated souls inside. The soul is always moving, always trying to escape from the ...

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Pedro

duongtdt shares: Inspired by the computing machine in Apple’s series Severance and style Cyberpunk design, The mechanism that ejects the iPhone was inspired by a charging dock designed by Scott. I created this product specifically for the iPhone 15 Pro Max. (updated: iPhone 14Pro Max/Case or not, 15Promax/15Pro/16ProMax and 16Pro is available) download the files ...

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From the mail bag! I only recently discovered AdaFruit. Im very glad I did, bc I was able to find lots of components for a project and other items Im hoping to find a reason to buy🤣. Also, its really cool that theres a supply-site specifically for people beginning electronics. The website was super easy ...

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dabo7 shares: Organize your cords with this 3D printable cable hider system. The set includes straight snap-fit raceways (top and bottom pieces) that are by default 250mm in length, a T-junction, and a 90° bend connector for clean cable routing. The parts are designed to slide or snap securely together while keeping cables accessible. download ...

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st.drunks shares: Waveform Shoe is a bold, stylish accessory with a strong character. Its sharp layered geometry, inspired by origami and sea waves, gives the design a striking sculptural presence. The ripples on the surface of the shoe however are more than just an aesthetic choice: they provide flexibility to the upper body of these ...

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cfactor shares: 🧠 Walking brain using WindUp walking mechanism. Nearly indistinguishable from my friend who donated the original brain scan model. Cute toy for halloween, party favor, or a present for your favorite brainiac. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1840828-walking-brain Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication ...

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cfactor shares: 🧠 Walking brain using WindUp walking mechanism. Nearly indistinguishable from my friend who donated the original brain scan model. Cute toy for halloween, party favor, or a present for your favorite brainiac. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1840828-walking-brain Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication ...

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cartyski shares: A easy to assemble model that requires no supports. Uses a TT motor from the bambu store, but is not necesary. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1840780-motorized-hobson-s-joint Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed ...

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FilliFuu shares: Halloween Kitties collection 2025 4 brand new kitties for 2025, all easily scalable in size with easy to customise colors Staring devil kitty, Frankenkitty, Skelekitty & Zombie kitty Bring some cuteness to your Halloween this year, simply choose the build plate with your favourite kitty, scale to your preferred size, choose your colors ...

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DiCon shares: This is a simple adapter to fit the Seengreat 2inch LCD display into Lego’s Game Boy model (72046). You can drive the display with almost any microcontroller to show on your Lego Game Boy whatever you like. An example for running an actual emulator on a Raspberry Pi Pico (rp2350-zero) can be found ...

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FlexiFactory shares: What do you do when you can’t figure out how to make a Flexi Brachiosaurus neck that’s also poseable? Well…you engineer a new mechanic. 🦾 download the files on: https://cults3d.com/:3506317 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. ...

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Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Cute Halloween Bat By QuailStudio3D https://makerworld.com/en/models/1804969-free-flexi-cute-halloween-bat-fidget Bambu X1C Polymaker PLA 06hr 45mins X:102 Y:59 Z:22mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 18g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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3D Print your own snap fit enclosure for the MagTag. This features a built-in kickstand that positions your MagTag at the perfect viewing angle. The case accommodates all of the various ports and components such as the two 3-pin JST connectors, STEMMA QT port, light sensor, reset button, boot 0 button, and USB-C port. The ...

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3D Hangouts – Grow Monitor, MagTag and Halloween Bat https://youtube.com/live/_snO1kV1aNY?feature=share This week @adafruit special guest Brent Rubell joins us to chat about our indoor grow monitor. We’re publishing our MagTag snap fit case. This week’s time lapse features a spooky articulating halloween bat. Indoor grow monitor Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/no-code-indoor-grow-monitor MagTag Case Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/magtag-case/ MagTag 2025 Edition ...

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Groundwalker shares: Magnetic flip sign for a dishwasher to show if clean or dirty dishes are inside. download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7148532 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed ...

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jq910 shares: This is an enclosure to keep a RAK Wireless RAK19003 base and its RAK4630 LoRa module on the back of a Magsafe compatible phone for use with Meshtastic. It adds about 16mm to the total thickness of the phone. download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7148247 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY ...

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The IoT Monthly newsletter is the best place to catch up on the latest news about the Internet of Things. We cover everything from projects to new protocols to industry news. 6,970+ readers and growing! This newsletter is only sent to your inbox once per month – don’t miss your chance to catch the October 2025 issue next week – you can cancel anytime – try our spam-free newsletter today! Sign up now >>>

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dmgualb shared this project on Thingiverse! I’ve printed the smaller (combined) version of the Ender Dragon from Intentional3D, but the fittings got too loose. Basically, it would only be possible to mount it using glue. So, I decided to make a remix, improving the connections. At least for my printer, it worked well this way. ...

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danielmbg shares: It’s a light switch cover/plate I’ve made for Halloween, it’s a monster. I’ve made models for the two most common types of light switches. Since I only have the bigger one it’s the only one I’ve actually tested, so if there’s any problem with the smaller one please let me know. download the ...

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Shared by BillyHooper on Thingiverse: THE FORBIDDEN PUMPKIN HAS ARRIVED! Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each ...

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ajkochev shares: This is a remix from another design I needed for a Halloween costume. Objects have been split and positioned for immediate printing on a FDM printer. No supports needed, everything printed fine on my neighbors large Bamboo printer. You’ll need to print two each of the hilt and handle halves. I used silver ...

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Shared by Maker on Printables: This is an XYZ calibration cube with a spooky twist for the Halloween season. Designed to help you dial in your 3D printer’s settings, this model combines the functionality of a classic test cube with fun, thematic details. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at ...

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klam4r shares: A set of 3D printed tool holders for the IKEA Skådis pegboard – designed to keep your workshop organized. Included holders: Wrench holder (left / right) Caliper holder (lower / raised jaws) Drill bit holder (small / large) Bit holder (small bits / large bits) Hammer / pliers holder (wide / narrow) Saw ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Are you the kind of person who doesn’t like taking down the cauldrons and spiders until after January? Or who still has them up from last year? Well, we’ve got the development board for you. The Adafruit HalloWing M0 Express is a skull-shaped ATSAMD21 board with a ton of extras built in to make for ...

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The Adafruit IO team has released support for TFT and eInk/ePaper display components on the Adafruit IO platform and within WipperSnapper firmware. You can now build internet-connected projects using these displays. Why are We Excited About This? Last year, we added an early version of what would be “display support” to WipperSnapper only for the 1.54″ 240×240 Color IPS TFT display on the FunHouse but you couldn’t really do much with it. It didn’t work with externally connected displays and, most importantly, there was no way to write to the display from Adafruit IO. 2025 summer brought the (re) launch of ...

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You know those every day carry people, who swagger around cities with a compass and a ferro rod and a bandana with survival tips silkscreened in 5 point font? This project one-ups them all: an all in one  from AlenJecob via instructables: All In One Pocket Tool (Thermal camera + Level meter + Compass + Inclinometer ...

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Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and Tell Wednesdays 7:30pm Electronics show and tell every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Adafruit Ask an ...

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TVArgenta image via Ricardo_Sappia on Reddit Having moved to a new country and longing for some nostalgia, maker Ricardo Sappia cooked up this retro TV project. The TVArgenta looks like an old CRT TV and it plays exclusively old Argentinian commercials. The project is based on Pi 4 with a 4.3inch Capacitive Touch Display and ...

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Paired correctly, anything that could normally be done on a Raspberry Pi monitor — MP4 video playback, OpenGL 3D graphics, custom PyGame code or other special effects — can all be presented on these unique screens at high resolution and buttery smooth full video speeds. Check out the full guide!

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here New Products 10/08/25 Feat. Adafruit STHS34PF80 IR Presence / Motion Sensor – STEMMA QT / Qwiic This week we debuted 18 New Products. Visit www.adafruit.com/new for more info. Want to get new products info beamed straight into your inbox? New nEw NEWs From Adafruit is ...

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We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here New Products 10/08/25 Feat. Adafruit STHS34PF80 IR Presence / Motion Sensor – STEMMA QT / Qwiic This week we debuted 18 New Products. Visit www.adafruit.com/new for more info. Want to get new products info beamed straight into your inbox? New nEw NEWs From Adafruit is ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Here’s a take: steapmpunk was grandfathered by the work of Jules Verne, reared by The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, and sent to the retirement home by the Key and Peele sketch “When Your Friend Goes Steampunk.” We don’t want to sit behind a “Change My Mind” desk, but it does feel ...

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. BLOG CircuitPython 10.0.1 Released! LEARN ...

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“Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person’s heart rate. Photos by Erika Cardema/UC Santa Cruz” Image source News.UCSC.edu;     Pardon my tinfoil hat but it can be a little unsettling to acknowledge all the electromagnetic waves passing through us; you might as ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board and a community board each day in October. Here are the boards for October 13: Adafruit 24LC32 I2C EEPROM Breakout – 32Kbit / 4 KB – Stemma QT OSHWA UID: US002043 Company/Creator: Adafruit Industries, LLC Country: United States of America Project Website: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5146 Certification Date: ...

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If you really take in Douglas Adams’ obseervation that “space is big” as you’re pondering the Drake Equation, you may find yourself come to the conclusion that even if there is inelligent life out there in space, we may have missed them, or they may miss us, due to a celestial case of bad timing. But what abou the space ruins? We still don’t quite understand places like the 12,000 year old Göbekli Tepe or the 10,000 year old Tell Qaramel. Suppose when we get the successor to the James Webb Space Telescope up and running we discover remains we ...

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For those who forgot or weren’t around 10 years ago, one of the most awesome parts of the Pebble watch ecosystem was (is) the huge selection of fun/quirky/beautiful/clever/useful apps and watchfaces (from here on called ‘apps’). These were made by an extraordinarily talented community of casual developers, who primarily built apps for themselves and shared them with the broader public. This was facilitated by a good SDK, APIs, devtools and documentation created by the friendly and talented software and devrel teams at Pebble. Over 2,000 apps and 10,000 watchfaces were created and hosted on the Pebble Appstore. You can now ...

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OwnTone is a server that allows you play audio sources like local files, Spotify, or internet radio or via any client that supports mp3 streaming. On Instructables, lennyomg has a wonderful project that transforms a record player into an OwnTone muisc box. Here’s more: This is Owntone media server in retro-style body. It plays local files ...

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The teens in your life can join the New York Public Library next month for a Native American beadwork class. To celebrate Native American Heritage, teens will create their own beadwork and what each color represents through their art and storytelling aspects. Patrons will be able to create bracelets, keychains, or even a phone charm- ...

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Today is the second Tuesday in October which means…it’s Ada Lovelace DAY!! Join us for a day of celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). We are going to post stories of ‘Adas’ in the making all day long! Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration of the ...

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Ana Luisa Mendoza is the Engineering Program Manager at Northrop Grumman and is a recipient of the Emerging Leader Award from the Society of Women Engineers. Here’s more from The Daily Record: Since graduating from the University of Maryland College Park in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mendoza has worked at ...

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Via Womenshistory.org Lawrence was a skilled businesswoman and used her talents to open a cosmetic store called Hollywood Cosmetics that featured her own line of makeup. She also became the president of her mother’s company, Bridgwood Manufacturing. Both mother and daughter were also brilliant inventors. Her mother invented a patent for a type of windshield wiper in 1917, while Lawrence invented the first car turn signal, or “auto-signaling arm,” and the brake signal for automobiles. However, Lawrence did not patent her inventions and did not receive any profits from her work. Learn more! Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor ...

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Alexis McKittrick, PhD has worked as an environmental engineer with the EPA, and currently works as a research staff member in the Science and Technology Policy Institute at the Institute for Defense Analyses. She was a recipient of the Emerging Leader Award from the Society of Women Engineers in 2019. Here’s more from Georgia ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Nazneen Rajani is the founder of Collinear AI and is working to make AI more reliable and safe without “sacrificing performance.” Here’s more from Innovators Under 35 profiles on Nazneen Rajani: Through a process called auto-alignment, which involves an AI judge curating good and bad training examples, Rajani’s team helps a model learn the difference ...

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If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,186 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to keep up with all things Python for hardware. No ads or spam, no selling lists, leave any time. From the Editor: Wow, the announcement that Qualcomm was buying Arduino wasn’t unexpected, but the new Arduino Uno Q was a surprise. Will this be an AI ...

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As a chemical engineer for NASA, Olga González-Sanabria is responsible for “engineering design and development, fabrication, systems engineering and integration, and systems analysis.” She has developed nickel-hydrogen batteries important for the ISS, Hubble and the Mars Rover From Ada Lovelace Day: Originally from Patillas, Puerto Rico, she started her academic career at the University of ...

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UPDATED PRODUCT – ESP32-S2 Saola 1R Dev Kit featuring ESP32-S2 WROVER _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESP32-S2 Saola-1 is a small-sized ESP32-S2 based development board produced by Espressif. Just about all of the I/O pins are broken out to the pin headers on both sides for easy interfacing. Developers can either connect peripherals with jumper wires or mount ESP32-S2 Saola-1 ...

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The Logic Gates Simulator allows you to experiment and learn about all of the basic Logic Gates in a fun and visual way. Interact with a virtual workspace displayed over DVI using a USB mouse and keyboard. Break free from virtual realm by integrating the physical buttons and NeoPixels on the Fruit Jam with the logic circuits in the simulation. This project was inspired by old computer games like Robot Odyssey, their modern counterparts like Factorio, and the book Computer Engineering for Babies. The project was demonstrated on an episode of Adafruit Show & Tell. Read more at Logic Gates Simulator on Fruit Jam

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In honor of Ada Lovelace Day, we celebrate the life and work of renowned scientist Darleane Hoffman. Among the many important contributions of her impressive and long life, Hoffman is probably best known for helping to prove the existence of periodic element 106 -seaborgium. She died earlier this month at the age of 98. Read ...

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FIRST Tech Challenge seeks to inspire youth to become the next generation of STEM leaders and innovators through participation in mentor-guided robotics competition. Teams who participate in FIRST Tech Challenge must build a robot that performs a variety of tasks. The tasks vary from season to season, and are based on a set of game rules that are published at the start of each season. The more tasks that a robot can complete, the more points a team will earn. One Android device is mounted onto the robot and is called the Robot Controller. In most cases, the ROBOT CONTROLLER is integrated into the ...

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Danli Luo’s work “lives at the intersection of HCI, materials science, and bio-inspired design” which is clearly shown in her work: E-seed and Fungibot. Read more on Danli-Luo.com, Google Scholar, LinkedIn, UW News and YouTube Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in ...

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Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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ICYMI (In case you missed it) – the IoT Monthly Newsletter from AdafruitDaily.com went out this morning! If you missed it, subscribe now! – You’ll get one newsletter each month. The next newsletter will be out in a month, and being subscribed is the best way to keep up with all things Internet of Things. There is no spam, no selling lists, and ...

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Dr. Lillian Eva Quan Dyck was a neuroscientist with the University of Saskatchewan, earning both her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science Degrees in Biochemistry in 1968 and 1970, respectively, and a Ph.D. in Biological Psychiatry in 1981. She later went on to become a Canadian senator, known for her push towards equity and ...

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In honor of Ada Lovelace Day, we’re celebrating some of our favorite women in science throughout history. Beulah Henry, who I first learned about from the NYTimes Overlooked series, was a fascinating figure. She was a compulsive maker and her numerous inventions were varied (toys, fashion hacks, a ‘protograph’ – a copier machine of sorts). ...

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Kids encyclopedia facts is a safe visual search engine for kids. Check out their Women in computing page to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day with your favorite young engineer, via Kiddle In the early 1900s, women were some of the very first computer programmers. They helped a lot in building the computer industry. Over time, as ...

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Massive Science shares the amazing life and work of Katsuko Saruhashi, a geochemist who helped ban above-ground nuclear bomb tests. No matter how you slice it, Katsuko Saruhashi is one such great scientist, and a woman who certainly lived up to her name, which translates to strong-minded or victorious in Japanese. Not only did she ...

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Each USB device has a vendor ID (VID) and product ID (PID). These codes identify the manufacturer and product. The only problem is that it can be really annoying to find the VID and PID for a device. You usually have to go through a forest of clicks and menus on your operating system. With ...

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Monday, October 20, 2025 is Diwali. This is an official holiday for the Adafruit team. Orders will still be shipping but there may be delays, particularly on orders placed after Friday 11 AM EDT. Please plan accordingly. Learn more about shipping and holidays!

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,155 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 835 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source ...

