The Atlantic Remembers the Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg #celebratephotography From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores From The Atlantic:She was the 107th Supreme Court justice, and the second woman to serve on the high court. In her years on the court, she became an influential icon to many. Read moreWe #celebratephotography here at Adafruit every Saturday....
How Hackers Could Fool Artificial Intelligence From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores NPR podcast Short Wave explains adversarial AI.Artificial intelligence might not be as smart as we think. University and military researchers are studying how attackers could hack into AI systems by exploiting how these systems learn. It’s known as “adversarial AI.”...
Internet Connected E-Paper Message Board From hackaday.com 2 days ago in Blogs Are you still writing notes on paper and sticking them to the fridge like it’s the ’80s? Well, if you are, and you read this site, you’d probably like to upgrade to something a bit more 21st century. And, thanks...
Iconic Arecibo Observatory Undergoing Structural Inspections From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores In August, the iconic Arecibo Observatory was damaged when a cable snapped and fell, damaging a half-dozen panels. Now the historic observatory is being evaluated for repairs. Here’s more from Astronomy Now:The iconic Arecibo Observatory remains off line pending completion...
Argon One M.2 Case for Raspberry Pi 4 Adds SATA Support, Full-Sized HDMI Ports From www.cnx-software.com 2 days ago in News Yesterday, we noted that DeskPi Pro Raspberry Pi 4 case offered an interesting alternative to Argon One enclosure thanks to support for 2.5-inch SATA SSD/HDD, full-sized HDMI ports, and a PWM fan. What I did not know at the time...
Tracking Down Radio Frequency Noise Source, With Help from Mother Nature From hackaday.com 2 days ago in Blogs Amateur radio operators and shortwave listeners have a common enemy: QRM, which is ham-speak for radio frequency interference caused by man-made sources. Indiscriminate, often broadband in nature, and annoying as hell, QRM spews forth from all kinds of sources, and...
My Sonos Connect is Technically Not a Brick From www.eetimes.com 2 days ago in News Sonos didn't quite brick its legacy products, but it's depending a little too heavily on the ingenuity of its loyal (so far) customers. The post My Sonos Connect is Technically Not a Brick appeared first on EETimes.
NanoPi M4V2 From hackerboards.com 2 days ago in News The NanoPi M4V2, based on a 2GHz Rockchip RK3399 SoC, has a Raspberry Pi B3+ style form-factor and expansion bus. Key features include 4GB RAM, eMMC and microSD storage, WiFi/BT, 4x USB3.0, 4k HDMI 2.0, 2x MIPI-CSI, PCIe, and more.
MakeCode Minute: Candle Flame Flicker @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit @MSMakeCode #makecode From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores In this week’s MakeCode Minute: Candle Flame FlickerRealistic candle flame flicker in MakeCode for Circuit Playground Express! Also, perfect for pumpkins!https://makecode.com/_08XLM2aY6a0XTo learn about MakeCode: makecode.adafruit.comMakeCode@adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit @MSMakeCode #makecode To learn more about MakeCode, check out this guide.
Building A Compact Reflow Oven With Halogen Lamps From hackaday.com 2 days ago in Blogs Very often, particularly on the Internet, we’re fooled into thinking bigger is always better. The fact remains that this isn’t always the case. When it comes to reflow ovens, for example if you’re working with short runs of small PCBs,...
New “4D Imaging Radar” for Automotive Industry in the Works. Is the Name Accurate? From www.allaboutcircuits.com 2 days ago in BlogsNews This week, Xilinx and Continental announced the auto industry’s first "production-ready" 4D imaging radar. But do 4D radars actually exist beyond the theoretical?
Without Trade Shows, What Are We Missing…Really? From www.eetimes.com 2 days ago in News One of my rare joyful moments during the Covid-19 scourge was the email from the Consumer Technology Assocaition that this year’s actual be-there-or-be-square CES had been flushed. The post Without Trade Shows, What Are We Missing…Really? appeared first on EETimes.
Autodesk Blinks, Keeps STEP File Export in Free Version of Fusion 360 From hackaday.com 2 days ago in Blogs Good news, Fusion 360 fans — Autodesk just announced that they won’t be removing support for STEP file exports for personal use licensees of the popular CAD/CAM platform after all. As we noted last week, Autodesk had announced major changes...
Time to Open Eyes to Eye Tracking From www.eetimes.com 2 days ago in News Amidst the mania of self-driving, did you dismiss the role of eye-gaze tracking and driver monitoring systems (DMS) in cars? The post Time to Open Eyes to Eye Tracking appeared first on EETimes.
