Cyberpunk Jacket #WearableWednesday #Cosplay

From blog.adafruit.com 9 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Another fun EL wearable project! This Cyberpunk Jacket was shared by abetusk on Instructables:In order to try and make aesthetically pleasing high tech fashion more available, we came up with the idea of creating electroluminescent (EL) patches that can be...

Made in NYC YouTube Playlist

From blog.adafruit.com 10 hours ago in PlatformsStores

That’s right folks, the YouTube hunt for our Made in NYC shorts is over. All you have to do is click on our Made in NYC playlist to find yourself immersed in Adafruit manufacturing!Did we mention that new Made in...

David Bowie is AR Exhibition App #AR

From blog.adafruit.com 11 hours ago in PlatformsStores

From DavidBowieIsReal.com:The official augmented reality adaptation of the legendary exhibition, introduced and narrated by David Bowie’s close friend and Oscar winner, Gary Oldman.Read more and check out the app in the App Store or Google Play

This Arduino-powered piano can play just about any MIDI file

From blog.arduino.cc 11 hours ago in PlatformsStores

After letting his Arduino languish in a drawer for some time, Brandon Switzer decided to take it out and start experimenting. While he could have started off small, Switzer chose to instead create his own player piano system, completing it...

Nike Adapt BB #WearableWednesday

From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Via NikeNike’s first smart shoe designed for on-court performance, the Nike Adapt BB delivers a consistent, customized fit that’s unique to every basketball player. With the Nike Adapt app, set and save your favorite fits, customize the lights and download...

Electronic circuit sculptures as beautiful as they are functional #Art @Hackaday

From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Tuesday, Hackaday announced the top winners and celebrate four score of entries in the Hackaday Circuit Sculpture Contest.Dozens of beautiful and functional sculptures were submitted. Pictures of some of the acknowledged products are above and below.Circuits are beautiful in their own way,...

Detailed build of a vintage 386 PC #VintageComputing #RetroComputing

From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in PlatformsStores

YouTube user flash /me back provides a very detailed build of a vintage 80386 computer system.This is the final part of my 386 machine build series. Sadly, the 386SX mainboard died after briefly coming back to life in the last video. I...

ICYMI: Python snakes its way on the SparkFun SAMD21 Mini, Hackaday.io, 10k thanks, and Tim’s magazine #Python #Adafruit #CircuitPython @circuitpython @micropython @ThePSF @Adafruit

From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in PlatformsStores

ICYMI (In case you missed it) – Tuesday’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter from AdafruitDaily.com went out – if you missed it, subscribe now!Next one goes out in a week and it’s the best way to keep up with all things Python for hardware. It’s the fastest...

SenseTemp: improved temperature sensing in an Adafruit Feather form factor #Feather #FeatherWing #OHSW #Adafruit @osterwood @crowd_supply

From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Via Twitter and Crowd Supply: SenseTemp is an open source, four-channel temperature sensor designed for instrumenting electronics. It uses extremely accurate platinum resistive temperature detector (RTD) elements which are small enough to place directly on ICs, heatsinks, and other points of...

Tracking Orangutans with Drones and Gnu-Radio #Conservation

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Via the Machine Doing blog: Dirk writes a summary of a trip to Borneo in May this year with v2.0 of a drone-based orangutan tracking system, developed in partnership with International Animal Rescue (IAR).Compared to my last visit, the v2.0 system was...

GitHub Resource for Machine Learning, a list of Papers with Code #DataScience #AI #ethics #science #opensource #GitHub @GitHub

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Via Belen Rubio Ballester‏ (@brballester) and KDnuggets: How many folks look through research papers discussing a project you are looking for help with and realize the authors have not published their code? Very frustrating. This GitHub repository, accurately titled “Papers with Code,” by Zaur Fataliyev,...

CircuitPython on Raspberry Pi: UPDATED GUIDES for LSM9DS0, LSM9DS1, Motor FeatherWing, Motor Pi HAT, Motor Shield #CircuitPython #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @Adafruit

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in PlatformsStores

That’s right! It’s CircuitPython on Raspberry Pi! Wire up your favorite sensors and use the same great CircuitPython code you’ve been using with microcontrollers right on your Raspberry Pi!We’ve got tons of projects, libraries and example code for CircuitPython on microcontrollers, and thanks...

Vintage Toy Fun: Astrolite by Hasbro 1969 #Toys #Adafruit @Hasbro @adafruit

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in PlatformsStores

The Astrolite by Hasbro, introduced in 1969, allowed one to build cities or robots of light. Clear plastic parts were lit up using a light bulb with a color wheel that could be turned for special effects. toynfo.com describes the...

“The World of CircuitPython” magazine spread by Timothy Garcia #CircuitPython @eighthree

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Timothy Garcia sent this wonderful CircuitPython magazine spread in, he writes“I just wanted to share a magazine spread design I did themed around CircuitPython for my final exam for InDesign CC at Uni. It was a four-hour exam but felt like fifteen minutes...