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How is it October already? CircuitPython Day feels like it was just yesterday! We know there’s so much going on, which is why we look forward to putting together New nEw NEWs each week. New nEw NEWs is Adafruit’s weekly newsletter that features new products, special offers and more. Sign up at Adafruit.com/Newsletter to receive ...

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Hackster.io user Justin Revelstoke remixed LoboCNC’s iris goggles, which have since been removed from thingiverse, to include “independent, mechanized actuation”: The servo housings and linkages are the important additions, but there’s also a box to house the electronics. The Particle Photon is hooked up to a battery shield for mobile power and attached via headers ...

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If you missed this week’s livestream of John Park’s Product Pick of the Week, not to worry, here’s the video. This week’s pick is the AS5600 Magnetic Angle Sensor! Watch the video to find out about the AS5600 Magnetic Angle Sensor, how to use it, a live demo, and more. Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Tuesday at 4pm ET and 1pm PT on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Catch previous editions on YouTube and don’t miss our gift guide!

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Captain Jim Lovell was an astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot and mechanical engineer. NASA shared this tribute on Youtube We are saddened by the passing of Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell at the age of 97. Jim Lovell was a veteran of the Gemini VII and Gemini XII missions before becoming command module pilot and navigator ...

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What’s the deal with all of these eInk displays? Why is this example code that I found showing a bunch of jumbled pixels instead of a beautiful, dithered Blinka? If these are your questions, then you are in the right place. This guide will show you everything you need to get going with your chosen Adafruit bare eInk display. Each display in the shop has its own dedicated page here with usage examples for Arduino, CircuitPython or Python. You’ll be able to find your display’s page and use the example code. Read more at Bare E-Ink Displays Crash Course

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The Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico 2 have revolutionized microcontroller design since their introduction. Inexpensive and powerful, they are a natural use for a variety of projects. They can be programmed in different languages to suit the designer. Check out this guide for programming them with Arduino. Content Summary: – The guide explains how to program the Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico 2 using the Arduino IDE with the Earl Philhower core, avoiding the complexity of using mbed. – It details the process of setting up the Arduino environment for the RP2040 and RP2350 microcontrollers found in the Raspberry Pi ...

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When this Instructable was first published Apple had only just released the first iteration of the ‘official’ Apple Watch; 10 years on and the project still holds up. We might be on the umpteenth version of the Apple Watch but none compare to the design aesthetic of the Apple II Watch. This wearable is housed in a 3D Printed replica of an Apple II and is packed with charm and Adafruit goodies like the PowerBoost 500, Push-button Power Switch Breakout, a 1.8″ Color TFT LCD display and more! From Aleator777 on Instructables: When I set out to design the Apple ...

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This week’s EYE ON NPI will help you breathe easier, with the smallest CO2 sensor we’ve ever seen: it’s the Sensirion STCC4 Miniature CO2 Sensor. Sensirion has always been our top choice for air quality sensing, and now they’ve got the tiniest sensor yet with ambient-air CO2 measurements. We’ve covered many Sensirion CO2 sensors before, and made breakouts for the most popular like the SCD-30 and SCD-40. Sensirion has also made fully-integrated sensors like the SEN-66 which have an SCD sensor inside. There’s also older eCO2 sensors like the SGP30 which did ‘effective’ CO2 measurements by estimating based on organic ...

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Adafruit Video, ask-an-engineer, Breakout Boards, EYE on NPI, Sensors, Stemma QT

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Relive some classical computing with this Apple //e emulator made for the Adafruit Fruit Jam. The emulator outputs video over the Fruit Jam’s builtin HSTX/DVI output port, and accepts input from a keyboard and gamepad via the two USB Host ports. Audio output is supported by the onboard TLV320 DAC playing out of the JST or 3.5mm audio connectors. Write programs in Basic, or get your game on with Moon Patrol, Zork, Oregon Trail and more. Load up the Total Replay bundle onto a micro SD card to access a collection of hundreds more games. Read more at Apple //e ...

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404 Media’s Jason Koebler writes that “Wednesday’s end of free Windows 10 support is an environmental disaster in the making, with as many as 400 million computers that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 set to be cut off from receiving free security updates. The move is an egregious example of planned obsolescence that will inevitably result in the early deaths of millions of computers that would have otherwise had years of life left, and it is set to affect as many as 42 percent of all Windows computers worldwide.” “There’s 400 million computers that are going to enter the ...

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The Harvard Gazette shares how researchers from Mass General Brigham and Harvard developed a wearable device that can help reduce cravings for alcohol and drugs. In the study, supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, researchers tested whether a heart rate variability biofeedback device could ...

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Fanciless shares: Light up your very own Creeper face either for you or someone in need of a special light. For hiding the wiring as well as optimizing the diffusion the white inserts are printed separately and just pushed into the frame. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1435604-minecraft-creeper-face-neon-led-light Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The ...

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From the mail bag! I have a son and 3 daughters. My son is about to be 10 and we’ve done a few kits together (a couple from your site and a couple more based on the Amazing tutorials you folks write). Thank you for the level of education you sneak in beside the “Wow! ...

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spencermann shares: Seven months ago I built the Hornet mask from Hollow Knight, with the release of Silk Song that mask has gotten more attention than any of my other designs. My original design was made for my kids and fit them perfectly, but was a bit too small to fit on an adults head. ...

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ideat0m shares: 👻 Dachshund Ghost Under a Sheet with Space for an Electric Tealight download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1807227-dachshund-ghost-tea-light Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and ...

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Jannik1208 shares: This unique skull candle is the perfect centerpiece for Halloween, gothic decorations, or as a striking collector’s item. Designed to look like melting wax, the candle features a menacing skull face emerging from its surface, topped with a vivid red flame for an extra spooky touch. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1797030-grim-skull-candle Every Thursday ...

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3dprintyi shares this great design for Flexi Skeleton download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1114119-flexi-skeleton-spider-v2 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate ...

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Tech23gg shares: Take the helm! The Pirate Ship Helm Jolly Roger Gears Fidget Spinner a fast (1h10m normal size to 2h large size) print-in-place planetary fidget spinner that spins smooth and fast right off the build plate. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1803663-pirate-ship-helm-jolly-roger-gears-fidget-spinner Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has ...

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Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Biocraftlab By Biocraftlab printables.com/model/1433864-elder-bone-dragon-flexi-toy-figure Bambu X1C Polymaker PLA 011hr 57mins X:202 Y:202 Z:39mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 100g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,155 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 835 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source ...

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From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it’s a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks. When the (Cambridge University) library received 113 boxes of papers and mementoes from the office of physicist Stephen Hawking, it found itself with an unusual challenge. Tucked alongside the letters, photographs and thousands of pages relating to Hawking’s work on theoretical physics, were items now not commonly seen in modern offices – floppy disks. They were the result of Hawking’s early adoption of the personal computer, which he was able to use despite having ...

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3D Hangouts – eInk Pi Bonnet, Mac Fruit Jam and Elder Bone Dragon https://www.youtube.com/live/Ax42pZ_ctRE This week @adafruit we have new works in progress. Pedro is working on a new Raspberry Pi project featuring an eInk Bonnet. Noe is working on a Mac Classic inspired enclosure for the Fruit Jam. Catching up on makes from the ...

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Good news: you don’t need calipers, a datasheet, or even the real part to determine precise component dimension. Just take a photo and drop it in FreeCAD. In this guide, you’ll learn how to measure and model Adafruit parts using only their high quality product photos and the dimensions listed on the product page by bringing those images into FreeCAD. You can scale them to real-world size and use them as reference blueprints to sketch accurate outlines, mounting holes, and features. Read more at Measuring Parts from Product Photos in FreeCAD

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Pedro

Mentalist_3D shares: Two-piece horror-themed bookshelf decoration or bookmark. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/692978-scary-bookmark-horror-book-decor Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate ...

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Jessie Mae

Fishy Airsoft Creations shared this project on Makerworld This is a modular gridfinity sorting box system that need no support, except for some bins, and you can put SKADIS or HSW on the ends. A lot of STL files are ready to be downloaded, I’ve only put some of them in the 3mf files for ...

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torms.valdis shares: A cozy 3D printable cat night light designed for LED tealights – perfect as a decorative lamp, desk accent, or a unique gift. The Moonlight Kitty brings a little magic into your space – a minimalist cat figure that glows gently when paired with a LED tealight. Simple to print and easy to ...

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Service outage incoming! No Workshop livestream today. We’ll be back next week.   Join maker John Park in his workshop each week except for when his internet service provider suddenly decides the middle of the day on a Thursday is an excellent time to do a many hours long maintenance as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety of tools and techniques to make everything from video game controllers to synthesizers to LED dance shoes to ...

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3dnicknacs shares: Unveil the dark magic of Halloween with this Fully 3D-printed Bubble Cauldron Bag, designed for witches who wish to brew a little mischief on their travels. This eerie accessory is perfect for those who walk the line between whimsical and wicked, bringing a playful yet spooky twist to any witchy ensemble. What makes ...

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Shared by Saber3D on Maker World:   The Mini Hexbrew Dragon is here! If your looking for a larger mini 200% is a good size.   I do recommend printing more than one for multi-color as it creates the same waste as just printing one.    Printing instructions to ensure the best results:     ...

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Shared by Reavenk on Thingiverse:   I’ve been experimenting with designing and printing thin, foldable sheets and thought of creating a small drawer organizer with the idea. Demo and assembly at https://youtu.be/KBI11ScuB-M The folded drawers end up with these “wing” like features that brush up against the cabinet, creating a slightly extra resistance when pulling ...

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DunyaKIbrahi_3275209 shares: The idea of the design is souls trapped inside this building. NOTE you have to set them free. I don’t know how, but dude just save them 🙂 download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1433111-shadow-of-hands Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects ...

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From candy bucket to spooky lantern. Mythical Makers Workshop upgrades some plastic skull containers with tissue paper and a flickering tea light. This is a beginner friendly project and a great entry into paper-mache. What props are you upgrading this holiday season? A row of finished skulls from Mythical Makers Workshop on YouTube While I ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,155 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 835 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source ...

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Have you always wanted to upgrade your ensemble with a creepy-cool creature PCB silkscreen and an eye-blistering arrangement of LEDs? We wanted to make a PCB assembly that can be used by any microcontroller to make glamorous face-tronics. The Adafruit LED Glasses Front Panel has 116 artfully arranged 2x2mm RGB LEDs, all controlled with an ...

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This week’s EYE ON NPI is as mysterious and powerful as the extra-dimensional being from Star Trek – it’s the new Arduino UNO Q microcontroller board, released as part of the Qualcomm/Arduino acquisition announcement. This Uno-shaped board is packed with both an STM32 microcontroller and a Qualcomm Dragonwing microprocessor so you get the best-of-both-worlds: 3.3V/5V logic compatibility with timers and ADCs, plus a full Debian install and AI support for running local vision models. We last checked in on Arduino we were reviewing their new announcements based on a partnership with Renesas: the Arduino Nano R4 SoC which is a ...

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Jessie Mae posted DIY LEGO COSTUME

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TheSorryGirls shared this easy DIY last minute costume on Youtube! Check out the Adafruit learn system for DIY Lego LED Bricks and more!

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Film photography is an excellent hobby, but buying and developing film can be expensive. PiDigitizer is here to help. The Raspberry Pi based design can create a low-cost way to digitize negatives. Here’s more from  via Instructables: Unlike traditional scanners, the PiDigitizer isn’t bound by restrictive hardware or proprietary ecosystems, it is a flexible, DIY-friendly ...

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Crazy Couple DIY shared this project on Youtube! For this Halloween, I’m fusing the creative blocky world of Minecraft with the spooky glow of the colorful RGB LEDs in a fun and simple Halloween project. A “Color Adjustable Minecraft Lantern” is a project that recreates the iconic lantern from the video game Minecraft. It allows ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Eugene Tkachenko shared this video on Youtube! In this video, I use the Raspberry Pi with the SONY IMX500 AI camera to create an awesome Halloween setup that reacts when people pass by! Watch as I break down the entire process, from setting up the AI camera to scaring people with a spooky surprise. Perfect ...

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Zay

The bright new light in the sky in the constellation of Centaurus is an exploding star. The nova was discovered by John Seach of Grafton, Australia. Here’s more from Astronomy Now: The nova is easy to find, located just 1.5 degrees north of brilliant alpha Centauri (R.A. 14h 37m 22s and declination –58° 47′ 40”), ...

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Hooty is a long necked demon owl living in the door of Owl House. Build a Hooty for your neighbors this Halloween! From CrazyClever on Intstructables I remembered I always wanted a Hooty owl for our front door and this is the next best thing! He’s a wormy demon owl that throws up all kinds ...

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Tarantula3 shared this neat color adjustable lantern inspired by Minecraft on instructables. For this Halloween, I’m fusing the creative blocky world of Minecraft with the spooky glow of the colorful RGB LEDs in a fun and simple Halloween project.

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AIPRM shared this cool timeline of 50 science fiction technologies presented across different mediums that became a reality. Once seen only in fantastical stories of adventure and exploration, things like space travel, artificial intelligence, and advanced robotics have since become reality. The parallels between science fiction and modern tech aren’t mere coincidence—sci-fi has long been ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Stephanie posted What is a Hydrogel?

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Learn about hydrogels and how MIT researchers are using them in this video from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on YouTube

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Zay

What is speculative poetry? Well, if you know what speculative fiction is, then the notion of speculative poetry might become pretty clear. The Hugo awards, for the first time, have honored the best speculative fiction of the year, awarding Marie Brenna’s “A War of Words” in 2025. Here’s more from the Science Fiction & Fantasy ...

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Stephanie

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. BLOG ⌨️ Ada Lovelace Day ...

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Takara

The New York Public Library shared 10 books that put you in the fall feelings. There’s something magical about the first hint of autumn in the air—the way the days get shorter, sweaters get cozier, and a good book becomes the perfect companion. Whether you’re in the mood for heartwarming friendships, a dash of magic, ...

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Here are some scary science fiction books, just in time for some spooky Halloween reading! Here’s more from ScienceFiction.com: Science Fiction: ‘The Shining Girls’ by Lauren Beukes It doesn’t get more science fiction than time travel or more horror than serial killers. Combine the two and you get this twisted tale of the haunted Kirby Mazrachi ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Educator Craig Kohn from Waterford Union High School demonstrates how open-source, affordable, STELLA-Q2 spectrometer instruments are transforming agriscience education. This includes: • Hands-on assembly & programming of environmental sensors • Real-world agricultural monitoring applications • Integrating NASA-inspired technology into curriculum • Building tomorrow’s ag-tech workforce STELLA-Q2 spectrometer units (~$150 per unit) have 18-band electromagnetic radiation detection (410-940 nanometers). Devices composing the spectrometer are connected via qwiic/STEMMA QT I2C cables, no soldering, and includes a combination of SparkFun and Adafruit components. The different versions of the STELLA instrument are programmed in open-source CircuitPython. See the video below and the NASA STELLA ...

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Concept Crafted Creations has taken over a year to design and build a custom floating display. It uses a drone/UAV to lift into the air and rotating strips of LEDs to make a persistence of vision spherical display, similar (but much smaller than) to the Vegas Sphere. Check out the video below and a similar square display here.

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Here are some great DIY hardware and electronics projects that you an do at home! From Tom’s Hardware! If your yard is a little too dark for trick-or-treaters, you might need a couple of lights—or how about over 25,000? This light display syncs up thousands of LEDs to music for a really impressive and super ...

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Anthony at ajxs.me writes a gentle introduction to reverse-engineering vintage synthesizer ROMs using the Ghidra disassembler. The example is the venerable Yamaha DX7 from the mid-1980s. A few years ago I decided to give myself a crash course on what goes on inside synthesizers. I ended up writing the article Yamaha DX7 Technical Analysis about what I’d learned. In order to tease out some more details about the DX7’s inner-workings, I decided to disassemble the synth’s firmware ROM. I didn’t have any experience with reverse-engineering binaries, so I had to figure it out as I went. I’m still by no ...

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Listen to the custom radio stations of Grand Theft Auto with this project from ZeugUndKram on Instructables. Cruise around pretending you are in GTA while you wait for the arrival of GTA VI. Please don’t steal any cars to try this project, your own will do just fine. A Raspberry Pi Zero W feeds ...

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Larsio Paint Music is a love letter to Mario Paint — the mouse-driven art creation cartridge for Super Nintendo. It included a wonderfully fun music composition mode where you could draw notes on a music staff using different samples and synth voices and then play them. I decided to recreate this classic on a modern ...

