Evil Mad Scientist is Moving: Save the Date for our Shopwarming Party From www.evilmadscientist.com 5 hours ago in BlogsPlatformsStores We’re in the process of moving into a nicer, bigger space, still in Sunnyvale, California. Our new shop location is 1285 Forgewood Avenue, and we’ll be closed on Monday, August 21 as part of the move. We will be inviting you...
NIST Repurposes SQUIDs to Sniff Nukes, Solve Big Bang From www.eetimes.com 6 hours ago in News NIST is using microwave SQUID multiplexing in cryogenic microcalorimeter arrays to yield a Spectrometer to Leverage Extensive Development of Gamma-ray transition-Edge sensors for Huge Arrays using Microwave Multiplexed Enabled Readout (Sledgehammer).
API Paves Road for Multicore SoCs From www.eetimes.com 6 hours ago in News A new API from the Multicore Association eases the job of programming increasingly heterogeneous embedded processors.
ASK AN ENGINEER 8/16/17 #askanengineer @adafruit #adafruit @discordapp #discord From blog.adafruit.com 10 hours ago in PlatformsStores What is “Ask an engineer”? From the electronics enthusiast to the professional community – “Ask an Engineer” has a little bit of everything for everyone. If you’re a beginner, or a seasoned engineer – stop in and see what we’re...
SHOW AND TELL – LIVE 8/16/17 #showandtell @adafruit #adafruit From blog.adafruit.com 10 hours ago in PlatformsStores SHOW AND TELL – LIVE 8/16/17 (video). Want to join the #showandtell Here’s how and video.
NEW REVISION – Particle Asset Tracker – 2G From blog.adafruit.com 11 hours ago in PlatformsStores NEW REVISION – Particle Asset Tracker – 2G Locate your stuff! The Asset Tracker Kit from Particle contains all of the pieces you need to build a GSM + GPS location tracker for your most prized possessions. In addition to...
LEARN: Dotstar LED Glass and Pebble Floor Tutorial From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in PlatformsStores Check out this new tutorial from Erin St. Blaine: Create a stunning border in your floor or walkway using Dotstar LEDs and colored glass pebbles. Control the lights using Circuit Playground, and add color modes to suit your home...
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit TPL5111 Low Power Timer Breakout From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in PlatformsStores NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit TPL5111 Low Power Timer Breakout With some development boards, low power usage is an afterthought. Especially when price and usability are the main selling points. So what should you do when it’s time to turn around...
EVENT: FREE FLOSS Desktops Conference / Meet-up From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in PlatformsStores EVENT: FREE FLOSS Desktops Conference / Meet-up Learn about our free STEM program (FLOSS Desktops for Kids) from teachers and students in this three hour conference/meet-up: Quick overview: What: Introduction to the FLOSS Desktops for Kids program and how to...
DIY Prop Shop Makes a Tron Helmet From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in PlatformsStores AWE me’s DIY Prop Shop focuses on making replica props for less than $50. Since the series focuses on using inexpensive materials and regularly reviews basic techniques, it’s a good one for beginning cosplayers and makers to binge. Their recent...
mbed OS 5.5.5 released From mbed.org 13 hours ago in PlatformsStores Posted by Anna Bridge </p We are pleased to announce the mbed OS 5.5.5 release is now available. This release includes mbedTLS SHA1 and SHA256 hw acceleration for NUCLEO_F756ZG, crypto HW acceleration for UBLOX_EVK_ODIN_W2, an update of mbed-coap to version...
Engineer Looks to Crowdfunding to Stoke Kids' Interest in Electronics From www.eetimes.com 14 hours ago in News A veteran software engineer is looking to harness the power of crowdfunding to get his pet project - an intuitive, digital circuit design kit aimed primarily at kids - off the ground.
3D Printed Baby Bastion by Jonathan Odom @instructables @PlayOverwatch From blog.adafruit.com 14 hours ago in PlatformsStores Check out Jonathan Odom’s 3D printed animatronic puppet rendition of Baby Bastion from Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch. 3D Printed Animatronic Puppet Meet Baby Bastion, the Overwatch inspired animatronic puppet! There’s a huge variety of DIY robot projects on the internet, but...
AI Sees New Apps, Chips, says Q'comm From www.eetimes.com 15 hours ago in News Neural networks for machine learning will be applied to new applications and create new hardware designs, said a Qualcomm researcher.
Fridge Compressor to 2-Stroke Engine: JB Weld for the Win From hackaday.com 15 hours ago in Blogs We like this one because it has a real Junkyard Wars feel to it: turning a cast-off fridge compressor into a two-stroke internal combustion engine. [Makerj101] is doing this with tooling no more complicated than a hacksaw and a hand drill. And...