Xbox Controller Gets Snap On Joystick from Clever 3D-Printed Design From hackaday.com 2 days ago in Blogs People making DIY controls to enhance flight simulators is a vibrant niche of engineering and hackery, and it sure looks like Microsoft Flight Simulator is doing its part to keep the scene lively. [akaki]’s latest project turns an Xbox One...
GH5s Studio Setup – My Camera Gear 2020 From beckystern.com 2 days ago in BlogsVideos Here’s a comprehensive list of the gear I use to capture and edit my DIY projects, tutorials, and videos. My tool selection is optimized for my photography and videography practice and has been built up and refined over a long...
A blog running on solar power #CircuitPython #Solar #RaspberryPi #PiDay @louwrentius From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores Louwrentius is running their blog off solar power.I’ve put a solar panel on my balcony, which is connected to a solar charge controller. This device charges an old worn-out car battery and provides power to a Raspberry Pi 3b+, which...
Dark Horse releases Cyberpunk 2077 comic book #cyberpunk From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores On September 9th, Dark Horse released the first book in a 4-issue comic set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, the upcoming videogame from CD Projekt Red. The 22-page books are written by Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Uncanny X-Men) and...
M17 Open Source Radio #hamradio #radio From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores In 2019 Wojciech Kaczmarski (SP5WWP), started working on the M17 open source radio project. Since then the project has made great progress – assembling a team of Hams involved, a project website, mailing list – and steady progress on the development of...
Raspberry Pi as a USB MIDI Host via @BlitzCityDIY From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores Liz Clark shared on YouTube:Raspberry Pi as a USB MIDI HostTuesday, November 3, 2020 is the United States general election. Prepare to vote using tools available through vote.org and help family and friends make sure that they’re ready to vote...
PicoPlanet – Microcontroller boards with capacitive touch #CircuitPython #Arduino @Bleeptrack From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores PicoPlanet is a procedurally generated series of PCBs. The three planets act as capacitive touch buttons. The board also has a RGB LED on top, a USB-C connector and 4 more pin pads on the bottom. The board’s brain is...
Subscribe to the Adafruit Youtube channel! #Youtube #AdafruitLearnSystem From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores 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...
Road Pollution Doesn’t Just Come from Exhaust From hackaday.com 2 days ago in Blogs Alumni from Innovation Design Engineering at Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art want to raise awareness of a road pollution source we rarely consider: tire wear. If you think about it, it is obvious. Our tires wear...
An improved micro:bit CPU simulator using MakeCode #microbit #MakeCode @MSMakeCode From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores In a previous post, a simple CPU was emulated on a BBC micro:bit.Now in my new design when the CPU fetches and decodes an instruction that needs an operand (some data or an address where it can find the data),...
Recognizing words on a microcontroller using TinyML #ML #MachineLearning #AI #EdgeBadge From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores AI on IoT is moving from the cloud to the edge, running models closer to the data. Traditionally the hardware to run these models on the edge has been powerful, with GPUs or compute sticks.But what if you could run...
Building an open source hand sanitizer dispenser #COVID19 #OpenSource From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores From the Adafruit Forums:With the COVID-19 outbreak, alcohol and hand sanitizers are vital, expensive, and in some areas hard to find. In this version of the hand sanitizer dispenser device, I have introduced a device with no sensitivity to the...
What are the Challenges of Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicles? From www.allaboutcircuits.com 2 days ago in BlogsNews With bigger vehicles come bigger problems with electrification.
STEM Book for Kids: The Renegade Spy Project #STEM #HomeSchooling From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in PlatformsStores The Renegade Spy Project by Terri Selting David is a new kind of middle grade fiction book that will inspire and entertain young maker girls and boys. Terri herself is no stranger to STEM having co-founded the Renegade Girls Tinkering...
Ask Hackaday: Is Windows XP Source Code Leak a Bad Thing? From hackaday.com 2 days ago in Blogs News comes overnight that the Windows XP source code has been leaked. The Verge says they have “verified the material as legitimate” and that the leak also includes Windows Server 2003 and some DOS and CE code as well. The...
Hackaday Podcast 086: News Overflow, Formula 1/3 Racer, Standing Up For Rubber Duckies, and Useless Machine Takes a Turn From hackaday.com 2 days ago in Blogs Hackaday editors Elliot Williams take Mike Szczys peruse the world of hacks. There was so much news this week that we lead off the show with a rundown to catch you up. Yet there is still no shortage of hardware...