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If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,190 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Intel’s 80386 turned 40 this week. Introduced in October 1985, the third-generation x86 processor — better known as the i386 — was the first 32-bit chip in Intel’s PC line and the architectural turning point that transformed personal computing. The i386 shipped with 275,000 transistors and ran at up to 16 MHz at launch. Internally, it brought 32-bit general-purpose registers, a flat memory model, and support for up to 4GB of address space, but the bigger change was to the system architecture. Protected mode, virtual 8086 mode, and hardware paging laid the groundwork for real multitasking and virtual memory on ...

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Geetsly’s posts Star Wars history and deep lore videos and shared this video on Youtube! Ever wondered how mining operations worked in the Outer Rim? Or why droids in Star Wars always had legs instead of wheels? This massive deep-dive covers everything from obscure Clone Wars tech to underrated Naboo engineering, Death Star-wrecking weapons, and ...

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From the Adafruit Learning System comes an amazing project from Erin St Blaine! Get spooky with a magical halloween coffin that holds a surprise inside. A 2-way mirror and an array of animated lights creates a face-blending illusion, melting your face into a creepy skeleton or other Halloween monster. You can also prop this up ...

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“Log Cabin Variation Quilt,” detail (c. 1900), cotton, linen, wool, and synthetic fabrics. Image via Julie Schneider/Hyperallergic   The fabric arts have deep threads in science. From techniques to subjects Hyperallergic explores An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles, on view till March 1, 2026 at the Folk Art Museum: The eclectic threads of An Ecology of Quilts merge to tell a story that starts outdoors, with seeds sprouting, blooming, and reaching toward the sun. Whether driven by a desire to document the beauty of flowers, turn castoff fabric fragments into cozy bedcovers, or harness the colors ...

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Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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404 Media published a great story on Geovany Alvarado who runs Quality Neon Signs in Los Angeles. Read the piece to learn more about the state of the neon signage business and how there is still room for neon in certain markets, specifically ones with a more artistic bent. At his shop, Quality Neon Signs in Mid-City Los Angeles, there are signs in all sorts of states of completion and functionality strewn about Alvarado’s shop: old, mass-produced beer advertisements whose transformers have blown and are waiting for him to repair them, signs in the shapes of soccer and baseball jerseys, ...

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We’ve added an example of using an Adafruit Feather M0 Express with an ILI9341 display and the MLX90640 thermal sensor to make your own thermal display. Coded in Arduino, you can change the project up any way you want. Easy to wire up, no solder, complete with open source code. Check out the updated guide here.

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Adafruit Learning System posted New Guide: Fruit Jam Sega Genesis

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Emulate all the retro consoles! Check out John Park’s latest Learn Guide: Fruit Jam Sega Genesis / Mega Drive The Sega Genesis is one of the all-time great gaming consoles. Released in Japan in 1988 (as the Mega Drive), in North America in 1989, and in much of the rest of the world the following year (also as the Mega Drive), Sega went on to sell over 30 million units worldwide and boast a library of over 900 titles, including arcade ports and system-defining Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Thanks to the efforts of the emulator community, now, you can play ...

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Adam Tests out an Among Us costume via YouTube   Learn how makers known as the Fernside Dragons create giant inflatable decorations and costumes. Through a lot of trial and error they have become masters of the craft. Starting with the right fabric (with the right coating), the designs are laser cut and sewn together. ...

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The Adafruit STHS34PF80 IR Presence / Motion Sensor is like a deluxe version of the classic PIR sensor in that it has an IR sensing element that works up to 4 meters away and doesn’t require a lens, which makes it easier to integrate into small enclosures. It also comes with a full I2C interface ...

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Anne Barela

Synth maker SynTesla shared a video highlighting their work for Hans Zimmer to create “the largest modular synth in the world”. “The system, aka Giorgio III, is a massive 5U modular synthesizer, created by SynTesla (Pierre-Jean Tardiveau) in collaboration with Yusynth ( Yves Usson) for Zimmer’s 2025/2026 world tour. The system is completely uncompromising and over the top, or as SynTesla describes their synths, ‘Unnecessary, Therefore Essential’.” “This synthesizer is undoubtedly the largest modular synth in the world, consisting of 12 cabinets measuring 5 x 5U + 1 x 3U in height. Only 10 cabinets are installed on stage, with ...

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Vishalsoniindia’s Luna – the Live Moon Phase Display via Hackster.io This really neat project from Vishalsoniindia shows the live moon phase based on your current location. via Hackster.io I love two things, my girlfriend and the Moon. There’s no doubt that my girl shines like a full moon, but the real Moon has its own ...

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A few years back Professor John Gallaugher created this candy hungry skeleton for a demonstration for his Digital Tech class. The voice is controlled remotely via app and a touch sensor is triggered when opening. Details via YouTube and GitHub Make a Circuit Playground Bluefruit respond to touch + play sounds from the Bluefruit app ...

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CZDimensions shares: Facehugger Mask for an Alien/Predator themed Halloween costume. Complete your Alien/Predator costume with Alien – Stomach Buster Can Holder and Predator – Razor Whip, and also check out Predator Mask in the mask contest. The cavity in the mask allows for the use of a straw while the mask is on. Attach an ...

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From the mail bag! I’ve been a huge fan of your innovative products and the incredible work you do to empower makers and those who wish to learn. I’ve been using your resources for quite some time now, and I must say, your off catalog is always a treasure trove of inspiration.

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prime_tower shares: A classic illusion, like that in Disney’s Haunted Mansion, where a head seemingly turns to follow you. It’s hard to capture how mind blowing it looks in person. Display using the simple instructions at the bottom. Also check out her hubby, the Brooding Baron. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/729938-the-baleful-baroness-illusion Every Thursday is #3dthursday ...

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cookieknight shares: This sponge brush handle makes painting and finishing 3D-prints easier, less messy, and more controlled. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1798100-reusable-sponge-brush-handle Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed ...

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Mimihomedecorat shares: pumpkin house lamp decoration that use the bambulab or others tea light led . I have paint the part that need AMS but you can print it without AMS then paint and use sharpie pens or paint . I used Bambu Pla Basic orange , green, brown, white, mat yellow, latte, red. The ...

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Fleetwood shares: I created a parametric print-in-place storage box with hinges, that is fully customizable. The dimensions of the box can be customized, but also the amount and the location of separators. To prevent items from falling out of the created compartments, both the bottom and lid have a sliding lid that snaps gently into ...

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We love the chance to celebrate significant numbers. This punny holiday celebrates the mighty mole – One mole contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (approximately 602 sextillion or 602 billion times a trillion)[*], hence the celebration today! (starting at 6:02 am 10/23)   More from Mole.org: Celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to ...

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Advotor shares: NOTICE: Credit is given to RooShoo and link to their project is https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5266398 Print everything without supports EXCEPT the lens frames. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/994879-spider-man-faceshell Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed ...

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user_2141788166 shares: The twilight of Halloween Eve, like an overturned inkwell, quickly steeped the world in a deep black. In the corner, that section resembling a withered tree stump stood silently, as if a relic that had quietly crept out of an abandoned graveyard, burdened with the stagnation of ages. Suddenly, a halo of warm ...

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SurrealSonicus shares: An Amphora depicting Greek Mythology’s Tragic Love Story of Orpheus and Eurydice download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1780808-greek-amphora-the-myth-of-orpheus-and-eurydice Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and ...

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Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Pumpkin Spider By FlexiMania https://makerworld.com/en/models/1894562-flexi-pumpkin-spider-halloween-edition Bambu X1C Polymaker PLA 06hr 45mins X:150 Y:112 Z:33mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 32g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday here ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Mikey Sklar came up with a simple 3D printed add-on for the Fruit Jam that isolates the light from each NeoPixel LED making the lights more crisp and defined. Download the Fruit Jam Light Tunnel CAD files on GitHub https://github.com/mikeysklar/fj-tunnel @b-blake noticed that the Adafruit Fruit Jam had a bit of light bleed between the built-in LEDs that ...

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The Raspberry Pi Official Magazine – Issue 159: Head to Head In this issue: Does your project need a microcontroller, a full-fat computer with all the processing power and connectivity that entails, or a small, low-power computer that’s incredibly affordable and yet can still run a full operating system? That’s the question we’re posing – and answering – this issue. Explore Trixie – the latest release of Raspberry Pi OS Wallow in the nostalgia of retro games controllers Discover everything you need to know about NeoPixels Build a felt bird and make it sing with an RP2040-based microcontroller Read More, Get ...

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New Guide! Mac Classic Fruit Jam 3D print an Apple Macintosh Classic inspired enclosure for the Adafruit Fruit Jam. This build is designed to pair nicely with the mac emulator project for Fruit Jam. This guide covers the 3D printable CAD files, wiring, and assembly. Based off the original Mac Classic, this 3D build has a scale factor of 1:1.5. With a total print time of 12 hours and 39 minutes, 436 grams of filament will be used. This project requires a 3D printer with a minimum bed size of 176mm x 162mm x 145mm. Read more at the learn ...

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3D Hangouts – Mac Classic Fruit Jam, Pool Alert and Spider Pumpkin https://youtube.com/live/zFI-ciGADqg?feature=share This week @adafruit we’re taking a look at our Mac Classic inspired enclosure for the Fruit Jam. Prototyping an IoT Pool Notification project using MagTag. This week’s time lapse features an articulating spider pumpkin. E-Ink Bonet: https://www.adafruit.com/product/6418 Fruit Jam: https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200 7.5in eInk Display: https://www.adafruit.com/product/6418 Raspberry Pi 5 2GB RAM https://www.adafruit.com/product/6007 MagTag 2025 Edition https://www.adafruit.com/product/4800 Timelapse Tuesday Pumpkin Spider By FlexiMania https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-flexi-pumpkin-spider-halloween-edition-articulated-pumpkin-head-spider-for-3d-printing-691457 https://youtu.be/BdR-s0Wg9-Y Community Makes https://www.printables.com/make/2911044 https://www.printables.com/model/1433706-midi-foot-pedal-tighter-pot-linkage https://makerworld.com/en/models/1780949-rumi-led-sword-kpop-demon-hunters#profileId-1949044 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects ...

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The Raspberry Pi Official Magazine – Issue 159 features a fingerprint-controlled lock by maker Joyce Lin. “I was inspired to create the fingerprint controlled lock after using a fingerprint reader for my garage door,” she says. “I loved it so much that I started thinking of other ways to use the same sensor, like unlocking a physical box to store the souls of my enemies – or a geocache.” To create the project, Joyce combined an Adafruit R503 fingerprint sensor with a Raspberry Pi 4 computer, and she used a micro servo motor to power a 3D-printed latch. These electronic ...

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user_3575980861 shares: Spider And Web Halloween decorations Very easy to print, only 4 grams of material required. Can be taped to door or window frame download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/699596-spider-web-halloween-decorations Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we ...

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The Raspberry Pi Official Magazine – Issue 159 features an in-depth article about NeoPixel smart LED lights, by Ben Everard. Let’s start with the very basics – what are NeoPixels? The simple answer is that they’re a type of RGB LED that are chainable so that you can control vast numbers of them with a single GPIO pin on a microcontroller or computer. The official product name for this is WS2812B or WS2811; the name ‘NeoPixel’ comes from Adafruit, which did a lot to popularize the products (and wrote a lot of the early software to control them, so you’ll ...

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keith.g.goodman shared this project on Makerworld! Make a tree in your yard spooky for Halloween! I made this for a tree in my front yard. It has a 29 inch diameter, so if you have a tree of a similar size it should fit perfectly. If you have a tree that’s larger or smaller you’ll ...

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CottonsCreation shares: Stackable Brick Head Lanterns for Halloween! I wanted a project to get the most out of the Bambu Halloween Pack and this is what I’ve come up with download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/46611-brick-head-lanterns Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects ...

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uni3Dworld shared this project on Makerworld! High density model of Flexi crystal spider Print in place Recommend dont scale down much due to joins Format STL Created in Blender 2 Perimeters 15% infill No supports Download files: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1089272-flexi-crystal-spider?from=recommend#profileId-1082461 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for ...

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It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Today’s Project: Slow Movie Player eInk CircuitPython Parsec Tool Tips Learn Guide Recap Retro Gear and more! The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety of tools and ...

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user_482533878 shares: I made this pumpkin for Halloween. It is actually really fun to play with! Oh Yah! Shoutout to Xrontos for making the pixel fidget that I used for this model! I just printed it with my Bambu X1. It had a little color-switching part between the top of the pumpkin and the stem. ...

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Shared by Sevro on Maker World: A ring in the shape of a Facehugger from the Alien series. The 3D model shows the creature wrapping its legs around the finger. A unique accessory for fans of science fiction and unusual designs. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The ...

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Halloween is the perfect excuse to mix a little fright with a lot of fun — and what better way to do it than with electronics that glow, flap, cackle, and scare? Adafruit’s Halloween project collection is packed with guides that help you transform ordinary props into extraordinary, interactive creations. Whether you’re looking to spook the neighbors, enchant trick‑or‑treaters, or just flex your maker muscles, this roundup has something for every ghoul and goblin. Wearables That Wow Step into the night with LED‑powered costumes and accessories that make you impossible to miss. From glowing hoods that channel mysterious cloaked figures ...

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cybea shares: Use this stencil and some eyeshadow to create the effect of scales on your skin download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/634084-scale-stencil-for-halloween Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed ...

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Shared by PinkyWings on MakerWorld: In Greek myth, Hydra is a multi-headed creature known for “regrowth.” Today it reads as a symbol of resilience and problem solving. This model is a contemporary, tidy reinterpretation for play, display, and collecting. Important joint note (break-in): The very first time you seat the heads or parts, it is ...

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klworx shares: A compact and functional fruit fly trap designed to blend practicality with modern style. The container features a sleek hexagon-patterned body for a clean geometric look, while the textured lid provides a secure fit and a subtle tactile feel for easy handling. The design helps contain the attractant and prevent spills while ensuring ...

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Caleb Lemoine shared this project on GitHub. It uses PIR motion sensors to trigger servos so the pumpkin head will watch you cross the room. All running off of a Raspberry Pi 3B. Really nice presentation with a gothic pedestal and acrylic case. See full details on GitHub and checkout the demo below! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! All month we’ll be bringing you ideas and projects for an Electronic Halloween! Working on a project for Halloween this year? Share it with us in the Adafruit forums, Facebook, Discord, Instagram or Twitter [aka X]– (tag your posts #ElectronicHalloween). You can also send us ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Would you like to add audio/sound effects to your next project, without an Arduino+Shield? Or maybe you don’t even know how to use microcontrollers, you just want to make a sound play whenever you press a button. What about something that has to be small and portable? After a lot of engineering and tinkering we’ve ...

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Automate Your Life shared this video on Youtube! I made a simple fog machine automated for Halloween, and I did it using some easy to use smart home tech. It’s fun to setup and the kids in your neighborhood are going to love this. Enjoy the journey of getting this tutorial video setup and working ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit OPT4048 Tri-Stimulus XYZ Color and Lux Sensor The Adafruit OPT4048 Tri-Stimulus XYZ Color, Light Temperature and Lux Sensor is a modern take on the common ‘RGB’ color sensor: this time with true “CIE” XYZ output so you can match it to your existing color space. It’s also excellent for calculating color temperature, which is based on CIE, and as a bonus also has Lux calculation, up to 144 kLux for light measurement even in the brightest situations. The OPT4048 has a lot of configurability, with the ability to adjust the integration time (how long light is ...

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Do you love Jack-o’-Lanterns? Do you fear fire? Here’s a Halloween project for you! Here’s more from AlexJrassic  via instructables: Use a Raspberry Pi and Pimoroni Blinkt! to create a realistic fire effect for your Halloween Pumpkin. No more need for multiple candles and the fear of burning your house down! See project!

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Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and Tell Wednesdays 7:30pm Electronics show and tell every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Adafruit Ask an ...

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Coglet preparing to run through some animations. The little bot currently has three movement tasks: idle, listening and talking image via Will Cogley on YouTube   Will Cogley is working on an AI virtual pet based off of a Raspberry Pi. Very informative video below as he embarks on crafting a working prototype. It’s worth ...

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This GurgleApps project is a few years old, but still a really fun Raspberry Pi project you can make in time for Halloween. In this video we update our 8×8 LED Matrix Pumpkin Eyes project that uses a Raspberry Pi Pico by adding a PIR Sensor into the nose of our pumpkin. We show you ...