Track (and Display) Stats of Blocked Ads with a Pi Zero W PiHole + PiOLED Display | #RaspberryPi From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in PlatformsStores Zap away ads using an ad-blocking custom DNS mini server We upgraded our Pi Zero Pi Hole with a little display, that makes setting up clients easy and also gives you some nifty stats! A long time ago we made...
The Best Stereo Valve Amp In The World From hackaday.com 17 hours ago in Blogs There are few greater follies in the world of electronics than that of an electronic engineering student who has just discovered the world of hi-fi audio. I was once that electronic engineering student and here follows a tale of one of...
Friday Hack Chat: Graphical Programming Languages with Boian Mitov From hackaday.com 18 hours ago in Blogs There is a long history of Visual or Graphical Programming Languages, and most of them make more sense than the name of Microsoft’s Visual Basic, C#, and Visual Studio IDE. Some people don’t like to code, and for them, graphical...
NEW REVISION – Resistive Touch screen – 3.7″ Diagonal From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in PlatformsStores NEW REVISION – Resistive Touch screen – 3.7″ Diagonal Want to poke at your projects? This resistive touch screen can be used with a stylus or fingertip and is easy to use with a microcontroller. You can put it over...
Thin Mini-ITX duo serves up Apollo Lake and Skylake-U From hackerboards.com 18 hours ago in News Avalue’s EMX-APLP and EMX-SKLUP are thin Mini-ITX boards that tap Intel’s Apollo Lake and Skylake-U CPUs, respectively, each with triple displays and 4K. Avalue has launched a pair of “thin” Mini-ITX boards supporting Intel processors. The company never mentions the...
‘Getting to Gender Parity’ at MIT’s Mechanical Engineering Department From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in PlatformsStores Consistently ranked as home to one of the world’s top engineering programs, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is often seen as a model for its undergraduate education programs and research output. However, the school leads in another important way: the...
DIY Robotic Drawing Machine by @SuperMakeSmthng From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in PlatformsStores Alex from Super Make Something sent in his latest project: Robotic Drawing Machine (Arduino, 3D Printing, CAD, PCB Design, Programming, Stepper Motors) Hello! My name is Alex and I make DIY projects for my YouTube channel “Super Make Something.” I...
COMING SOON – Adafruit Feather nRF52 Pro with myNewt Bootloader – nRF52832 From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in PlatformsStores COMING SOON – Adafruit Feather nRF52 Pro with myNewt Bootloader – nRF52832 The Adafruit Feather nRF52 Pro is our latest Bluetooth Low Energy board for advanced projects and users who want to use a fully open source Bluetooth Low Energy...
Making a Coil Gun Without Giant Caps From hackaday.com 19 hours ago in Blogs Whenever we see a coil gun project on the Internet, it seems to involve a bank of huge capacitors. [miroslavus] took a different approach with his gun–he wanted his project to be built without those monster caps. It’s powered by quadcopter...
Sparkle Backpack #WearableWednesday From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in PlatformsStores From Chris Schmitz on vimeo: Here’s everything working together. All of the components are stitched in and the sketch for listening to the accelerometer to trigger the neopixels is working. See more on vimeo and GitHub Featured Adafruit Product! FLORA...
AddOhms Episode: Introduction to Brushless DC Motors From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores Fantastic episode from James the Bald Engineer introducing brushless DC motors – and all the possible ‘alphabet soup’ letters that go along with them, such as BLDC, ESC, UWV, and more! The first part of the tutorial looks inside of...
Eclipse 2017: Was Einstein Right? From hackaday.com 20 hours ago in Blogs While most people who make the trek to the path of totality for the Great American Eclipse next week will fix their gazes skyward as the heavenly spectacle unfolds, we suspect many will attempt to post a duck-face selfie with...
What it’s like to spend a day at VR World, the virtual reality theme park! From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores Via Wareable.com VR World deviates from the dark, classical theaters or techno motifs of other VR centers we have visited. The three-story, 20,000 square-foot space contains everything from a full bar to a terrace lounge with stylish, comfy furniture. The...
3D Hangouts This Week From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores No 3D hangouts today. You can catch up on last week’s show if you haven’t watched it yet. We also have a playlist with all 100+ shows. We’ll be back next week.
Babylonian Tablet Inscription: ‘Ritual for the Observances of Eclipses’ Circa 300 BCE | #SolarEclipse From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores Humans have long been fascinated with observations of and documenting eclipses in all their manifestations. The Morgan Library & Museum have an ancient tablet circa 300 BCE, inscribed in cuneiform (Akkadian) with the text below about a lunar eclipse. You...