Super 8 Camera Digital Conversion using Raspberry Pi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

From blog.adafruit.com 4 months ago in Platforms Stores

Awesome project video from befinitiv on YouTube.This video shows how to build a Super 8 digital cartridge that is able to revive almost any of the old Super 8mm cameras.Read more.Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related...

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New Layer by Layer! Generating SMT Headers via @ecken

From blog.adafruit.com 6 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Hey folks! I recently needed a 2×20 SMT female header for a Raspberry Pi Bonnet and thought of using the Electronics Package generator in Fusion 360. I was surprised to see they’ve added new templates and wanted to do a...

Burls Art Makes an Electric Guitar with Colored Pencils #MusicMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 6 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Burls Art revisits the colored pencil guitar and builds a new neck-through guitar! Gotta say, we’re loving the razor blade tip to remove the smeared wood prior to epoxy coats.

A HUGE special issue of the Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter drops tomorrow – please subscribe now #CircuitPython #Python @micropython

From blog.adafruit.com 8 hours 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! This week’s issue has more info than can be contained in your normal reality space – subscribe to...

Why Seattle’s Century 21 Was One of the U.S.’ Last World Fairs

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

Even saying the phrase ‘World’s Fair’ sounds outdated, evoking feelings of nostalgia rather than excitement (personally it always makes me think of Meet Me in St. Louis – a film made 78 years ago, set another 40 years into the...

WQXR Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month May 26 #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth #APAHM #AAPIHM #MusicMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 9 hours ago in Platforms Stores

WQXR is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a live, in-person and live streamed program at The Greene Space Thursday, May 26, at 7pm ET. Get tickets now for:Nicholas Phan and pianist Myra Huang, who will perform works on...

Legend of Zelda Theme on a Theremin #MusicMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 9 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The beloved classic played on a beloved classic, from musician Randy George. Here’s more from the musician:There is a lot going on in the background to make this video possible. All three instruments you see are functioning as expressive MIDI...

How polyester bounced back

From blog.adafruit.com 11 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Fascinating read from Works in Progress on the history of polyester in the garment industry and how, after being deemed gauche by tastemakers in the late 1970s, the fabric returned to the spotlight only a few years later when Americans...

UK’s National Grid launches drone trial to fully automate asset inspections #drone #droneday

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in Platforms Stores

This could be a big step for the drone industry. If successful these drone helpers will increase efficiency and safety. From DroneDJ:UK’s National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is launching trials to fully automate the corrosion inspection of electricity transmission pylons...

Swarm of Micro Flying Robots in the Wild #drone #droneday

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

Fei Gao published this swarm video on YouTube for the corresponding paper published by Science Robotics Welcome to drone day on the Adafruit blog. Every Monday we deliver the latest news, products and more from the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV),...

How It’s Made: Spiral Stairs

From blog.adafruit.com 15 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Neat video from the Science Channel about how spiral staircases are built.Spiral stairs were once part of a strategy to defend the towers of medieval castles. See how they’re made today!Read more.