CircuitPython on Raspberry Pi: UPDATED GUIDES for Character LCD Displays and Matrix Keypads #CircuitPython #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @Adafruit

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in PlatformsStores

That’s right! It’s CircuitPython on Raspberry Pi! Wire up your favorite sensors and use the same great CircuitPython code you’ve been using with microcontrollers right on your Raspberry Pi!We’ve got tons of projects, libraries and example code for CircuitPython on microcontrollers, and thanks...

Toyota hopes robots can be helpers in aging Japanese society

From blog.adafruit.com 14 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Company envisions robots to help with chores, even companionship, Via Denver PostIn a demo this fall by one of Toyota’s partners, an AI startup called Preferred Networks Inc., the robot was able to learn where books, pens and other items...

No Keyboard Needed, this Laptop is all Screens

From hackaday.com 15 hours ago in Blogs

If you have an eye for obscure Microsoft products, you may be aware of the Microsoft PixelSense, a table-sized horizontal touchscreen designed as a collaborative workspace. It’s a multi-user computer with no traditional keyboard or mouse, instead multiple users work...

Multi-Part Project EMO Communicates Subconscious Perception and Conscious Awareness #WearableWednesday

From blog.adafruit.com 15 hours ago in PlatformsStores

From Bettie Hsieh on vimeo:In this project, we want to create an individual scale of wearables to critique between Subconscious perception and Conscious Awareness which is “How I truly feel?” and “How I feel?”. When you post an emoji or...

2018 in Robots, From Boston Dynamics to (RIP) Baxter!

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Wired compiled a list of 2018’s biggest moments in robotics! Depending on your perspective, 2018 either brought us closer to salvation by way of robots, or closer to doom by way of robots: Where some see the end of meaningless...

QC-MINI QC 2.0/3.0 USB fast charging board sells for $2

From www.cnx-software.com 16 hours ago in News

QC-MINI is a USB fast charging board that can take 6V to 32V DC input from a power source such as solar panel, and outputs 3 to 12V via a USB port using QC 2.0/3.0 and other fast charging standards....

FDK Unveils Tiny SMD Solid-State Batteries

From www.cnx-software.com 17 hours ago in News

Coin-cell batteries are often used in wearables or system with a real-time clock (RTC). They do the job just fine, but over many years they may start to leak, and some applications may benefit from...

Osram’s SFH 5701 Ambient Light Sensor (ALS)

From www.electronics-lab.com 18 hours ago in Blogs

Osram Opto Semiconductors presents the SFH 5701 A01, a new ambient light sensor (ALS) with integrated... The post Osram’s SFH 5701 Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) appeared first on Electronics-Lab.

MCP6V51 45 V Zero-Drift Op-Amp

From www.electronics-lab.com 18 hours ago in Blogs

The MCP6V51 operational amplifier provides input offset voltage correction for very low offset and offset drift.... The post MCP6V51 45 V Zero-Drift Op-Amp appeared first on Electronics-Lab.

Cypress Semiconductor PSoC® 6 BLE Prototyping Board

From www.electronics-lab.com 18 hours ago in Blogs

Cypress Semiconductor PSoC® 6 BLE Prototyping Board (CY8CPROTO-063-BLE) is a low-cost hardware platform enabling design and... The post Cypress Semiconductor PSoC® 6 BLE Prototyping Board appeared first on Electronics-Lab.

Watch a Chinese Probe Land on the Far Side of the Moon

From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in PlatformsStores

via The Verge On January 2nd, China became the first country to land a spacecraft on the Moon’s far side (not the dark side) when its Chang’e-4 probe gently touched down the surface. Now, China’s space agency has released footage...

New Part Day: SMD Batteries

From hackaday.com 18 hours ago in Blogs

Here’s a tip for all you retrocomputing enthusiasts or even anyone with an old computer in the garage. Go remove the battery. Yes, that old mid-90s desktop has a battery inside for the real-time clock, and it’s a ticking time...

Texas Instruments TPSM846C24 High-Density Step-Down Power Module

From www.electronics-lab.com 18 hours ago in Blogs

Texas Instruments TPSM846C24 35A Power Modules offer a fixed frequency and incorporate the controller, power MOSFETs,... The post Texas Instruments TPSM846C24 High-Density Step-Down Power Module appeared first on Electronics-Lab.

Plants Are Growing on the Moon for the First Time

From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores

via MOTHERBOARDPlants are growing on the Moon for the first time in human history. Cotton seeds germinated in a small biosphere carried to the far side of the Moon by China’s lunar lander Chang’e-4, announced mission leads on Tuesday. The...

Do Other Things Besides Output Video

From hackaday.com 21 hours ago in Blogs

Small microcontrollers and tiny systems-on-chips are getting more and more popular these days as the price comes down and the ease of programming goes up. A Raspberry Pi is relatively inexpensive and can do pretty much everything you need, but...

'Data-Defined' Armored Vehicles Hit the Battlefield

From www.eetimes.com 21 hours ago in News

Partners collaborate to integrate electronic systems based on NATO vehicle spec and data distribution framework.