Raspberry Pi 2 inside a mechanical keyboard

From blog.adafruit.com 7 years ago in Platforms Stores

See full gallery – Project Kiiboard This was the beginning for my mechanical keyboard that has a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B inside. It has two modes, it works as a regular keyboard when Pi is powered off, or as a Raspberry Pi computer, similiar to a C64. Every Thursday...

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Googly eyes using circular displays, an accelerometer and CircuitPython #Projects #CircuitPython @MarkKomus

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

Maker Mark Komus has built a wonderful project which moves circles (or “pupils”) on circular displays when shaken. An Adafruit accelerometer detects motion and CircuitPython code translates that to movement of the graphics on screen.The code is available on GitHub...

Why Roller Coaster Loops Aren’t Circular

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

What screams summer more than a roller coaster? Maybe a roller coaster followed by a popsicle. While I prefer a Cyclone style roller coaster, the folks out there who like to be whooshed around upside down might enjoy (and not...

Free audio and ringtones sounds recorded by @NASA

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

NASA has made available a collection of audio and ringtone sounds of Mars as recorded by the Perseverance Rover and other sources. The collection includes: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight Sounds of Perseverance Mars Rover Driving First Audio Recording...

Now you can simulate circuits with Fritzing! #Fritzing @FritzingOrg

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

After many requests and years of waiting, Fritzing finally got a simulator!The primary purpose of the simulator is to teach electronics to beginners, and its current capabilities are very limited (only analysis of DC circuits). However, it is fully functional,...

Vim 9.0 released

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

After many years of gradual improvement, the Vim editor takes a big step with a major release, version 9. Besides many small additions, the spotlight is on a new incarnation of the Vim script language: Vim9 script.Vim is a highly...

Why is Porcelain so Expensive? #ArtTuesday

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

If you’ve ever balked at the price of that new plate Business Insider is here to explain why porcelain is expensive:The secret to these differences is in the clay. But even for experienced potters, porcelain can be challenging to work...

Vivid Spectrums of Color in Chris Wood’s Dichroic Glass Artworks #ArtTuesday

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

The light-based art of Chris Wood. Here’s more from COLOSSAL:“Light,” says Chris Wood, “is the purest form of radiance.” The Cambridgeshire-based artist is known for her dazzling installations made of dichroic glass—this transparent material produces a shifting spectrum of color...

A Stainless Steel Demogorgon #ArtTuesday

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

A stainless steel Demogorgon from FUTURA and AllRightsReserved’s FWENCLUB. See more at JUXTAPOZ!

Wave: GIF Art by A.L. Crego #ArtTuesday

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

Lovely GIF art from A.L. Crego.Here’s more!

The Weird, Analog Delights of Foley Sound Effects

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

Wonderful recent piece from The New Yorker about Foley sound effects. The piece profiles two modern Foley artists employed by Skywalker Sound, Shelley Roden and John Roesch. It also gives some background information on Foley itself, including some fun film...