Learn Computer Science. Change the World. @codeorg #HourOfCode #GirlScouts #GSGNY #Vidocde #GirlsinSTEM From blog.adafruit.com 3 hours ago in PlatformsStores Join the Girl Scouts of Greater New York for Computer Science Educaton Week. Scouts can earn a patch for participating in the Vidcode collobaratoin Hour of Code.Via Girl Scouts:Girl Scouts of Greater New York is once again teaming up with...
Sophy Wong – Made With Machines: 3D Printing & Laser Cutting for Wearable #WearableWednesday #3DPrinting #Design #Fashion @Hackaday From blog.adafruit.com 4 hours ago in PlatformsStores Maker extraordinaire, Sophy Wong, presented at Hackaday’s Supercon in November. Via Hackaday:During her talk “Made With Machines: 3D Printing & Laser Cutting for Wearable Electronics” at the 2019 Hackaday Superconference in Pasadena, Sophy walked attendees through the design process that...
AVR8js – Open Source Arduino Simulator Based on JavaScript From www.electronics-lab.com 5 hours ago in Blogs One of the things I love about JavaScritpt is the fact it keeps finding applications in... The post AVR8js – Open Source Arduino Simulator Based on JavaScript appeared first on Electronics-Lab.
The best maker gift is an #Adafruit #GiftCertificate From blog.adafruit.com 5 hours ago in PlatformsStores Know someone who loves electronics but doesn’t know the difference between an XBee, a soldering iron, and a SMA to uFL/u.FL/IPX/IPEX RF Adapter Cable? Want to buy the perfect gift but don’t know whether your Maker friend is a BeagleBone...
Neuromancer Writer William Gibson Gets In Depth Profile From blog.adafruit.com 5 hours ago in PlatformsStores via The New YorkerGibson doesn’t have a name for his method; he knows only that it isn’t about prediction. It proceeds, instead, from a deep engagement with the present. When Gibson was starting to write, in the late nineteen-seventies, he...
Reprogramming a €15 USB Audio Dial to work as an SDR VFO Knob From www.rtl-sdr.com 6 hours ago in Blogs Thank you to Tysonpower (aka Manuel DO5TY) for submitting information about how he's managed to convert a cheap €14.33 USB audio control dial into a VFO tuning knob for use in SDR programs like SDR-Console V3. He writes: I sometimes...
Yale Researchers Created a Blueprint of the Human Lung From blog.adafruit.com 7 hours ago in PlatformsStores via SlashGearMany diseases affect the ability to breathe in humans. Some are caused by smoking, while other lung problems can be caused by chemicals or other substances that are inhaled. The big problem for people with lung diseases and conditions...
Globe Lamp Tracks The ISS For You From hackaday.com 8 hours ago in Blogs Assuming you don’t work at a major space agency, you probably don’t really need to know the exact location of the International Space Station at all times. If you’d like to know just because it’s cool, this lamp is for...
EDGE BADGE at the Arm AIoT Dev Summit @arm #ArmAIoTDevSummit #AIoT #Arm @hacksterio @glowascii @TensorFlow #TFLite @arduino From blog.adafruit.com 11 hours ago in PlatformsStores The Adafruit EDGE BADGE was at the ARM AIoT Dev Summit for workshops, and more – the EDGE BADGE is the fastest, easiest way to get started with Machine Learning and TensorFlow. The Arm AIoT Dev Summit is a developer-focused...
AI Knows If The Pitch Is On Target Before You Do From hackaday.com 11 hours ago in Blogs Pitching a baseball is about accuracy and speed. A swift ball on target is the goal, allowing the pitcher to strike out the batter. [Nick Bild] created an AI system that can determine a ball’s trajectory in mid-flight, based on...
200 CircuitPython Libraries! From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in PlatformsStores The CircuitPython community reached a big milestone together! There are OVER 200 CircuitPython Libraries!The CircuitPython Library Bundle contains all current libraries available for CircuitPython. CircuitPython libraries are separate files designed to work with CircuitPython code. CircuitPython programs require a lot...
Patch Tuesday, December 2019 Edition From krebsonsecurity.com 12 hours ago in BlogsSecurity Microsoft today released updates to plug three dozen security holes in its Windows operating system and other software. The patches include fixes for seven critical bugs — those that can be exploited by malware or miscreants to take control over...
Tracking Wasted Time With A Ferrofluid Clock From hackaday.com 14 hours ago in Blogs We know this project is supposed to be about developing a fine-looking ferrofluid clock, and not about the value of procrastination. But after watching the video below, see if you don’t think that procrastination has taken these two students further...
CircuitPython 5.0.0 Beta 1 released! From blog.adafruit.com 15 hours ago in PlatformsStores From the GitHub release page: This is a Beta Release This is release 5.0.0 beta.1. Beta releases are largely feature-complete, but are meant for testing. Use the latest stable 4.x release when first starting with CircuitPython. When you find a...
