The History of Things: the Shopping Cart Recently Turned 80 Years Old! | #ManufacturingMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 4 years ago in Platforms Stores

CBS News recently celebrated a story from their 1977 archives, about a 1937 invention by Sylvan Goldman: the shopping cart! Invented in a carpentry shop, it lead to the formation of numerous manufacturing companies – not to mention toddler rides we’re all fond of remembering! And from Oklahoma City of...

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JP’s Product Pick of the Week — 4pm Eastern TODAY! 3/2/21 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #newproductpick

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in Platforms Stores

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, T O D A Y!Check out the livestream right here inside this product page,...

Adafruit Gift Guide: Tools

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

To get any job done you want quality tools. This guide has the stuff you need to get your electronic projects buzzing. If you are just getting started you can’t do better than Ladyada’s Electronics Toolkit For more great stuff...

How to program a Sony Spresense using CircuitPython webinar April 8th #CircuitPython #Spresense #Sony @SonyDevWorld

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

A Sony “How to Program a Microcontroller Using CircuitPython” webinar:We’re continuing our series of hands-on webinars for another topic about the Spresense microcontroller board. This time we’ll give you an introduction for getting started with CircuitPython to program Spresense. If you’re already familiar...

Microsoft Power Fx: the low-code programming language for all #Programming @Microsoft

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

On March 2nd, Microsoft debuted the Microsoft Power Platform family: Microsoft Power Fx, an open source formula language for low code that’s based on Microsoft Excel.Power Fx is exciting for three key reasons: Power Fx is open source. The future of...

The Black Index #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in Platforms Stores

An examination of self-representation.via HyperallergicLava Thomas’s Mugshot Portraits (2018-) depict ordinary women who organized the Montgomery Bus boycotts in the 1950s, carefully recreating their mugshot photos with Conté and graphite pencil. The lifesize drawings conjure the presence of women often...

Augmented reality art: Where your home becomes the gallery #ArtTuesday

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

If you are tired of your same four walls this project might be for you. An app that lets you turn your room into a whole new space! Via BBC:Eliasson has been working with Hollywood film animators on a range...

The Fashion Equivalent of Flatpack Furniture: Pattern Project

From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Pattern Project is a South London startup attempting to simplify home-sewing, Via Core77Once you learn the basics, operating a sewing machine is actually pretty easy. But learning to translate your body’s 3D shape onto 2D panels of fabric, then cutting...

Keep Up with Mars Perseverance Images

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

NASA not only makes Mars Perseverance raw images available, but is also hosting Mars Perseverance Rover Raw Image of the Week!Browse through the entire gallery here!

The Great Search: Microchip SAMD21 Microcontrollers #TheGreatSearch #Adafruit #DigiKey @DigiKey @MicrochipMakes @Adafruit

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

The Great Search is a new series of videos focused on searching the Digi-Key catalog to narrow down to the parts you want to buy. This week (video):These popular chips are one of our fav’s – easy to use, but...

New Layer by Layer Tutorial – Engraving Patterns for CNC Milling via @ecken #fusion360 #cncmilling

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

Today we’re taking a look at a workflow for generating geometric patterns for CNC milling. Showcasing some pieces of acrylic with engraved patterns we’ll step through the manufacturing process.Acrylic Bantam Tools https://support.bantamtools.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001668393Geometric Patterns Site https://suncatcherstudio.com/geometric-patterns/Layer by Layer CAD Tutorials Playlist:...