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This GurgleApps project is a few years old, but still a really fun Raspberry Pi project you can make in time for Halloween. In this video we update our 8×8 LED Matrix Pumpkin Eyes project that uses a Raspberry Pi Pico by adding a PIR Sensor into the nose of our pumpkin. We show you ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Hackster.io user Harsh Kumar built Mizuna to help with the day to day: So I built Mizuna—a little robot companion that actually listens to your life happening around it, remembers the important stuff, and gently keeps you on track. No wake words, no complicated commands, just a friendly presence that rolls around, watches your space, ...

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BryceXlights shared this video on Youtube! How it’s made: The show is programmed on a free software called Xlights in which you can time tons of effects to beats and the music. I use a Falcon controller to run to the show and a Raspberry Pi to do the audio. See more!

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“Planet Hunter” may sound like a giant planet-destroying space station, but the European Space Agency’s Pluto has garnered the nickname because its mission is to find habitable planets. Plutos has been built, and it’s ready to get on the hunt. Here’s more from Astronomy Now: Engineers have completed the construction of ESA’s Plato spacecraft — ...

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PRAY.IMG   The creation of WakeUpStefani on Instagram, PRAY.IMG is an interactive art collectable. It is a translucent resin cross with an Eink display and GPS. With the click of a button you can get a geographically unique message. The first batch of PRAY.IMG crosses sold out but more may be on the way. More ...

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Takara

This weekend is your last chance to check out the creepy but fun events at the Museum of the Moving Image. Check out their site for the last of the lineup. We have a few tricks up our sleeve for this Halloween season. Prepare to be ensorcelled by Dark Magic, a wicked screening series featuring ...

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. PiDigitizer: An Open-Source Film Digitizer Fruit Jam Sega Genesis 3D Hangouts – Mac Classic Fruit Jam, Pool Alert and Spider Pumpkin Catch up with us on our blog, in our learn system , or on YouTube.

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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image via carpenoctemhaunts on Hackster.io   Swap out your house plants with magical fire planters this halloween with help from carpenoctemhaunts on Hackster.io: Inspired by a small flame essential oils diffuser, I wanted to enlarge the scale and make a planter with an ash pile and flames coming through the logs. Read more NeoPixel Flame ...

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GurgleApps shared this video on Youtube! This week on GurgleApps, we head out to a pumpkin patch and wrap up our spooky Raspberry Pi Pico project — featuring a LED matrix flame and LCD pumpkin eyes that bring our pumpkin to life 👀✨ We’ve also got a seasonal 3D print, perfect for spooky decor or ...

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Science fiction plays? They do exist! And some of them are pretty great. Here’s an exploration from Monica Cross via the  Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association: Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn (2012)  By using the term Post-Electric to describe the post-apocalyptic play, this script somewhat sidesteps usual science fiction categorization. However, ...

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Build your own interactive monsters, powered by Crickit! It doesn’t take exotic materials to build your own animatronic friend, just a few paper cups, craft supplies, a couple of servos, and a Circuit Playground Express with CRICKIT! This guide shows how program these crafty monsters with both Microsoft MakeCode – a block-based programming system that’s ...

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It’s time for some scary science fiction movies! Here’s a great list that goes beyond the obvious, from New Scientist: Splice (2009). If Re-Animator is a fun offspring of Frankenstein, Splice is the truly monstrous progeny. Vincenzo Natali’s film is another take on laboratory hubris, but what begins as a cautionary tale about genetic engineering ...

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Step your pumpkin game up with this transforming pumpkin spider from Megawillbot on Thingiverse Once the print’s finished, put some superglue on the base of the ball joint in the middle of the chest, to reinforce it. assemble by pushing the leg ball joints into the chest sockets. Depending on the printer, the tightness of ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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image via NYC Fire Department   Last week FDNY announced the installatin of solar-powered cameras that use AI to detect smoke and flames in Van Cortlandt Park, Edgecombe Park, Highbridge Park and at the Marine Park Golf Course. Read more here and here

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image via NYC Fire Department   Last week FDNY announced the installatin of solar-powered cameras that use AI to detect smoke and flames in Van Cortlandt Park, Edgecombe Park, Highbridge Park and at the Marine Park Golf Course. Read more here and here

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It’s never too late to kick your inner maker into high gear! We love this piece from Vulture that profiles Harvey Fierstein and how he took his quilting from a hobby to a maker business. Over 15 years into this practice, there’s a corresponding quilt for most of Fierstein’s life experiences. He shows me one he made after his friend Chita Rivera died. In the center is Rivera in an iconic Bob Fosse pose from Sweet Charity with a heart quilted over her leg. “The heart on her leg is because she had a car accident,” he says, “and they ...

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Do you ever notice how many scarfs movies have an ambient, high-pitched sound running during the most scary parts of the movie? Or have you ever watched a particularly scary movie with the sound off? How does sound affect the fear-factor in movies? It turns out quite a bit! Here’s more from The Kennedy Center: ...

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The learn guide for the Adafruit Fruit Jam has been updated with a new page detailing the Adafruit_CircuitPython_FruitJam library. The library makes it easy to access all of the built-in hardware peripherals on the Fruit Jam like: NeoPixels, buttons, DAC, and HSTX/DVI output. It’s also compatible with the PortalBase library allowing many PyPortal projects to be easily ported to the Fruit Jam. Read more at Adafruit Fruit Jam Library

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From the Learn.Adafruit archives created by Brent Rubell. If you’re building a Raspberry Pi project and need to send data back-and-forth, the WiFi module built into newer Pi’s should be fine for most cases. However, WiFi does not have a long range and also requires both investment (through your ISP) and setup (routers, access ...

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Time to be reflective, grounded, and proud to still be part of something larger than any single administration – AND keep making and shipping electronics ya’ll… the kids are watching, the world is watching. Limor and I sent some photos to our team from our 2017 visit to the White House, when the theme and vibe were “we are all makers” and celebrating the creators (post and archive on the gov site). Some of the best things from the makers out there are the innovations and social impact driven by the community’s collaborative and generous spirit. If we’re serious, we ...

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This project emulates the Intel 80826 processor as well as some of the prior releases in the same line of chips. FruitJam-286 is a fork of the Pico-286 emulator that is updated to work with the hardware on the Adafruit Fruit Jam. It supports sound with the built-in DAC, video over the HSTX/DVI output, USB keyboard input from the USB Host ports, and reads .img files from the SD Card which are treated as floppy drives and hard drives. Read more at Intel 286 Emulator on Fruit Jam

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via alexphipps696 on instructables If you’re looking to make a neat Halloween decoration, this cool ghost swing from alexphipps696 on instructables will make your desk a little spookier. Hello, fellow instructables makers, meet my latest creation—a mini swing ornament with a ghostly figure on an autumn seat, framed by twisted branches. Laser-cut from plywood and ...

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image via Kevr102 on Instructables   From one angle, Kevr102’s pumpkin is a little cutie with articulated legs, kicking back while waiting for Halloween. Turn it around and you’ve got a carved pumpkin featuring a skull. Did we mention there are optional bat wings? The Pumpkin is designed using Fusion360 and using screen shots etc ...

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image via TheSimonSays on Instructables   TheSimonSays shared an absolutely perfect Axólotl hat build over on Instructables. We’d love to see someone add nOOds or NeoPixels to the gills! Hello everyone, I hope everything is going well. Today I’m presenting a hat based on the famous Mexican amphibian called the Axólotl . This hat will be made entirely of foam and glue. The Axólotl , also known as the ajolote, is an amphibian endemic to Mexico, famous for its regenerative capacity and unique appearance, including the external gills that give it a feathery appearance around its head. Read more ...

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Stephanie posted Halloween DIY Ghost Chicken

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Halloween doesn’t have to be be dark and terrifying! I personally can’t stop with this ghost chicken. Little me would’ve been so ready to tick or treat if everyone had a chicken on display. Here’s more from DIY for Homeowners on Instructables: We bought a 4 foot Holiday Hen that is super cute and fun, ...

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If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,203 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to keep up with all things Python for hardware. No ads or spam, no selling lists, leave any time. From the Editor: What a week! The echoes from the Qualcomm acquisition of Arduino are still reverberating through the community. I found a couple of highlights on ...

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Steve McDowell goes in-depth, from an industry perspective, on Qualcomm’s acquisition of Arduino “But IoT markets, particularly robotics and edge AI, feature fragmented ecosystems of startups and small manufacturers where enterprise sales approaches fail. Arduino provides access to this ecosystem without requiring Qualcomm to rebuild its go-to-market infrastructure from scratch. The Arduino acquisition short-circuits this process by giving 33 million developers immediate access to Dragonwing. It also strongly positions Dragonwing as an accessible brand.” Read more in Forbes.

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Anne Barela

Our guide for the classic game Breakout, originally written for the Adafruit Metro RP2350, now works on the Adafruit Fruit Jam too! On the Fruit Jam you get sound effects through the on-board speaker via the TLV320 digital-to-audio converter. Check out the updated guide here.

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Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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Eventually the alien in Alien seems less like an alien and more like a guy named Bolaji Badejo in an alien outfit, but at the start, when we first see the alien, somewhere between the framing, the movement, the sound, the dripping slime, the shuddering mouth inside the shuddering mouth, the tremendously disturbing procreation cycle, ...

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Check out the latest guide in our #electronichalloween series by Erin St Blaine: Dancing Inflatables! Inflatable Halloween and Christmas decorations are becoming really popular and easy to find at local Hardware stores. They light up your yard and fill a big space while still packing away small for the off season. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use a Circuit Playground Express and a Power Switch Relay power supply to create a custom timer for your inflatables. The power supply and relay are rated for up to 120v so are easy to use with even large inflatables, like ...

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Researchers at The University of Georgia don’t know why these bats are glowing under UV light. Studying six different species and 60 specimens, all the bats glowed with the same hue and pattern. Speculations are focused on a vestigial trait. Via Vice   All of the bats glowed the same color and in the same spots: their wings, hind legs, and that stretchy bit between them. Since these glowing zones on bats don’t seem to vary by species, sex, or age, scientists think the glow isn’t for social signaling at all, but rather… Well, they have no idea. But they do ...

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@osamutake_3341417 shares: This model is one of my educational mechanical mechanism examples on 80mm x 80mm base plates. You can find all models in the series in this collection => [Mechanical Mechanism Examples] download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1457586-educational-model-of-differential-gear Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for ...

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Have you ever had the issue where your development board isn’t working but you’re positive you’ve set everything up correctly? Suspect your USB cable! There are so many of the “charge only” cables going around, which save money by not including the data wires. Some say just cut those and throw them away. See how you can identify the good from the bad in this video. It applies to USB-B too. See more in the video below and on the DigiKey Blog.

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Anne Barela

The badge for the upcoming Hackaday Superconference on October 31st through November 2nd is a rather powerful device sporting an ESP32-S3 with 8 MB of PSRAM and 16 MB of flash, LCD screen, SX1262 LoRa module, LiPo battery/charging and a Solder Party custom keyboard. It runs MicroPython with lvgl_micropython running on the display for LVGL graphics. Read more on Hackaday.

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Election Day is an official holiday here at Adafruit. All employees are given a paid day off so they can get out and vote! While we will still be moving orders on Tuesday, November 4 but there may be some delays or longer ship times. Please allow extra time and plan accordingly! See more ...

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Kelly

Fantastic essay by Jon Crabb published in the Public Domain Review about how advances in woodcutting technology that were used to print illustrations within pamphlets met Europe’s witch craze head on, and accelerated it. These early images of crones and witches from the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, which became more elaborate and scandalous over ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Stephanie

Sarah Constantin’s SS26 Color Stats showing automated color counts   I knew I couldn’t click away when I saw flowingdata share Sarah Constantin’s SS26 Color Stats, and omg I’m so so glad I did. If you hear cerulean and your mind immediately goes here AND you’re into data, read on! So, as regular readers may ...

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Anne Barela

Simon Willison picked up a GitHub Universe Tufty Badger 2350 conference badge. It incorporates a Raspberry Pi RP2350B microcontroller, battery, color screen, qwiic port, WiFi and Bluetooth. Everything is written using MicroPython, and the device is designed to be hackable: connect it to a laptop with a USB-C cable and you can start modifying the code directly on the device. Simon used the available documentation as input to Claude to write a new systems info app for the device, along with an icon editor and REPL access. It’s a very neat device, built for GitHub by Pimoroni in Sheffield, UK. A version ...

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NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit MagTag Enclosure & Buttons Kit Here is a cool and minimal enclosure for your MagTag to keep it safe during use and transport. This case has been custom-designed and 3D printed to accommodate all connection ports of the MagTag. No screws or glue required; simply place the MagTag into the bottom piece, align the button strip on top of the MagTag buttons, place the top half above align and snap ’em together. There are flexible push tabs for button presses, holes on the bottom to attach the mini magnet feet or you can prop it up on your table with the integrated kickstand. It’s made ...

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Happy National Cat Day! All animal friends are great, but here at Adafruit we happen to have a particular fondness for felines who love electronics and engineering, like the cats you see here, from our Cats of Engineering page! Add your cat to the crew or make a project for your cat with help from the Adafruit Learning System: Automatic Cat Treat Dispenser Kitty Toe Bean Keypad with Color TFT CircuitPython Neko Kitty with Displayio Nunchuck Controlled Laser Cat Toy HalloWing Interactive Cat Toy Pet Bowl Water Level Sensing NAU7802 Pet Food Scale IoT Food Scale with Azure and CircuitPython

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If you missed this week’s livestream of John Park’s Product Pick of the Week, not to worry, here’s the video. This week’s pick is the Adafruit STHS34PF80 IR Presence / Motion Sensor – STEMMA QT / Qwiic! Watch the video to find out about the Adafruit STHS34PF80 IR Presence / Motion Sensor – STEMMA QT / Qwiic, how to use it, a live demo, and more. Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Tuesday at 4pm ET and 1pm PT on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit ...

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Build a wise cracking skull to MC your Halloween costume party. This project uses a Raspberry Pi 5 paired with a NoIR PiCamera and speaker bonnet. The Pi runs a Python script with OpenCV person detection. When a person crosses paths with the skull, a picture is sent to Claude with a prompt requesting a kind hearted ...

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Build a wise cracking skull to MC your Halloween costume party. This project uses a Raspberry Pi 5 paired with a NoIR PiCamera and speaker bonnet. The Pi runs a Python script with OpenCV person detection. When a person crosses paths with the skull, a picture is sent to Claude with a prompt requesting a kind hearted ...

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Anne Barela

Arno Schlipf has created gfx-fe, a chromium web-based tool for editing Adafruit GFX fonts, often used in Arduino projects. All you need is a chromium-based web editor on any computer platform. You can kick the tires on the website and read more on GitHub. Via the Adafruit Forums.

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For the fourth year in a row The NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets is back! Checkout the map and links to plot your macabre merrymaking. From now through Halloween This October, NYC DOT is once again transforming Open Streets, plazas, and corridors across the city into festive, car-free celebrations. Trick-or-Streets brings extra pedestrian space and seasonal fun ...

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Kelly

Exciting news from Penguin Random House Children’s Books – a new Dr. Seuss book is headed our way, the first in 10 years, and 24 years after the author’s death. The book is titled SING THE 50 UNITED STATES! It’s scheduled for a June 2026 release so be sure to pre-order because, as a wise person once said, “The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places you’ll go” The manuscript was found earlier this year among archival materials preserved by DSE at the Geisel Library at UC San Diego. ...

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Do you need a last minute Halloween decoration to scare your friends and trick-or-treaters? Try building a scream box that lets out blood-curdling screams when it’s opened! By using a passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor and an Audio FX board you can build this scream box without even using a separate microcontroller or writing any ...

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Jurassic Park Slope – 11th Street between 8th Ave & Prospect Park West   The comfortably situated Brooklyn neighborhood of Park Slope is known for well kept brownstones and historic blocks. Come October those enchanting stoops take on a more ghoulish stature. The denizens tend to go all out with decorations! The Park Slope Pulse ...

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ShaneBattye shares: This is a Halloween themed Wreath or table decoration with a dead crooked branch appearance. It is printable without supports and assembles without glue. The main branch fills most of one Bambu plate and the smaller three branches fit across two plates. It takes only a few hours in total to print all ...

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From the mail bag! I was looking for a rotary encoder (volume control) to fix an old Onkyo receiver I found on the curb, waiting for the trash pick-up. Adafruit product 377 was about right, except for the shaft being a little short, and I didn’t need the switch function. Your pointer to the Bourns ...

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Fingimajig shares: These are models for scale mail in the style of leaves. The gem sockets are approximately 5mm, 3.5mm and 2.7mm in diameter. Just in case you get some rhinestones and they don’t fit, I’ve also included the means to cut your own custom sizes in the model with no sockets. download the files ...