We have some last minute openings for ADABOX 14! @adafruit #adabox From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in PlatformsStores BIG NEWS! We have a few last minute openings for AdaBox! Sign up now to receive AdaBox 14 shipping in the next few days of December of 2019! IT WILL ARRIVE BEFORE XMAS! https://www.adafruit.com/adabox
Advanced Laser Model Making From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in PlatformsStores Thanks to Eric to sending us this tip! Eric writes: This weeks video is the second in the laser model building series. It expands on the last video with more advanced techniques, complex shapes and capabilities as well as a...
Chaining Together A 16×2 Bubble LED Display From hackaday.com 17 hours ago in Blogs We’ve recently noticed an uptick of interest in so-called “bubble displays”: vintage alphanumeric LEDs which are probably best remembered as being used in watches and calculators before the LCD took over. Today they’re available as surplus or even salvage for...
Download Books for Free from Getty Museum’s Virtual Library #ArtTuesday From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in PlatformsStores From Hyperallergic:Some publications focus on specific artists, others on decorative arts or historical periods, and others on topics as diffuse as Roman gardens, the far Eastern lacquerware tradition of urushi, and the effects of light on materials in collections.Read more...
Take Flight with Feather entries: Feather Solar Wing and AM/FM TunerWing #FeatherContest @Hackaday @DigiKey @Adafruit From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in PlatformsStores The Take Flight with Feather Contest is running from now to December 31st – see all the details in the kickoff post!You still have time to get your entry in before the end of the month!We’re going to highlight entries posted on Hackaday.io two at...
With PowerCore and FluxLamp, Reflow Is Possible From hackaday.com 19 hours ago in Blogs [nathan] sends in this combo of projects which combine to make a very interesting reflow oven. First is PowerCore which has two microcontrollers, an ATmega and a ESP8366 working in tandem to turn the AC on and off at set...
Mexican Artist Pedro Reyes Molds 1,527 Guns into Shovels Used to Plant Trees From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in PlatformsStores via COLOSSALPedro Reyes is showing how an object used for harm can be molded into one that promotes life in a project titled “Palas por Pistolas.” Reyes, who originally is from Mexico City, collected 1,527 guns from the Culiacán area...
MakeCode Arcade Game of the Week: Bim Destroyer @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit @MSMakeCode #makecode From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in PlatformsStores MakeCode Arcade Game of the Week: Bim DestroyerBim DestroyerBim Destroyer by marvbloke is an action packed, fast-paced Defender-style shooter. It’s difficult and really fun!To learn more about MakeCode, check out this guide. MakeCode Arcade@adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit @MSMakeCode #MakeCode
Simone Giertz WIRED cover @SimoneGiertz by @LaurenGoode @wired From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores Why the ‘Queen of Shtty Robots’ Renounced Her Crown | WIRED. This is excellent – YouTuber Simone Giertz gave up wildly popular but barely functioning machines and confronted her fears of imperfection (while facing her own mortality and making an...
New Guide: Unicorn Christmas Stocking with Lights & Sound From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores Check out this fun idea from Erin St. Blaine, just in time for the holidays: make a sparkly unicorn stocking that plays your child’s favorite Christmas song and lights up with rainbow lights. This seems like such a great way...
Hand-Stitched Photographs by Diane Meyer Mimic the Opacity and Divisiveness of the Berlin Wall #ArtTuesday #History From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores Beatuful and powerful works from Diane Meyer. Via Colossal:Artist Diane Meyer has spent the last several years meditating on the Berlin Wall and the physical and visual divisions between, and within, cultures. In her series Berlin, Meyer embroiders 43 photographs...
Weird Substances: Hagfish Slime From hackaday.com 20 hours ago in Blogs In the cold, dark recesses of ocean floors around the world, hagfish slither around like sea snakes, searching for food. When a hagfish finds a suitable carcass, it devours the dead fish in two different ways. As it burrows face-first...
New Contest: Tell Time From hackaday.com 21 hours ago in Blogs Clocks. You love ’em, we certainly love ’em. So you hardly need a reason to take on a new clock build, but it makes it much sweeter when you know there’s a horde of people waiting to fawn over your...
Patreon: 4 million patrons, $1 billion in payouts #makerbusiness From blog.adafruit.com 21 hours ago in PlatformsStores Crunchbase has been doing some great reporting on Patreon. The latest announcement is that the company has hit a total of 4 million patrons and total payouts of $1 billion. These are BIG numbers and really deserve attention. But before we...
CISO Magazine Honors KrebsOnSecurity From krebsonsecurity.com 22 hours ago in BlogsSecurity CISO Magazine, a publication dedicated to covering issues near and dear to corporate chief information security officers everywhere, has graciously awarded this author the designation of "Cybersecurity Person of the Year" in its December 2019 issue.
Adafruit Live Show Updates Through The End Of 2019 / Early 2020 From blog.adafruit.com 23 hours ago in PlatformsStores Live 3D HangoutsHey folks! Noe and Pedro here. There will be no 3D hangouts for all of December so be sure to catch up on previous stream. We’ll be posting project updates on the socials. We’ll still try to attend...