New Guide: Game Clock with MakeCode and Circuit Playground

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

Looking for a few fun projects to do at home this week? We’ve got you covered. Dust off your Circuit Playground Express and have fun learning to code with this new Game Clock with Circuit Playground & MakeCode tutorial from Erin St. Blaine. From the guide:Make a game clock with...

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Retelling the Bard: Shakespeare in Recent SFF #SciFiSunday

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

Super fun list from Alana Joli Abbot up on Tor.com that shows Shakespeare’s influence is still very much alive, even within the SciFi genre.Prince of Cats looks particularly awesome!We do wonder, however, if there are any sci-fi authors out there...

Making a Jack-o-Lantern House for Your Cat @wickedmakers #halloween

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

Another cool and unusual Halloween project from Wicked Makers. Here, they make a Jack-o-Lantern house for their cat using a wire frame, paper mache, and rope.

How the Sun Helps Ice Form on Mercury #SpaceSaturday

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

Here is a list of things the sun does: makes sand really hot, gives Supergirl her powers, gives us a reason to wear cool sunglasses, helps us tell time when we have a sundial, and helps make ice on mercury....

Saturn’s Big Show #Space Saturday

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

For those of you who are into rings, or Saturn, or Saturn’s rings, Sunday, August 14th will be a big deal. Unless the full moon gets in the way. But don’t worry, Saturn’s got an angle on that. Here’s more...

New Products 8/11/2022 Featuring #adafruit 14-segment LED Alphanumeric Backpack – STEMMA QT!

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

We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here:NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEKElectronics Notebook from Monk MakesFrom famed author and kit-designer Monk Makes comes the Electronics Notebook. Perfect for the boffin in your life (or the inner-boffin you’re harboring inside)....

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Turns 10: Here’s What It’s Learned (Mars News Report Aug. 5, 2022)

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

Happy Birthday Curiosity! NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory shared this video on Youtube!NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover set out to answer a big question when it landed on the Red Planet 10 years ago: Could Mars have supported ancient life? Scientists have...

Adafruit Customer Support Forums updates and maintenance begins :)

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

HERE WE GO! We are working on the Adafruit Customer Support Forums, adding updates and doing some maintenance which will add new features and many benefits for the community. We appreciate the patience and support in advance! If you visit...

Use This Checklist to Get Started with Film Photography

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

Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve got the itch to pick back up the hobby you haven’t visited in years, you’ll definitely find some help and inspiration from Joy Celine Asto for photofocus:Where do you get a film camera...

How deep is the ocean? #Science @InterestingsAsF

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

May take a minute to load, it’s a large graphic How Deep Is The Ocean. pic.twitter.com/DHSgMaoXir — Interesting As Fuck (@InterestingsAsF) August 12, 2022See this fascinating graphic from @InterestingsAsF on Twitter above.

Jigzilla: the puzzle solving robot

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

You have to respect such an ambitious and complex project! A lot of impressive engineering action at work from Shane of Stuff Made HereCheck out the video in full here for more of the why, how, and some of the...