Community Corner – September 18, 2015: The Featured Projects from this Week

From blog.adafruit.com 8 years ago in Platforms Stores

Featured Adafruit Google+ Community Project (Note: Google+ login required.) Bruce Lowther shared an in-progress video of the MIDI drum set project he is working on this week in our Community! Looks (and sounds) great so far. Back in the electronics world again… Working on a MIDI drum set for my...

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Understanding How to Use Sapwood in Your Projects

From blog.adafruit.com 14 hours ago in Platforms Stores

I was a little concerned seeing the thumbnail image to this Stumpy Nubs video using the wonderful Dave Picciuto under the title “Wasteful Woodworkers on YouTube.” Turns out, the juxtaposition was a playful bit of clickbait. James of Stumpy Nubs...

Gaming is an unconventional new medical resource

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

Video games are being called on for medical treatment. From ADHD to pain management research is showing promising results. There are even games with FDA approval for treatment. Via Games Beat:Martucci added that one of the great benefits of video...

How Thin Can a Boombox Be? #MusicMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 22 hours ago in Platforms Stores

On the offhand chance you want to walk around with a boombox thinner than a trapper keeper and lighter than a first gen iPod, Joe Grand has you covered. Here’s more from Joe Grand:Combining 1980s music culture with a retro...

John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: S3 Builds of CircuitPython #adafruit #circuitpython

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#circuitpythonparsec How to get the latest builds of CircuitPython from the S3 server.To learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org

How Ex Furniture Manufactures Soft Gaming Chairs

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

All process of world is back with another manufacturing video, this time showcasing Ex Furniture‘s gaming chairs which look like they’re magical comfy thrones 🥹 As always, make sure the closed captions are turned on!

Fitting 44% More Data on a C64/1541 Floppy Disk #VintageComputing #Floppy @pagetable

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

The physical data format on a Commodore 1541 5¼-inch floppy disk as used by the C64 is completely defined in software. The drive’s operating system fits 170 KB on a disk. A post on pagetable.com explores different strategies, each with...

Making a bullet time video booth #Photography

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

In case you never heard of it: The bullet time effect has been around for a while, but became really famous when it was popularized with the movie “The Matrix” from 1999.While it can easily be recreated in purely rendered form...

The Python on Hardware Newsletter: subscribe for free #CircuitPython #Python #RaspberryPi @micropython @ThePSF

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

Interested in Python, especially on small devices?With the Python on Microcontrollers newsletter, you get all the latest information in one place!The Python on Microcontrollers newsletter is the place for the latest news involving Python on hardware (microcontrollers AND single board...

Malinda Lo #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth #APAHM #AAPIHM

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

Today we celebrate science fiction and fantasy young adult writer, Malinda Lo!From Penguin Random House:Malinda Lo is the author of the young adult novels Ash, Huntress, Adaptation, and Inheritance. Ash was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, the Andre Norton Award for...

Black Hole or Wrinkle in Spacetime?

From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

Ever wonder the difference between a black hole and a wrinkle in spacetime? Maybe you wondered what could happen if you traveled through a black hole? Does it lead somewhere else in spacetime? Is it a sea of nothingness? SyFy...