Keeping smart power banks alive while drawing low currents

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

Zak Kemble blogs about a small USB pass-through which keeps a USB power bank (cell phone/mobile charger) from shutting itself off while powering low current projects, something many of us have run into.Ever wanted to power a project from a USB power bank, only to have it keep shutting itself...

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Japan Fes May 22nd in NYC!

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

This weekend (May 22nd) Japan Fes is taking over the upper west side! Keep an eye out for future Japan Fes fairs this spring and summer in the city – the event calendar lists all of 2022’s offerings!Don’t miss all...

NASA’s InSight Rover Downed by Dust #SpaceSaturday

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

After more than three years on Mars, NASA’s InSight mission may come to an end. Here’s more from MOTHERBOARD:Just weeks after the lander’s seismometer recorded a magnitude 5 “marsquake”—the biggest earthquake ever detected on another planet—mission operators announced that dust...

The Weird Chemistry in This Space Rock Suggests it Came from a Super Nova

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

From Gizmodo:In 1996, a rock from space was found in southwestern Egypt’s Great Sand Sea. The rock was odd, even by extraterrestrial standards, and a team of researchers studying the rock’s chemistry now propose that it came from a supernova—the...

Stream Rams for Free through May 21

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

Catch it while ya can – Gary Hustwit is streaming Rams for free through May 21:DIETER RAMS TURNS 90 THIS WEEK! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIETER! ENJOY THE FILM! Catch the doc here where you can also tip the filmmakers via venmo

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...

THE MTA WILL RELEASE LIMITED-EDITION BIGGIE METROCARDS FOR HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY

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

NYC is marking Biggie Smalls 50th birthday with a holographic Empire State Building tribute, Barclays center video montage, limited edition metro cards and more, Via BKmagChristopher Wallace, aka the Notorious B.I.G., would have turned 50 this Saturday and the borough...

Tuesday: Tom’s Hardware Pi cast hosts Anne to discuss Python on Microcontrollers & more @TomsHardware #CircuitPython @anne_engineer

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

On the next episode of Tom’s Hardware The Pi Cast, the team is joined by Anne Barela, an engineer with Adafruit working on CircuitPython and the Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter.They will celebrate CircuitPython supporting over 300 microcontroller boards.Broadcast live at...

RIP, Vangelis, composer of Blade Runner’s masterpiece soundtrack #cyberpunk

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

Greek composer Vangelis, known for his celebrated film themes for Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79.In honor of his passing, here is the 2017 remastered Blade Runner soundtrack.

John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: Bicolor LED Matrix @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #circuitpython

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

Drive a bicolor LED matrix in CircuitPython to create a stylish, randomized “thinking computer display”.Learn more about CircuitPythonBicolor LED Matrix: https://www.adafruit.com/product/902 Circuit Playground Bluefruit: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4333 Proto Gizmo: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4320

EYE on NPI – nRF5340 Audio Development Kit #EYEonNPI #DigiKey @NordicTweets @digikey @Adafruit

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

This week’s EYE ON NPI is chillin’ and listening to some vibin’ beats – we’re featuring Nordic’s jam-packed nRF5340 Audio Development Kit.This kit will get you going fast with Bluetooth Low Energy audio development with a lovely kit that has...