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kasperskyblue shares: I designed this holder to accommodate glass tubes for plant cuttings, while integrating perfectly with the IKEA Skadis pegboard The model is designed to be simple to print, easy to adapt (for your tube diameter), and aesthetic once installed I printed it in PETG, but PLA also works, as there isn’t much weight ...

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https://makerworld.com/en/@Printmaster06 shares a remix: Redesigned for a better fit and easier printing. If you’re tired of loose filament ends or messy spools, this clip is a quick, reliable fix — easy to print, works perfectly, and just makes life simpler. The clip was modified so the filament snaps in more smoothly while holding tighter — ...

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Iamdjem shares: Give your empty 3D-printing cardboard spool (or any similar spool) a second life as an interactive cat toy. This upcycle project adds sound, movement, and treat-puzzle play with a few quick 3D-printed parts—perfect for your own cats or for donating to a shelter. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1895326-filament-spool-diy-cat-dog-toy-treat-puzzle Every Thursday is #3dthursday here ...

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joelsemeniic shares: HomePod mini Holder – Modern Design Edition Bring style into your home with this unique HomePod mini holder! Its special, futuristic-minimalist design makes it a real eye-catcher – whether in the living room, office, studio, or bedroom. The holder not only ensures a secure stand but also perfectly adapts to modern living spaces ...

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MaoQiu shares: The cauldron is printed in PLA Metallic Dark Gray, while the liquid, bubbles, and skull are all made from white Glow-in-the-dark material. For the best effect, charge it with a UV light or view it in complete darkness. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1923269-witch-s-cauldron Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D ...

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Pedro

UnicornGraveyrd shares: Deep in the Skullwood Forest, where the soil drinks blood and whispers curses, one tree refused to die. Its roots twisted around a thousand bones — until the forest itself grew fingers. When the moon is full, it rises from the earth, hand raised in eternal defiance — the forest’s own salute to ...

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InitMakes shared this video on Youtube! Get ready for Halloween with these 7 amazing 3D prints that will bring some spooky fun to your home. From clever decorations to your best costume pieces this list has something for every maker! Some prints quick, some big projects! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! All month we’ll be bringing you ideas ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Pedro

Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Zero from Nightmare Before Christmas By Campurro3D makerworld.com/en/models/1925129-zero-from-nightmare-before-christmas Bambu X1C Polymaker PLA 05hr 20mins X:86 Y:86 Z:67mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 19g 230mm/s Every Thursday ...

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You can build your own Apple Macintosh Classic inspired mini computer with Adafruit’s Fruit Jam and 3D printed parts. This DIY project is designed to pair nicely with the Pico Mac emulator project so you can run System 7 and launch your favorite classic Mac software. Thanks to Jeff Epler’s fork of pico-mac, this runs ...

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In the latest episode of The CircuitPython Show, released October 27th, host Paul Cutler interviews Sam Blenny. Sam is the author of over 30 guides on the Adafruit Playground and they discuss Sam’s work with the Adafruit Fruit Jam, including a MIDI tester, Gamepad Tester, Color Checker, and more. See the details on the latest The CircuitPython Show.

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After a number of years running benchmarks on various single board computers for reviews and curiosity, Bret realized he needed to make a change. With life taking up more and more time, and priorities changing in certain areas, I couldn’t continue in my old, inefficient ways. sbc.compare is a huge database of the specifications and performance of single board computers. And various boards can be compared side by side. Like finding the right feature set for your needs or measuring the power (or cost) of several contenders, the site makes the process much simpler than individual research. See the site ...

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This week @adafruit we’re showcasing our IoT Pool Notification project using MagTag. Prototyping an enclosure for our 7.5in e-ink display. Looking at a big update to the pico-mac Mac Classic project. This week’s time lapse features a multi-color print of Zero from Nightmare Before Christmas. Mac Classic Fruit Jam Video: https://youtu.be/7vfm1CUQnAo Mac Classic Learn Guide: ...

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Pedro

pixel_3117258 shares: An unidirectional flexible drag chain in dragon scale / spine look for different purposes. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1458059-dragon-scale-drag-chain Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, ...

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pixel_3117258 shares: An unidirectional flexible drag chain in dragon scale / spine look for different purposes. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1458059-dragon-scale-drag-chain Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, ...

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43D PRINT shared this project on Printables!   Ikea hultarp organiser box use M3x10 screw and M3 nut for hooks Download files: https://www.printables.com/model/1458516-ikea-hultarp-organiser-box Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? ...

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freemanowe_430644 shares: Cellar vent pipe needed protection from water (and bugs). The bottom is designed to slip on a pipe with outer diameter of 98mm and 4mm wall thickness (exact dimensions w/ toleration on the pic). Recommended to print 3pcs of retaining rings to push the mosquito net to sides. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1458509-cellar-vent-pipe-rain-cover ...

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Thorin Oakenshield shared this project on Printables!   I created this model in a different way. I placed the empty cubes on the edge and tried to connect them. I think I succeeded. Then I just moved the rows and enlarged the model. I prepared 5 sizes according to the number of pieces. I have ...

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Shared by Ramil on Printables: I designed this simple 3D-printed holder to mount the IKEA KAPPLAKE USB LED lamp onto a SKÅDIS pegboard. The KAPPLAKE is a small, affordable USB-powered light from IKEA (0.7 W, 65 lm, 2700 K) — perfect as a small grow light or ambient desk light. I use it to give ...

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ChessMasters_3805886 shares: For dog and cat lovers, this set will determine who really rules the house! The print profile is set up with the appropriate number of pieces needed for a full chess set. download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1458117-dogs-v-cats-chess-set Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication ...

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“Open mailbox and read leaflet” – WELCOME TO ZORK! If you had a home computer in the 1980s, chances are you played the game Zork. Zork is a computer game that first appeared on home computers back then. Unlike arcade inspired games, however, Zork is a text adventure game. With using just a keyboard and text screen, you could type in sentences like “open mailbox and read leaflet”  and the computer would understand and respond to it. Despite the apparent simplicity, stories grew out of the text adventure with puzzles to solve, making Zork a compelling game to play. Zork ...

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Shared by Steal on Printables: The revised CanHandle is a bit more stylish than the original and adds a brush holder. The handle gets printed on its side and the brush holder on its back. Neither requires support. Be advised that the tolerances are quite tight and mounting the handle on the can and the ...

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aikaramba_293189 shares: Hand sculpted mask for a cat. Should fit great on a > 1.y.o moggy/domestic cat. Printed with PLA, default tree slicer supports should work fine. It’s also best to auto orient the model before slicing, since it’s bottom is tilted a bit in relation to the build plate download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1457589-scary-halloween-pumpkin-cat-mask ...

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Takara

Talk to the other side with this neat Arduino-powered project from Thats-so-Mo. Details can be found on GitHub. The magic trick involves the use of a Wemos D1 Mini (Arduino Programmed), a 5V Electromagnet, and a bell to create the illusion of a ghostly presence. The Electromagnet is strategically attached to the underside of the ...

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Anne Barela

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is designating October as Open Hardware Month! There will be events and if you certify your open hardware design in October you’ll get the official pumpkin spice sticker. Currently there are 3,147 certified open source projects in the OSHWA database, of which there are 834 Adafruit products. Here at Adafruit, we’re highlighting an Adafruit open source board ...

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Stephanie

If there is one thing Adafruit is known for, its mega-blinky-fun-rainbow-LEDs. We just love sticking NeoPixels anywhere and everywhere. So we created this board, the Adafruit Feather RP2040 SCORPIO, designed specifically for NeoPixel (WS2812) driving but also good for various other PIO-based projects that want to take advantage of the Feather pinout with 8 separate ...

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You can build your own interactive, wireless musical LED juggling balls using CircuitPython and the low latency ESP-NOW protocol. Use them to trigger MIDI notes on your computer or hardware synth, and control the RGB NeoPixel LEDs wirelessly. These juggling balls shine bright with NeoPixels, and can wirelessly trigger MIDI notes based on catch detection with the LIS3DH accelerometer, and a Feather board to bridge messages to your computer or USB Host synthesizer. You can code any note pattern or interaction you like in CircuitPython. While there are commercially available LED juggling props, there are none that send MIDI messages ...

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Zay

Want to capture nature without, like, capturing nature? Here’s a Raspberry Pi based DIY trail camera project. Here’s more from Hackaday: A Raspberry Pi Zero 2W serves as the heart of the build. It’s compact and runs on very little power, but also provides a good amount more processing power than the original Raspberry Pi ...

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Jessie Mae

Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and Tell Wednesdays 7:30pm Electronics show and tell every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Adafruit Ask an ...

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Ben

Hopefully you’re donning your costumes right now but if you come across this post – save it for next year! The GurgleApps are young engineers making some fun stuff! For this project they refresh an old Jack-o’-lantern with matrix eyes to work with a Raspberry Pi Pico! Via GurgleApps.com:   Clive (an old friend our ...

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Takara

The Adafruit HalloWing board ships with a spooky eyeball demo pre-installed by default. But what if you want two eyeballs peeking around? Some prior projects have you soldering up two graphic displays and either a microcontroller or Raspberry Pi…but neither was “HalloWing simple.” Check out the guide from Phillip Burgess!

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  1. New Guide: Fruit Jam Sega Genesis 2. NEW GUIDE: Using Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico 2 with Arduino 3. How To Add LoRa and LoRaWAN Radio Communication to Your Raspberry Pi Project 4. All In One Pocket Tool with Raspberry Pi 5. A Garage Band in Your Pocket: Raspberry Pi Pico 2 Groovebox 6. ...
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NASA’s Artemis II Orion is getting closer to being ready. Recently, the staged adapter was integrated into the ship. Four CubeSats used for experiments will be deployed from the adapter during the mission. Here’s more from NASA: NASA integrated the Artemis II Orion stage adapter with the rest of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket ...

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Takara

Carmen Pantoja Arecibo Observatory/NAIC via Astronomy 62 years ago, the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory formally opened on November 1, 1963. After it’s devastating collapse in 2020, Astronomy compiled an oral history chronicled by researchers throughout the years. Upon opening in 1963, the telescope was called the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory. Conceived by Cornell University electrical engineer William ...

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Takara

Carmen Pantoja Arecibo Observatory/NAIC via Astronomy 62 years ago, the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory formally opened on November 1, 1963. After it’s devastating collapse in 2020, Astronomy compiled an oral history chronicled by researchers throughout the years. Upon opening in 1963, the telescope was called the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory. Conceived by Cornell University electrical engineer William ...

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Jessie Mae

Hackster.io, an Avnet community shared this video on Youtube! Don’t buy a guitar…..PRINT IT. Watch Hackster PRO Jeremy Cook build the Hackstercaster from start to finish! This is a full, working electric guitar made entirely of 3D-printed, modular parts designed in Autodesk Fusion. See the entire process: from unboxing the printer and troubleshooting layer shifts, ...

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Zay

Before the move Mickey 17 was adapted by Bong Jon Ho, it was a book by called Mickey 7. Which is better? Here’s an exploration from Dan Rice: Mickey 7 is a darkly humorous science-fiction adventure by Edward Ashton. It’s comparable to The Martian with the addition of a twisted, black jocularity. The plot follows the eponymous protagonist, ...

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Jessie Mae

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. BLOG ⌨️ It’s never too ...

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Ben

The music dances across the data map as the Eurasion Blackcap sings its song. Image via YouTube   Amplitude from each audio signal is sampled at 60 frames per second and translated into data points distributed in 3D space. the Distribution is shaped by the audio driven oscillatory patterns closely mirroring the various features, amplitude, ...

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Takara

The horror doesn’t have to end just because Halloween is behind us. Get your reading gear on and check out (pun intended since this is a list from a library) these creepy reads New York Public Library. Our expert horror committee read more than 150 titles published since last Halloween to select their 20 favorites. ...

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Zay

Does The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov hold up? Over at Classics of Science Fiction, James Wallace Harris decided to read the Foundation series as originally published. Here’s more from Classics of Science Fiction: In 2015 and 2025, I tried to reread The Foundation Trilogy. I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I just hated that ...

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Ben

Image from the California State Parks Native American Heritage Month Toolkit     November is Native American Heritage Month, also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. All month long we will be sharing blog posts to celebrate. You can check throughout the month for new posts paying tribute to the experience, history, ...

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Takara

If you enjoy both baking and 3D-printing, this cool Thanksgiving themed cookie cutter set brings together your hobby worlds. TeamOliva shares the print files (and cookie recipes) on Thingiverse. My family ate all of the Leaf Cookies I made for my last cookie cutter installment, so I decided to make this Thanksgiving Cookie Cutter Set for the upcoming holiday. Chestnuts, Cornucopia, Oak Leaves, Pumpkin, and Turkey. I can’t decide yet whether to make Sugar Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, or Peanut Butter Cookies. Maybe all three. I decided to make these with Gingerbread!!! I am including my standard “Sugar Cookie Dough” recipe ...

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3D printing

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3DPrinting, cookie cutters, cookies

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Kelly

This is a great project to tackle during the month of November! Thanksgiving Robotic Turkey Hand with Circuit Playground Express and Crickit This project expands upon the well-worn technique of using a hand tracing to make a turkey, but adapts it to create a moving, talking, interactive piece of Thanksgiving art. Read the full guide here!

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adafruit learning system, Circuit Playground Express, CRICKIT

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adafruit learn system, CPE, crickit, robotics, thanksgiving

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Anne Barela

Erik Bosman on GitHub has designed a USB 2 hub with per-port power and MTT. MTT stands for Multiple Transaction Translator. It signifies that the hub has a dedicated translator for each port, which improves performance by allowing multiple low-speed or full-speed devices to operate simultaneously without creating a bottleneck The PCB design contains 4 USB-A ports and 1 USB-C port. The latter is used to connect the device to a computer. If you want to switch power to ports you can use the provided kernel interface or a userland utility such as uhubctl. OpenSCAD and STL files are available. These can be ...

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3D printing, PCB, projects, USB, USB-PD

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Zay

What do synthesizers do, exactly? What was the first synth? And what does all of that have to do with wavelengths? Find out in this excellent, short, and compelling documentary on synths and wavelengths. Here’s more from Synthopia: The modular synth community is largely white and male, and there can be a high barrier to ...

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Anne Barela

Anas Malas has posted on GitHub a PCB edge USB C connector library under a Creative Commons Zero v1.0 public domain license. Use your PCB itself as a USB C connector! This repo includes a KiCAD and EasyEDA library containing 10, 14, and 24 Pin versions. Note: this is a female/port connector, you need to use a USB C cable with it. USB drives and cables have male/plug connectors. For this footprint to work, your PCB must be 0.6 or 0.8 mm thick. I tested it with 0.6 mm, but later saw a white paper from USB IF using 0.8 mm ...

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PCB, projects, USB

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Anne Barela

Simon Küppers posts on GitHub a mod for the original Quansheng (UV-K5) charging cradle to charge a radio using via USB-C. The new circuit board replaces the old one and uses the charge clips and RGB LED from the original. Some disassembly and light soldering is all that is required for the modification. See the project on GitHub.

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power supply, projects, radio, USB, USB-PD

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Anne Barela

Ken Shirriff posts: The New York Times recently introduced a new daily puzzle called Pips. You place a set of dominoes on a grid, satisfying various conditions. For instance, in the puzzle below, the pips (dots) in the purple squares must sum to 8, there must be fewer than 5 pips in the red square, and the pips in the three green squares must be equal. (It doesn’t take much thought to solve this “easy” puzzle, but the “medium” and “hard” puzzles are more challenging.) I was wondering about how to solve these puzzles with a computer. Recently, I saw ...

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math, Puzzles

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Ben

u/Legitimate-Elk-3627‘s completed radio conversion, image via reddit   Redditor u/Legitimate-Elk-3627 had an extra am/fm radio so they turned it into a Sirius XM Radio for their shop. It uses a Pi Zero 2 W, a HiFi AMP HAT module, a screen and added rotary encoders. They used the GitHub library from AngellusMortis: https://github.com/AngellusMortis/sxm-client . More ...

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Anne Barela

GitHub user Luligu has created the Matterbridge project, a Matter plugin manager. Matterbridge allows you to have all your Matter devices up and running in a couple of minutes without having to deal with the pairing process for each individual device. Developers can focus solely on device development by extending the provided classes. Simply pair Matterbridge once, and it will load all your registered plugins. This project aims to enable porting Homebridge plugins to Matterbridge plugins without having to recode everything (Development). Matterbridge creates a device that can be paired with any ecosystem, such as Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon ...

