Sci-Fi Inspired LED Astronaut Costume #ElectronicHalloween

From blog.adafruit.com 6 years ago in Platforms Stores

Halloween costumes straight from the store (brick and mortar or online) vary in quality. If you end up with a less than impressive ensemble, you can always piece them together. Instructables user MarlonHeimerl came up with an LED astronaut design made from various pieces from a Darth Vader costume, a...

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Brad Ogbonna Explores Cuba #celebratephotography

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in Platforms Stores

It’s Nice That put together this piece describing Brad Ogbonna’s exploration of Cuba:When reflecting on his images Brad says: “Cuba is preparing to re-open itself to the outside world once again and soon it will be a place in flux...

Update Copyright Info in Lightroom #celebratephotography

From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Don’t forget to update your metadata! Helpful reminder and tip from Lightroom Killer Tips:STEP ONE: Go to the Library Module; go under the Metadata menu and choose “Edit Metadata Presets” as shown here (by the way — even if you...

Customized “Brains” for Robots

From blog.adafruit.com 21 hours ago in Platforms Stores

MIT researchers have developed automated hardware architectures to speed up a robots’ operation.via MITPerceiving stimuli and calculating a response takes a “boatload of computation,” which limits reaction time, says Neuman, who recently graduated with a PhD from the MIT Computer...

The Greater Gatsby: Adventures in the Public Domain

From blog.adafruit.com 23 hours ago in Platforms Stores

On January 1, 2021, many copyrighted works from 1925 entered the US public domain. These works include classic books such as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. In the public domain, Gatsby is already getting some interesting spinoffs and variations,...

Our Closest Brown Dwarf #SpaceSaturday

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

A brown dwarf is a type of substellar object that falls between the most massive gas giant planets and the least massive stars in terms of mass. Our closest brown dwarf, Luhman 16 AB. Just don’t call it a “failed...

Raising Baby Yoda Fan Film #StarWars

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

If you haven’t seen it yet, here is a cute Star Wars fan film about Din, The Mandalorian, coming to terms with raising a “little green thing” while trying to keep his bounty hunting day job.

Will Cyberpunk 2077 Ever Emerge from the Wreckage of Its Release Disaster? #cyberpunk

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

In the aftermath of the disastrous CD Projekt Red roll-out of Cyberpunk 2077, big questions remain: Can they recover from this, get the game back on track, regain the trust of gamers, and move ahead with future plans for the...

CircuitPython 6.2.0 Beta 0 Released, with Support for Raspberry Pi RP2040! @adafruit @circuitpython #RP2040 #RaspberryPiPico

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

This is the first beta release of CircuitPython 6.2.0. Most notably, this release, 6.2.0-beta.0, provides preliminary support for the Raspberry Pi RP2040 chip, including the Raspberry Pi Pico and Adafruit’s own RP2040 boards. See Port status below for details on...

Subscribe to the Adafruit Youtube channel! #Youtube #AdafruitLearnSystem

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

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...

Coming soon – Petite Pico Prototypes – QT Py RP2040

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Can we squooosh an RP2040 into a QT Py shape? With double sided assembly and some 0402 resistors…yes! We stuck to 0805 and 0603 for the supply bypass caps, but went smol for the resistors and 20pF’s…but it seems to...