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internet of things, Matter, projects, software

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Anne Barela posted The iPod is 24 years old

Anne Barela

The Apple iPod portable media players, marketed from 2001 to 2022, just turned 24 years old. The first version was released on October 23, 2001, about 8+1⁄2 months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. Apple sold an estimated 450 million iPod products as of 2022. Apple discontinued the iPod product line on May 10, 2022. The iPod brand is the longest-running brand to be discontinued by Apple. The shrinking size of the iPod over the years has been noted by several outlets including Saturday Night Live. Read all the details of the iPod over the years on Wikipedia.

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history, music, Video

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Anne Barela

Ben Gruver writes on GitHub: I am a long-time user of a DataHand keyboard. With the scarcity and rising cost of second hand DataHands these days, I wanted to ensure that I always had access to a DataHand-like keyboard. And so this project was born. The overall functionality of the lalboard is obviously heavily based on the DataHand, but I designed all of the specific key mechanisms, etc. from scratch, to be printable on a normal hobby-level FDM 3D printer. Each side of the keyboard uses an independent Teensy 2.0 board, and are connected with 4 wires between them to ...

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3D printing, Keyboards, teensy

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DataHand, ergonomic, keyboard

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Anne Barela

When user tebl on GitHub was building up a new stationary computer, they needed a way to observe system temperatures, voltages and fan RPMs. While there are plenty of applications available that will provide that information in a far more detailed manner, they wanted something that would simply live on the desktop and only light when there are relevant changes. The information is provided by lm-sensors, a package that needs to be installed and functioning for the Desklet to display anything relevant. See more on GitHub.

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computers, Programming, projects, Sensors

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Anne Barela posted An e-ink picture frame server

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E-Ink Picture Frame Server by GitHub user stanvn us a monorepo containing the backend API and frontend admin app for managing e-ink picture frames. The backend persists metadata in JSON files and stores original/converted assets on disk. Images should be prepared per Adafruit’s guide Preparing Graphics for E-Ink Displays. Check it out on GitHub.

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Anne Barela

Anemoia-ESP32 is a rewrite and port of the Anemoia Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator running directly on the ESP32. It is written in Arduino C++ and is designed to bring classic NES games to the ESP32. This project focuses on performance, being able to run the emulator at native speeds and with full audio emulation implemented. However, games with complex mappers may induce a small speed loss. Anemoia-ESP32 is available on GitHub under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3). See more on GitHub.

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arduino, emulation, ESP32, Nintendo, software

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Anne Barela

LowPowerLab has developed an upgrade kit designed for DDM Novastar L-BF-12 bank feeders. The OEM feeder cover tape management mechanism is time consuming, frustrating to use, and the more cover tape is spooled the less reliable the pickup becomes, causing the component to be advanced away from the trained location. This is all eliminated by my retrofit kit and is a huge time saver. See the video below and more in the blog post.

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Upcycling

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Stephanie posted DOOM on a Satellite

Stephanie

In this video Ólafur Waage explains how the ESA’s OPS-SAT ran DOOM in space! Images captured by the onboard camera are automatically processed and integrated into the game as custom background scenes. This is achieved by updating the game’s WAD file to include the acquired images prior to running DOOM. The WAD update and game ...

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Kelly

It’s that time of year again, where every day for the next 8 weeks it’s mandatory to say aloud “Wow, I can’t believe it’s only x:xx o’clock, and it’s already dark out!” In the spirit of bringing enthusiasm and precision to the ritual of monitoring the waning daylight, here’s a round-up of some of ...

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Anne Barela

If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,207 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to keep up with all things Python for hardware. No ads or spam, no selling lists, leave any time. From the Editor: This week we see folks getting past the media hype of the Arduino Uno Q and doing real testing. See the three articles below ...

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Adafruit Daily, CircuitPython, micropython, Newsletter, Programming, python, Python on Microcontrollers

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Anne Barela

MCE Blaster is a simple standalone MCA/CGA/EGA to VGA adapter based on a Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico 2. The Pico reads the TTL input video signal, writes the pixels to a buffer and then generates the VGA signal using the pixels from the buffer. There is no need for a VGA up-scaler or a 15KHz VGA monitor. And it works with standard VGA modes. See the video below and more on Hackaday and the project GitHub repo.

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computers, displays, Pico, Pico 2, RP2040, RP2350, Video, vintage computing

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Anne Barela

Tom Verbeure on the Electronics etc. blog found a Tektronix TDS220 oscilloscope at the Silicon Valley Electronics Flea Market for a reasonable price. The seller told me that it worked but that the screen flickered a bit and that this model is known to have issues with leaking capacitors. He asked $25 which would be a great price for any evening of entertainment even if an oscilloscope wasn’t part of the deal, so I bought it. So began a replacement capacitor adventure. See the details in this post.

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power supply, Repair, Restoration, test equipment

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Anne Barela

Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky posts on X: I’m pleased to share the schematic AND Kicad project for Pebble 2 Duo – useful if you are have fun hacking! PebbleOS had already been made Open Source earlier. Check out the files on GitHub.

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clocks & watches, open source, open source hardware

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Zay

Daniel Martin Diaz brings together science and art in his intricate, entrancing, geometric works of art. The location of his current exhibition speaks to the diversity of his work. Rather than a traditional gallery, the exhibition Universal Codes is being presented at Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science, and Art. Here’s more from Danielmartindiaz.com: At ...

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John Park

Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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livestream, New Products

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Anne Barela

Roughly three months ago, Raspberry Pi launched a second RP2350 hacking challenge, this time focusing on a side-channel analysis of their new SCA-hardened (side-channel analysis–hardened) AES library. As part of our recent 2.2.0 Pico SDK release, we added a useful new tool that allows folks developing designs with RP235x to AES-encrypt their software and data stored in flash, and securely decrypt into on-chip SRAM at boot (RP2350 has lots of on-chip SRAM, and we mainly boot from external QSPI flash chips). This new self-decrypting binary support is very important to customers who wish to protect their software and application data from reverse engineering, ...

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hackers, Hacks, Raspberry Pi, RP2350

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aes, brute force, bypass, challenge, encryption

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Kelly

Check out these upcoming NYPL craft + maker events for kids that celebrate Native American Heritage Month!: Little Makers Club: Woven Paper Bowls for Native American Heritage Month STEAM Time: Native American Heritage Month Kids Database Spotlight-Indigenous Peoples: North America Join the Library in celebrating Native American Heritage Month throughout November. Discover free events for ...

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Anne Barela

Bluetooth 6.2 specification has just been released with a range of new features to enhance responsiveness with shorter connection intervals, strengthen security against amplitude-based RF attacks, and improve communication with a new “Bulk Serialization Mode” that’s especially useful for USB Bluetooth LE audio applications. The new Bluetooth Core 6.2 specification also introduces various BLE Test Mode enhancements. See more on CNX Software. Details are in the core specifications page on Bluetooth.org, and a technical overview of the new features is also available.

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Jessie Mae

This guide in the Adafruit learn system shows you how to build your own Automatic Treat Dispenser! All it takes is some scrap cardboard, craft supplies, a servo motor, and CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express programmed with MakeCode to bring this treat dispenser to life. The automatic treat dispenser is an easy way to feed and entertain your cat when you’re not at home. The box is triggered by a pad that detects a change in capacitance when touched. This makes it very sensitive to little paws, and can be easily repositioned it to make it easier or more challenging for ...

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adafruit learning technologies

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Takara

If you missed this week’s livestream of John Park’s Product Pick(s) of the Week, not to worry, here’s the video. This week’s pick is the Adafruit MLX90632 FIR Remote Thermal Temperature Sensor – Medical Grade STEMMA QT / Qwiic! Watch the video to find out about the Adafruit MLX90632 FIR Remote Thermal Temperature Sensor – Medical Grade STEMMA QT / Qwiic, how to use ’em, a live demo, and more. Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Thursday at 4pm ET and 1pm PT on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter), and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS ...

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Adafruit Video, New Products

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Zay

This arc reactor inspired wearable won’t quite power an Iron Man suit, but it could come in handy. The ARC_platform can connect and coordinate multiple wearable devices, and it looks pretty neat to boot. Here’s more from via instructables: Connections between the hub and other modules are made using male-to-male TRS audio cables (like shown ...

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Ben

TronicsFix tears into a Switch 2. They take a look at the components and assesses the repairability. So far repairability is comparable to the original switch an will rely on the community to come up with solutions to common issues. Checkout the video below! And checkout their recent followup video where TronixFix takes a swing ...

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Adafruit Learning System

Pixelfed is a decentralized photo sharing social media system. It supports the Fediverse protocols, so users and posts can interact with other Fediverse services like Mastodon. This project for the Adafruit Fruit Jam downloads images of cats or any other hashtags you search for from Pixelfed.social, the largest Pixelfed instance, and displays them via the HSTX/DVI output port on the Fruit Jam. Read more at Pixelfed Photo Viewer on Fruit Jam

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adafruit learning system, Cats of Engineering, CircuitPython, Fruit Jam, RP2350

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cats, circuitpython, fediverse, Fruit Jam, Mastodon, pixelfed, social media

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Takara

Build an LED display that creates an optical illusion. POV (Persistence of Vision) is an effect that occurs when the human eye continues to see an image after it has disappeared from view. This project uses a motor to spin two strips of DotStar LEDs to achieve a POV effect. The CircuitPython code converts a ...

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Pedro

user_3157446986 shares: 🎄 Illuminated 3D Christmas Pyramid – festive magic for your home This lovingly designed Christmas pyramid brings winter ambiance directly into your living room. The detailed 3D model combines classic Christmas aesthetics with modern functionality: a battery-operated tea light can be easily inserted from below, transforming the pyramid into a warmly glowing decorative ...

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Ben

From the mail bag! Hey All, happy customer of many years here,… Great shopping with you all again, and thanks again for inspiring me to create a simple technical helper fix for an everyday issue! Cheers!

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Pedro

sektor7_studios shares: This little ghost is the perfect bridge between Halloween and the upcoming Christmas season. With its red hat, floating pose, and delicate light chain, it looks like it’s truly flying through the air. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1912439-flying-christmas-ghost-halloween-meets-christmas Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and ...

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Pedro

proch.michalB shares: Build your own Mario-style Question Block from flat to 3D! 🟨✨ This foldable design lets you print the entire cube layout flat, and then simply fold it together into a perfect block — no complex assembly required! 🎮💛 Each side features the iconic “?” symbol from the Super Mario universe. The design can ...

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Pedro

Printyjay.com shares: The Moon Salamander is here – a mysterious glowing creature from the shadowed side of the Orbitails universe! 🌌 It comes with a matching egg that opens and closes, designed perfectly for your Orbitails Vending Machine. ✨ If you want glowing eyes, make sure to print the head parts separately – the prepared ...

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Pedro

jisraelshares: Keep your beach clean and organized with this durable, portable beach trash can, designed specifically for sandy environments. It features a single sand spike for stable anchoring, a pole with a precision dovetail joint, and dual loops that securely hold large shopping bags or trash liners. Built-in bag sleeves keep bags in place even ...

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Pedro

SD_cat shares: Mechanical counting Resettable to zero Glue-free assembly Conforms to push-up fist distance (10cm) Fast counting download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1912591-push-counter Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed ...

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Ben

Veterans Day is next Tuesday, November 11, 2025. This is a holiday for the Adafruit team as well as some shipping services. There will be no USPS pickup. While some team members will still be shipping, delays may occur. Particularly because this Tuesday was Election Day, please allow extra time and plan accordingly!. See more on our Adafruit Shipping FAQ and the Adafruit.com/holiday page! Learn more about Veterans Day from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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featured, holiday

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Pedro

TheJVHshares: This cable tie is designed for the OpenGrid and OpenGrid Lite systems, providing a secure way to mount and route cables under your desk. It helps organize wires efficiently, reducing clutter and improving your workspace. The included print profile uses 0.12mm layer height to improve the threads. One profile is for multicoloured printing on ...

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Pedro

Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Skeleton Reindeer By 3Dcutes makerworld.com/en/models/1945280-articulated-skeleton-reindeer Bambu X1C EveryGlow PLA 01hr 41mins X:98 Y:98 Z:38mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 25g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday here ...

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Pedro

dpanmanshares: I made this as an original take on Zoey’s Shin-Kal Dagger from Kpop Demon Hunters. The versions I saw were either not kid safe, or the lighting wasn’t practical—LEDs were bulky and thick, or too dim to show up during the day. So I designed a new model from scratch with two goals: safe ...

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Pedro

Build an internet-connected pool notifier to alert the neighborhood that the pool party is underway! Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/pool-party-notification-device In this guide, you’ll use Adafruit IO and WipperSnapper firmware to build a pool party notifier that raises a flag and displays a message on an E-Ink screen. This project can be completed without programming or soldering. When ...

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Anne Barela

Jeff Geerling looks at the Uno Q and says “it’s… weird” It’s like if you married an Intel CPU, and a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller—oh wait, Radxa’s X4 did that. Arduino even tried it before with their old Yún board, which had Linux running on a MIPS CPU, married to an ATmega microcontroller. The Uno Q isn’t quite a Raspberry Pi, but it looks like one when you squint at it. And it’s not quite an Uno, but it does a pretty good job masquerading as that, too. See more via YouTube below and on the blog – jeffgeerling.com.

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arduino, development board, linux

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Anne Barela

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has walked away from a $1.5 million US government grant and can blame the Trump administration’s war on woke/DEI for effectively weakening some open source security. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values, as committed to in our mission statement: The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers. Given the value of the grant to the community and the PSF, we did our utmost to get clarity on the ...

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python

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Noe Ruiz

This week @adafruit we’re releasing our IoT Pool Notification guide. Prototyping an Apple IIe inspired enclosure for the Fruit Jam. Shoptalk segment on how Noe added images to his Mac Classic Fruit Jam and a special full color resin print from JLCPCB. This week’s time lapse features an articulating skeleton reindeer. Pool Alert Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/pool-party-notification-device ...

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Pedro

luminaeclipseshares: Talk about a cool trick! This isn’t your average candle holder It’s designed to look like the gold candle cup is floating, only held down by the black chain. It’s the perfect Halloween centerpiece to make people look twice, to house an LED tealight so you get all the spooky vibe with none of ...

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Jessie Mae

sawek shared this post on Makerworld! This oinking planter is waiting to be printed! Isn’t it cute? You can print it in multicolor even if you do not have an AMS as the model is divided into parts that can be glued together. In the profile provided the inner diameter of the planter is 6cm ...

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Pedro

zomb shares: The holder consists of two parts – a hook and a base plate. It’s recommended to glue them together using CA glue before mounting. Available in three variants: 1-row, 2-row, and 3-row versions to suit different display sizes. Perfect for organizing or showcasing your minifigures collection directly on your SKÅDIS wall! download the ...

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John Park

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Today’s Project: Driver stand CircuitPython Parsec Tool Tips Learn Guide Recap Retro Gear and more! The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety of tools and techniques to ...

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Pedro

3DKPixelPrint shares: Small decoration for Halloween based on the Cheshire Cat’s smile. For best results use glow-in-the-dark filament download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1907968-cheshire-smile Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D ...

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Jessie Mae

krappe shared this print on MakerWorld BotaniTube combines nature and design in an elegant arrangement. In the clear glass tubes, cuttings, flowers, or small herbs can grow decoratively in water – perfect for windowsills, desks, or shelves. learn more: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1916482-botanitube-stylish-plant-station-for-windows#profileId-2055904 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? ...

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Ben

Shared by Kjell on MakerWorld: This is a modular collection of plant stakes available in three sizes — Small, Medium, and Large. Each stake consists of a bottom parts, clips, and one or more middle sections that can be connected to reach any height you need. The Large version may not look much bigger in ...

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Pedro

TimberlakeCre8 shares: By Timberlake Creations This 3D printed illusion sculpture mimics a thick, gravity-defying rope that appears to suspend a wine bottle mid-air — no hooks, no stands, just pure visual wizardry. Designed with precision and flair, the model uses clever weight distribution and hidden structural support to create the illusion of a soft rope ...

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Ben

Shaered by Sean-jx on MakerWorld: Hair clip toy, print it out for your girlfriend or daughter to play with Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated ...

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Pedro

taurustao shares: Original Apple iPhone charging cable storage model, 81.8mm long, 66.4mm wide, 4.6mm thick, suitable for travel, adjustable exposed cable length in segments Suitable for official Apple iPhone USB-C charging cable, one meter long, braided cable, 3mm wire diameter To increase strength, the model defaults to 100% infill, which can be appropriately reduced download ...

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Anne Barela

IKEA is launching 21 new smart home products focusing on lighting, sensors, and control — all built to work with Matter, the universal smart home standard. The launch marks a significant step in making smart home technology easier to use, more affordable, and better adapted to real-life needs in the home. The updated range focuses on three key segments, that provide the building blocks of a smart home that’s flexible, intuitive, and easy to expand over time. Lighting – The new smart bulb range from IKEA. Comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, lumen levels and styles, including color and ...

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Stephanie

Round and round and round they go! 16 ultra bright smart LED NeoPixels are arranged in a circle with 1.75″ (44.5mm) outer diameter. The rings are ‘chainable’ – connect the output pin of one to the input pin of another. Use only one microcontroller pin to control as many as you can chain together! Our ...

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Jessie Mae

SWE has compiled a collection of blog posts, podcast episodes, magazine articles, and other helpful resources, highlighting the Indigenous community and their contributions to STEM fields. Via SWE National Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States every November, honoring the Indigenous communities across the country. At SWE, we recognize their significant contributions in STEM and shine the spotlight on some of the women engineers and allies who are creating opportunities for more Indigenous representation in industry and academia. Check out our compilation of the top blog posts, podcast episodes, magazine articles, and other helpful resources as we ...

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Raspberry Pi Foundation shared this video on Youtube! Marie runs a Code Club in Tottenham, helping young people explore coding and build confidence through creativity. When she brought her club to Coolest Projects, everything changed. Her learners saw what was possible when imagination meets technology, and left inspired to make their own creations. Coolest Projects ...

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Zay

Before the era of cable-cutting, there was cable TV. In those days, broadcast TV had limited channels available over the air via antennas. Then cable came along, and all of a sudden, specialized programming and weird documentaries and movies that were previously only availabel in whatever your local version of the UHF afternoon matinee movie ...

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Ben

Incoming ticket. Image via Maddiedreese on reddit   Order up! Maddie D. Reese made this project to receive physical messages. You can use the link here or here to submit a ticket and Maddie’s printer will print it out. Fun project with a video on the way. What you you do with a personal message ...

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Takara

maddiedreese shared their very first and very cool Raspberry Pi project on Reddit. And to make things even cooler, the code is available on GitHub. My first ever Raspberry Pi project! Built using Cursor, a Raspberry Pi 4B, a generic thermal receipt printer, Convex database, and frontend deployed via Netlify. Also some help from ChatGPT ...

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Jessie Mae

The Adafruit LED Animation Library provides a quick and easy way to get strands or arrays of RGB LEDs blinking in concert. There are several dazzling animations built into the library that are ready to use and can be adapted to different behaviors with configuration arguments. But if none of those built-in animations fits the ...

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Stephanie

Banamera is an AI camera built from Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, Raspberry Pi camera and our 2.2″ TFT that uses the Nano Banana API to edit photos via voice command. Here’s more from nickbild on GitHub: It’s a digital camera that takes pictures just like any other camera when you press a button. But ...

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Zay

Uranus has a new moon! Discovered by Southwest Research Institute using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the discovery was made this year. Here’s more from NASA: “This object was spotted in a series of 10 40-minute long-exposure images captured by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam),” said Maryame El Moutamid, a lead scientist in SwRI’s Solar System ...

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Ben

Use the Adafruit Learn System to Keep track of the time with graphics and jingles from an iconic cartoon.   The GC9A01A round displays are perfect for displaying a clock face. This fun clock uses the Display Analog Clock library along with some customized assets inspired by an early 20th-century public domain cartoon. The ...

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Takara

October is over but our horror appreciation doesn’t have to end. Join The New York Public Library for their virtual author talk with Editor Kristy Park Kulski and Author Lee Murray as they discuss the anthology Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora.

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Takara

Arya Dutta, a student in the Katz School’s Ph.D. in Mathematics, stands beside a diagram of a wormhole via Yeshiva University Published in the International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics, Arya Dutta, a Ph.D. student in Mathematics at the Katz School has developed a mathematical model of a wormhole. A wormhole, he said, ...

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Stephanie

In What’s Ken Makings’s video, viewers are walked through their remix of Lorenzo Herrera’s DEC Mini’s build. PyPortal Retro Cases 7″ Mini PC

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Zay

Winter is a good time for reading. When your winter reading draws from science fiction and fantasy, you can read you way through adventures that illuminate and entertain all at once. Here’s a great list of wintry reading from the Boston Public Library: Saturnalia by Feldman, Stephanie The pagan festival of Saturnalia—one of the most ...

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Takara

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. BLOG Native American Heritage Month ...

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Ben

OpenCulture unearthed this letter George Orwell received from his former teacher, Aldous Huxley. Both 1984 and Brave New World speculate on dystopian futures we may have in store. In the letter Huxley argues that his, Brave New World, is more likely an outcome, although he does leave room for a 1984 stepping stone. Are ...

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Takara

In the Detroit area this week? The Michigan Science Center is preparing you for winter with this cool presentation. Investigate how temperature relates to the movement of atoms and molecules in this exciting presentation from the Michigan Science Center. Utilizing liquid nitrogen (LN2) we’ll see some ‘cool’ effects on solids, liquids and gases! Fun for ...

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Takara

In the Detroit area this week? The Michigan Science Center is preparing you for winter with this cool presentation. Investigate how temperature relates to the movement of atoms and molecules in this exciting presentation from the Michigan Science Center. Utilizing liquid nitrogen (LN2) we’ll see some ‘cool’ effects on solids, liquids and gases! Fun for ...

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Kelly

We’re digging this synth build from maker Gabriel Mejia-Estrella up on Instructables. The idea for this project had been floating in my head for a while, but building a full keyboard at home seemed daunting. Recently though, I began teaching piano lessons, which I thought was the perfect excuse to dive in and learn how keyboards actually work. For the sake of novelty, I also decided to use cardboard as the main building material. It definitely added some challenges, but it also gives the final synth a charming, homemade look that I love. Read full guide here.

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cardboard, music, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 5, teensy

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Stephanie

Huy Vector DIY recently shared their mini satellite build that makes use of some of Adafruit’s libraries: I turned a few copper wires and small electronic parts into this tiny desk satellite! It shows real-time temperature, humidity, and clock data, powered by a 3.7V battery, solar panels and even features glowing LED indicators. see the DIY

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On the offhand chance that you love science fiction and you also love romance, it turns out these two genres aren’t mutually exclusive. Here’s a lovely list from Epic Reads: [The Darkness Outside Us ] checks off some of the best tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and forbidden love. Don’t expect saccharine fiction, however, because in these pages you will not only find romance, but a horrifying survivor thriller reminiscent of an episode of Black Mirror. Transporting the reader to a masterfully imagined future, the author beckons us to consider living with meaning and intent. This tragic and thought-provoking story forces ...

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Anne Barela

Dominik Rudnk decided to implement a CHIP8 machine in VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL). Depending on the source it can be called a specification of ISA, a virtual machine, an interpreter or a programming language. I wanted to focus on opcode implementation in pure details and avoid abstractions layers. That is why, I decided to use C. I separated CHIP8 specific implementation code from code that interact with platform (like drawing, handling input). As development board I used Altera RZ-EasyFPGA A2.2 with Altera Cyclone EP4CE8E22N8N See the video below, the blog post and the GitHub repo.

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emulation, gaming, graphics

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Anne Barela

samcervantes on GitHub has posted Bumble Berry Pi, an easy-to-build and inexpensive Raspberry Pi Handheld Cyberdeck. Why Another Cyberdeck? I wanted a Clockwork Pi uConsole, but didn’t want to wait 90 business days I like the tactile feeling of a mini keyboard I wanted something small enough to fit into a pants pocket, so I can easily take it anywhere, but with a large enough screen to do useful things like writing little programs, running scripts, etc. I wanted to build this quickly & cheaply, with as many off-the-shelf components as possible I mostly boot to the terminal interface and ...

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computers, displays, Keyboards, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 3

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cyberdeck

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Anne Barela

He Chunhui has created the Tiny386 emulator, which turns a ESP32-S3 microcontroller board into a 386-powered desktop PC. Tiny386 is a x86 PC emulator written in C99. The highlight of the project is its portability. It now boots Windows 9x/NT on a microcontroller such as ESP32-S3. The core of the project is a built-from-scratch, simple and stupid i386 CPU emulator. Some features are missing, e.g. debugging, hardware tasking and some permission checks, but it should be able to run most 16/32 bit software. To boot modern Linux kernel and windows, some 486 and 586 instructions are added. The CPU emulator ...

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computers, emulation, ESP32-S3, software

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80386, emulator, ESP32-S3, MS-DOS, windows

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Zay

The TR-909 has given funky rhythm to tracks like Technotronic’s Pump Up The Jam, Madonna’s Vogue, Aphex Twinn’s Heliosphan, and Daft Punk’s Revolution 909. Captain Pikant uses these and many more tracks to tell the tale of the Roland 909. Here’s more on the documentary from Captain Pikant: The Roland TR-909 has shaped the sound ...

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Zay

The TR-909 has given funky rhythm to tracks like Technotronic’s Pump Up The Jam, Madonna’s Vogue, Aphex Twinn’s Heliosphan, and Daft Punk’s Revolution 909. Captain Pikant uses these and many more tracks to tell the tale of the Roland 909. Here’s more on the documentary from Captain Pikant: The Roland TR-909 has shaped the sound ...

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Three drones work in tandem to maneuver through a tight obstacle. via TU Delft on YouTube   A single drone is pretty limited in its carrying capacity. Researchers at Netherlands’ TU Delft have developed a new algorithm that lets multiple drones work together on a single load. On the surface it sounds somewhat mundane but ...

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Takara

via MIT MIT researchers are utilizing AI and classic computer vision to help robots create real-time sub-maps of their environment, which it stitches together to reconstruct a full 3D map in relation to its position. The research can help robots navigate real-world search-and-rescue situations. A robot searching for workers trapped in a partially collapsed mine ...

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Anne Barela

Alexandra Bastet Stehr built a groovy project with a Raspberry Pi Pico to emulate classic ’70s computers like the Apple I. The 70’s Board contains a Pico along with an SD card interface and two RS232 serial ports, most common on computers of the era. Display and keyboard? One must use a terminal connected via the RS232 ports, just like in the era and it’s character-based. Tools such as Pico_1140 and Z80-MBC2, for instance, allow the board to emulate machines like the DEC PDP11/40, Apple 1, and generic Z80 architectures running CP/M and more. See the project on Hackaday and ...

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computers, emulation, Pico, Raspberry Pi, RP2040, vintage computing

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Anne Barela

Hardware hacker Vimpo takes a generic lightbulb purchased off the Chinese site AliExpress and cuts in to find a 192 BL602 MHz RISC-V core microcontroller with 276KB of RAM and 128KN of ROM. Soldering some wires to the microcontroller provides access to the Linux operating system installed on the board. Does one put Doom on it? That’s old school. Today folks are putting Minecraft servers on such devices. “Memory usage varies based on the number of active players. In the worst-case scenario with 10 players, heap usage will be around 70K bytes with authentication and 20K bytes without authentication.” See ...

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linux, microcontrollers, RISC-V, Upcycling

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Anne Barela

For decades, Python’s Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) has been both a blessing and a curse. It’s the reason Python is simple, predictable, and approachable, but also the reason it’s struggled with true multithreading. Developers have cursed it, optimized around it, and even built entire architectures to dodge it. Now, with the upcoming changes in Python 3.13 and beyond, the GIL is finally being dismantled. The implications aren’t just technical; they’re cultural. This shift could redefine how we write, scale, and even think about Python in the modern era. The GIL was a mutex — a global lock ensuring that only one thread ...

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Anne Barela

Over on Mastodon, Rob Ricci posts: While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape containing Unix V4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973. Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum. Unix V4 was the first version in which the kernel was written in C. It also had minor changes to the Unix file system‎ (such as the ability of any inode to hold a device ‘special file’), which left it in the form it retained until the BSD Fast File System. Apparently, the only model of PDP-11 supported was the PDP-11/45. You can read more ...

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history, Operating System, software, vintage computing

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Anne Barela

Whenever the staff at GamePro Magazine received artwork or screenshots from a game publisher, they backed it up on a CD and organized it in a set of binders for future reference. The Video Game History Foundation has been given the collection for preservation. As part of our preservation mission, we’ve been digitizing the GamePro press CDs and adding them to our digital archive. When we launched our library this year, we started with the first 100 GamePro CDs. Today, we’re expanding that to 200! The collection currently runs from 1995–1998. There’s another 500+ CDs to go, but we thought ...

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Jessie Mae

Obsessed with your Circuit Playground Board like we are? Well, why don’t you wear it? Create your own Circuit Playground Wearable using 3D Printing and flexible material to make a bumper and 2-piece strap. Check out our full guide here: https://learn.adafruit.com/circuit-playground-wearable

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Obsessed with your Circuit Playground Board like we are? Well, why don’t you wear it? Create your own Circuit Playground Wearable using 3D Printing and flexible material to make a bumper and 2-piece strap. Check out our full guide here: https://learn.adafruit.com/circuit-playground-wearable

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Anne Barela

Ian Scott, vintage computing enthusiast and maker of the Raspberry Pi Pico-powered PicoGUS soundcard and CD drive emulator for classic computers, has teased a new creation designed to add easily-controllable storage to IDE-based systems: the PicoIDE. Disk images — .ISO and .BIN & .CUE for CD-ROMs, .IMG, .HDA, .VHD, and .HDF for hard drives — are stored on a microSD card, accessible at the front on a panel designed for installation into a spare 3.5″ drive bay. A four-way controller next to a 1.3″ 128×64 OLED display provides a method to switch between disk images on-the-fly. See the project website ...

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Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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Itiner-e created the first digital map of ancient Roman roadways. Throughout Europe and beyond traces of the intricate highway system still exist. Explore for yourself, there is a host of features with tutorials on how to use the various tools The roads of the Roman Empire restructured mobility in the Mediterranean area. This animation movie ...

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Takara posted Luminary Lanterns

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Design beautiful customizable luminary lanterns for your home or garden. Cut them out on a vinyl cutter or laser cutter, and fill them with light using a Circuit Playground Bluefruit Express and Adafruit’s NeoPixel rings. Add custom color animations and control the lanterns with Adafruit’s BlueFruit app. Check out the guide from Erin St. Blaine ...

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Stephanie

No sillies, it’s not Don Johnson OR Sonny Crockett. It’s John Park with this week’s product pick, the SPA06-003 Temperature + Pressure Sensor. Click play to learn more about this sensor and how to use it Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Tuesday at 4pm ET and 1pm PT on ...

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Stephanie

In this video from Jamie’s Brick Jams, you’ll see how Jamie makes an engine that can withstand the temperatures of steam and work!

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LEGO, LEGOs, Legos

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Anne Barela

Ellis Clayton designed a fully revertible modification for a Vornado 633DC fan to control it remotely over WiFi. The final result is concealed entirely within the fan’s housing, leaving no visible modification. The process was conceived in wanting to adjust the fan remotely. Due to the fan’s design, speed was regulated via a simple potentiometer. Perfect for replacement by a digital pot connected via circuitry to an ESP32-C6 WiFi microcontroller which is compatible with the ESPHome software home automation software. You can read more on Ellis’ blog. If you’re interested in building one yourself, the schematic, BoM, and PCB design are all ...

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ESP32-C6, modding, projects, Upcycling

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Erin St Blaine

Check out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: build a sound reactive music visualizer light for your wall or living room that pulses and animates with your favorite color palettes when your music is playing. Place it on top of your home stereo speaker for a fantastic living room light show that you made ...

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Erin St Blaine

Check out the newest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: Get WLED running on your MatrixPortal board and control an LED matrix with no coding. This is a really cool project — we’ve been wanting to see WLED’s amazing 2d animation effects on a high resolution matrix display for ages. As an extra bonus, we’ve gotten ...

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Ben

Art ➡️ Life ➡️ Art ➡️ Life ➡️…. The very real exoskeleton manufacturer Dnysys has teamed up with Kojima Productions to bring the Death Stranding 2 to life. If you have a lot of Amazon deliveries to make you might want to pick one up. From Dnsys: DNSYS and KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS team up to bring ...

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Pedro

KMM_ shares: Have you ever found yourself hiking, camping, or just is some random field and its time to eat? Well, this table is perfect for you. Weather you’re eating or just want to keep your stuff off the dirty floor Portable Rollup Table V2 takes all the functionality of the v1 version and takes ...

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Ben

From the mail bag! Where to start. I just want to give a big shout out to all of you at Adafruit. Everything, from the well-written and creative tutorials, to the smooth website navigation/interaction/experience, to the lightning-quick purchasing and shipping turnaround time has been remarkable. The learn section, for a lack of better words makes ...

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Pedro

Hopflop_321 shares this great design for a Corner Vase download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1905527-corner-vase Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we ...

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Pedro

DeJot shares: Desk shelf support – the wave All you need is… a piece of board, 8 screws, a screwdriver, and the printed model. Create your favorite shelf and enjoy a tidy desk. You can manipulate the dimensions to suit your needs. download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1907057-desk-shelf-support-wave Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The ...

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Pedro

Mathan_9498 shares: The Inclined Desk Tidy: Your Little Corner of Calm on a Busy Desk download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1922290-inclined-book-shelf Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, ...

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AWSW shares: XMAS NEON LED small snowflake to add to a window with super easy installation download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/1102513-xmas-neon-led-small-snowflake Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, ...

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Pedro

MichaelQ shares: The position of the LED tealight holder is adjusted for each star size so that the LED of the tealight is positioned exactly in the center of the star. The tealights shown in the photos have the center of the flame at a height of approx. 40 mm. The diameter of the tealights ...

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Pedro

WarriorSoto shares: Tired of having your table covered with tiny bits of tape? Fast and secure tape dispenser – perfect for wrapping gifts and DIY projects. Do you enjoy wrapping presents or crafting, but get frustrated wasting time cutting tape? This tape dispenser is designed to make your life easier. Prepare up to 12 tape ...

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Pedro

Radik48 shares: This design perfectly captures the atmosphere of a romantic gothic scene. It is an elegant vase or flower holder, with its base designed in the shape of a realistic human skull. The combination of the macabre skull and the delicate beauty of flowers creates a powerful, fascinating contrast. Perfect for adding a dramatic, ...

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Radik48 shares: This design perfectly captures the atmosphere of a romantic gothic scene. It is an elegant vase or flower holder, with its base designed in the shape of a realistic human skull. The combination of the macabre skull and the delicate beauty of flowers creates a powerful, fascinating contrast. Perfect for adding a dramatic, ...

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Pedro

Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Gingerbread Dinosaur T-Rex By PinkyWings makerworld.com/en/models/1956628-gingerbread-dinosaur-t-rex-gingy-rex Bambu X1C PolyMaker PLA 06hr 14mins X:65 Y:65 Z:23mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 15g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday ...

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Anne Barela

Ham radios are a fun way of learning how the radio spectrum works, and more importantly: they’re embedded devices that may run weird chips/firmware. lander got curious how easy it’d be to hack a Yaesu FT-70D, so they started doing some research. The only existing resource found for Yaesu radios was someone who posted about custom firmware for their Yaesu FT1DR. Check out the detailed methodology lander used in the post here.

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Hacks, radio, reverse engineering, software

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Pedro

glaucon1984 shares: My wife asked me for a bag clip with better grip. I had printed a couple from MakerWorld but they all lack tension with thin bags and they don’t have much range. I’ve designed the clip in two parts so it can have some built-in tension when assembled, while being able to open ...

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pozsar shared this project on Makerworld! After my Floating dripping candle ( link ) model was so well received, I decided to make a new design with a similar concept. I hope you like this one too. It’s designed to fit the linked tealight from Maker’s Supply. If you have a bigger one, you might ...

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Pedro

matthieu622480 shares: create a nice Christmas wreath download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1913699-giant-christmas-wreath Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and ...

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ShadowTouch shared this project on Makerworld! This 3D printed holder is designed to securely fit a children’s fruit or baby food pouch. It makes it easier for small hands to hold and prevents the pouch from being squeezed too hard or spilled. The holder features two large handles for a comfortable grip and a cute ...

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John Park

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Today’s Project: Holiday Lights Prep CircuitPython Parsec Tool Tips Learn Guide Recap Retro Gear and more! The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety of tools and techniques ...

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Wallace3D shares: I did design this as a muli-color print but you could print the handle just in gold and and it would still look just as awesome! Handle is pre split to print. I also wanted to come up with a design that made it so you could get the flashlight out after the ...

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Ben

Shared by Rianzin on MakerWorld: A paper towel holder inspired by RPG and fantasy worlds! The design combines a detailed runic shield with a central sword, creating an epic look for your countertop or kitchen. The entire model is 100% 3D Printed, with no external parts or bearings — just tightly fitted joints and friction-based ...

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Pedro

NerdStuff3D shares: Bring a bit of Minecraft magic into the real world with this Copper Golem 3D model, inspired by one of the community’s New favorite mobs. This model is designed to print cleanly on most FDM printers with minimal supports download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1908978-copper-golem Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY ...

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Ben

Shared by Quintin on MakerWorld: A cute tape dispenser designed to look like a rubber duck! Enjoy your new office friend who works alongside you to hold and dispense your tape! No supports needed! This print is designed to hold and dispense standard Scotch branded Magic Tape. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday ...

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Pedro

pixelhub shares: The lower parts of the base can now also be printed with a 0.8 nozzle because the details are now on the upper individual part The upper individual parts are now easier to print because they are printed lying flat After printing, they are inserted into the slots in the bases The bearing ...

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Stephanie

Ever find yourself asking how to add little dots of color? Use our NeoPixel LED Dots Strand! They’re very small, so they’re easy to embed into any structure, costume, or wearable. Each dot is enclosed in a small plastic weatherproof button, we don’t recommend dunking these underwater but they can survive temporary outdoor usage. Each ...

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John Park

#circuitpythonparsec Adding player collision detection and game over state to Spyce Invaders in CircuitPython. code example To learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org

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CircuitPython, gaming

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CircuitPython Parsec

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Brick Experiment Channel shared this video on Youtube! This radio-controlled submarine can maintain a steady depth or a certain distance from the bottom. It is equipped with a pressure sensor and a laser distance sensor. Raspberry Pi and PID control are used for automation. Tested in a swimming pool and a small river (at the ...

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Jessie Mae

Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and Tell Wednesdays 7:30pm Electronics show and tell every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Adafruit Ask an ...

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brent

The IoT Monthly newsletter is the best place to catch up on the latest news about the Internet of Things. We cover everything from projects to new protocols to industry news. 6,998+ readers and growing! This newsletter is only sent to your inbox once per month – don’t miss your chance to catch the November 2025 issue next week – you can cancel anytime – try our spam-free newsletter today! Sign up now >>>

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Adafruit IO Newsletter, Newsletter

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Ben

Use a Raspberry Pi 4 and RPLidar to map room dimensions with the project from Aula Jazmati on Hackster.io: RoomMapper is an open-source room measurement system that uses RPLidar and Raspberry Pi to create accurate 2D floor plans and room dimensions automatically. This project is designed for contractors, interior designers, real estate agents, and DIY ...

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Takara

This really cool 3D-printed Raspberry Pi enclosure from LuckyEngineer will make you do a double-take. This is a Leica camera model that encloses a Raspberry Pi Zero W with its connected camera. I used the MotionEyeOS software with it and have it set on the window sill next to the front door.

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polymatt and LGR shared this video on Youtube! After being destroyed in shipping, we attempt to restore and recreate a Chaplet Halikan LA-30A rare laptop case using only images and broken pieces. Chapters: 00:00 – Aftermath 01:50 – Teardown 04:42 – Design 07:46 – Plastics 10:54 – The Puzzle 13:52 – Sponsor Spot 14:59 – ...

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Zay

How do you explain outer space? In a world of satellite phones and GPS, space itself affects us every day. Here’s a deeper exploration of space, from the Science Museum. Here’s more from the Science Museum: Many people think of space as a distant place — a realm of rockets, astronauts and moon dust, but ...

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How do you explain outer space? In a world of satellite phones and GPS, space itself affects us every day. Here’s a deeper exploration of space, from the Science Museum. Here’s more from the Science Museum: Many people think of space as a distant place — a realm of rockets, astronauts and moon dust, but ...

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Ben

The Raspberry Pi is phenomenal board. The SBC is a go-to for multitasking and processing. Sometimes, though, you want precision for a single task that an ESP32 offers. Samir Makwana outlines five use cases where the ESP32 might outshine a Raspberry Pi. Via XDA: The ESP32 is designed to complement the Raspberry Pi, not replace ...

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Takara

In the Adafruit Arduino Lesson 10, Pseudo-Theramin, an Arduino Uno is combined with a light-sensitive cadmium sulfide (CdS) photocell to make a light responsive music machine. This project allows you do do the same with an Adafruit Trinket or Gemma mini-microcontroller. This project costs less and works in smaller circuits or wearable projects. Changes in ...

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Takara

On November 15, 1867 the first stock ticker was debuted. Invented by Edward Calahan, the ticker revolutionized the stock market. History explains. The last mechanical stock ticker debuted in 1960 and was eventually replaced by computerized tickers with electronic displays. A ticker shows a stock’s symbol, how many shares have traded that day and the ...

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Jessie Mae

Ruth Amos shared this video on Youtube! What a project! Make sure you check out ‪@elliswhere‬ video for all the in-depth print stuff. Ellis’s Video-    • Making a Giant Lego Inspired Christmas Tree   Full Instructions: https://www.instructables.com/GIANT-Lego-Christmas-Tree-inspired/

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Stephanie

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. LEARN 🤖 Star Illusion: Laser ...

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Ben

image via NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, CXC   Combining data from X-ray and James Webb, NASA visualizes dark matter in the central region of the Bullet Cluster. In the image blue represents dark matter. Via NASA: “With Webb’s observations, we carefully measured the mass of the Bullet Cluster with the largest lensing dataset to date, ...

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Takara

via Dycus on Reddit Reddit user Dycus shared how they brought this camera to life. It even includes an unconfirmed version of one of our OLED breakout boards. Tom’s Hardware shared the details. A 3D printing enthusiast has made a cute, functional digital camera using an optical sensor salvaged from a discarded mouse PCB. This ...

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Stephanie

Arnov Sharma shared this delightful clock that doubles as a console for Snake on Hackster.io: Serpentime is a compact, dual-mode creation that blends the utility of a digital clock with the charm of a retro Snake game console. With a single button press, it shifts from timekeeper to game machine, powered by an Xbox controller for a surprisingly immersive experience. In clock mode, it fetches time, date, and weekday data via NTP and displays it in crisp white panels with bold black cut-out text. Switch to game mode, and you’re greeted by a smooth Snake game driven by the controller’s ...

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clocks, clocks & watches

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Anne Barela

Alastair Roberts built a portable step-sequencer synthesizer for their daughter’s third birthday. It has four sliders that control four notes in a looping sequence. It includes: An onboard synth module + speaker Tempo, volume, scale, pitch, and instrument controls An OLED screen with visual feedback + a dancing panda A custom PCB and 3D-printed enclosure My daughter received a Montessori activity board full of switches and LEDs for her first birthday. Watching her twist knobs and flip the switches reminded me of the control surface of a synth, and I wondered if I could build a musical version – something ...

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3D printing, arduino, music, projects, Synthesizer

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child, Children, synth, toy

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Adaf The US Bureau of Labor Statistics public API contains all sorts of interesting data, including current and historical Consumer Price Index or CPI. CPI is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by US consumers for common goods and services. There is data broken out regionally and across different market categories, but this project uses the universal all items data as a baseline for comparison. 1994 is reportedly the year that Curtis Jackson adopted the nickname 50 Cent. This project uses the latest CPI value compared with the value from June 1994 to calculate how much ...

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adafruit learning system, CircuitPython, e-paper, ESP32-S2, MagTag, people

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Anne Barela

Centauri is a complete, end‑to‑end custom quadcopter ecosystem. From the airframe to the pilot’s controller, from the communication platform to the analysis tools, every piece has been designed and built from scratch. The Centauri Flight Controller is a custom MicroPython‑based flight controller running efficiently on a low‑power Raspberry Pi Pico. See the video below and more on GitHub.

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drones, micropython

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Centauri, quadcopter

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If you find yourself feeling nostalgic for the Adalight project then this guide is for you! You can run HyperHDR, an open-source ambient lighting system, on a Raspberry Pi and plug in a Pixel Trinkey to control NeoPixels to light up in colorful harmony with your TV or monitor. Great for immersive gaming sessions or ...

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Ben

The YouTube Channel The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel takes a look at the Pi 5 from an Audiophile’s perspective. He has been tracking the Pi performance for a while now and wants to see if the Pi 5 steps things up. Ultimately, if you already have a Pi 4 with a good HAT, the upgrade may be incremental; but if you’re just starting or looking for top performance, Pi 5 makes sense. Learn More! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all ...

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music, Raspberry Pi

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Stephanie posted 3D Printing a Laptop Bag

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In Josh Makeshift’s new video a new quest is set: how to make a 3d printed laptop bag. Follow along with the design and printing process over on YouTube While we have some fantastic 3d printing projects in the Adafruit Learning System, we don’t have a bag!

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Zay

Today we look at an amazing preservation project: Navajo oral traditions recorded on vintage reel to reel tapes. From U.S. News and World Report About five decades have passed since Etsitty Bedonie talked about the “Beginning of the Enemies.” His account about the enemies of the Navajo, as he heard it from his grandfather, was ...

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Zay

Today is Pride in STEM Day, celebreated every November 18! The day is dedicated to celebrating and encouraging #LGBTQ+ folks across the STEM feilds November 18 is the International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM November 18 has been selected to celebrate and highlight the work and barriers of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, ...

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Anne Barela

If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,291 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out in a week and subscribing is the best way to ...

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Kelly

We recommend checking out this lovely 2022 Bunnie Huang review of the delightful 2022 book Open Circuits by Eric Schlaepfer and Windell Oskay: The pages of Open Circuits contain ample inspiration for both novices and grizzled veterans alike. Having been in electronics for four decades, I sometimes worry I’m becoming numb and cynical as I watch the world’s landfills brim with cheap electronics, built without care and purchased (and disposed of) with even less thought. However, as I thumb through the pages of Open Circuits, that excitement, that awe which I felt as a youth when I traced my fingers ...

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In this video, Business Insider travels to Germany to get a behind the scenes look at how the Inge-Glas company makes handblown glass ornaments. Mix nostaligia with electronics and make your own ornaments that can be powered up! Video Playing 2.1″ Round Ornament TFT

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Bo on the Rings of Saturn Substack writes: How many video games include a marriage proposal? At least one! Plug in a second controller and use it to enter this sequence at the main menu of NCAA Basketball Final Four 97: Select, Start, Triangle, Up, X, Square, Up, X, Left, Up, X A new PUZZLE item will appear (above). Bo goes through reverse engineering the game to find the hidden proposal and another secret menu, placed in the code by programmer Scott Corley. Other games with proposals include: World League Basketball Mortal Kombat 1 Marvel’s Spider-Man Klax Read more in the post ...

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gaming, software

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Sarah Alrøe has created a physical version of the neurodiversity rainbow infinity symbol. Something animated that could decorate a desk or be worn as a badge. The board consists of 27 WS2812B addressable RGB LEDs driven by an ATtiny412. A button on the back cycles through various colors, gradients, animation speeds, patterns and brightness levels. To get the colors to change smoothly, Sarah used temporal dithering and a gamma correction approximation, which is difficult to do on a small microcontroller with limited RAM. See the article here for the details.

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animation, badge life, microcontrollers, NeoPixels, Programming

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Anne Barela posted Hacking a tiny pill camera

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Aaron Christophel (@atc1441 on Twitter) posts: Just finished Hacking the Pill Camera that you’d swallow for an easy endoscopy. (The) TI CC1310 SoC Glitched and Dumped which allowed to Reverse Engineer its firmware and RF Protocol up to full Image receiving. No security included but short range. See the video below and the post here.

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cameras, hackers, reverse engineering

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The first commercial* microcontroller was the Intel 4004, designed with support chips (4001 ROM, 4002 RAM, and 4003 shift register) for the Busicom 141-PF calculator. Klaus Scheffler and Lajos Kintli have built super-sized discrete chip versions of each of the 4000 series chips in time for the 4004’s 50th anniversary. The complete device will be housed at the Enter Museum in Solothurn, Switzerland in 2026. Read more on Hackaday and at 4004.com.

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history, microprocessors

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Macy Makes 3d shared this video on Youtube! In this video I walk you through my design process for creating some Christmas decorations for my home and 3d print shop. I made some stocking name tags for my family, I created some mini Christmas ornaments for a mini Christmas tree in my office, and I ...

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John Park

Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week ! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product pick Learn how to use it Live Demo The live video will also be on YouTube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Come on into the chat to participate in ...

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livestream, New Products