Internet of Things (IOT), Wearable, Machine to Machine Learning, Sensor and Data Technologies

from NEW PRODUCTS – Adjustable 60W Pen-Style Soldering Iron – 220VAC Euro & UK Plugs – BEST 102C by Angelica NEW PRODUCTS – Adjustable 60W Pen-Style Soldering Iron – Euro & UK Plugs – BEST 102C We already carry this great everyday soldering iron with a USA plug, but we didn’t want our friends across the pond to be left out! So now we stock both the Euro and UK plug versions! “C’est en forgeant qu’on devient forgeron! On n’est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même!” Practice makes perfect! If you want things done right, DIY is the way to go! You re-work hard all day, so treat yourself with the BEST portable  Adjustable Soldering Iron  we carry!  C’est le meilleur!  OK, “Best” may be subjective, but it’s also the name of the brand, so  voilà ! But,  sérieusement, mes amis , this is a really nice iron, good enough for every-day use. We dig the slim pen iron (so comfortable to hold), adjustable-temperature (oooh,  regardez , there’s a little control box!), durable grounded

from Kids MP3 Music Box #MusicMonday #3DPrinting by Ben Shared by hale_b0b on Instructables : When looking for some new DIY projects around arduino I found some nice ideas on RFID based MP3 players for Kids. And there is one great professional toy box on the market – these guys rule. They made a great business out of their smart idea. Check out – you’ll find their page! As my two kids are getting into listening to audiobooks and music, more and more, and still are using good old compact discs with all the handling hassle, I decided to build such an MP3 player box with some nice features to make it a great individual toy for them. After I recently bought my first 3D printer this project seemed to be some good playground to also dive into 3D printing. So I started into concept phase – which features would I want to implement – RFID, MP3 Player, WLAN (cancelled later), IMU control, LCD display, Alarmclock, wireless charging … Needed to do some research, what components I would nee

from Phantom 4 UFO with #NeoPixels #drone #droneday #AdafruitLearningSystem by Stephanie Simple and fun project from the Ruiz Brothers in the Adafruit Learning System . What more could we ask for?! In this project we’ll show you how we added NeoPixels to our drone to make it look like a it has a tractor beam. This is really simple project just in time for Halloween or even lighting effects for a video. All you’ll need to build this project is an Adafruit Trinket and a 24 NeoPixel ring. We designed and 3D printed a custom mount to attach to the landing gear of a DJI Phantom 4. The Phantom 4 is able to power the trinket through the USB port on the side and the 3d printed clips holds all of the parts. Read more and checkout the full video on YouTube Welcome to drone day on the Adafruit blog. Every Monday we deliver the latest news, products and more from the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), quadcopter and drone communities. Drones can be used for video & photography (dr

from Adafruit Weekly Round-Up: April 22 – April 29, 2018 by Kelly ADAFRUIT WEEKLY ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from new products and learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. New Products Adafruit Metro M4 feat. Microchip ATSAMD51 : Are you ready? Really ready? Cause here comes the fastest, most powerful Metro ever. The Adafruit Metro M4 featuring the Microchip ATSAMD51. This Metro is like a bullet train, with it’s 120MHz Cortex M4 with floating point support. Your code will zig and zag and zoom, and with a bunch of extra peripherals for support, this will for sure be your favorite new chipset. Read more . Foot Pedal Potentiometer – Sewing Machine Speed Controller : We’ve had a foot pedal switch in the store for a while but some people have contacted us asking if there was a way to retrofit it

from New Products 4/25/2018 Featuring Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Rasp Pi! (Video) by Angelica New Products 4/25/2018 Featuring Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Rasp Pi! ( Video ) Adafruit Metro M4 feat. Microchip ATSAMD51 ( 0:11 ) Foot Pedal Potentiometer – Sewing Machine Speed Controller ( 1:33 ) Thin White Wheel for TT DC Gearbox Motors – 65mm Diameter ( 4:06 ) Orange and Clear TT Motor Wheel for TT DC Gearbox Motor ( 4:06 ) Snap-on Hub for TT Motor ( 6:30 ) DC Gearbox Motor – “TT Motor” – 200RPM – 3 to 6VDC ( 7:37 ) Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Raspberry Pi Pack – Pi not included ( 10:18 )

from Subscribe to the Adafruit Youtube channel! #Youtube #AdafruitLearnSystem by Jessie Mae 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 Tell Wednesdays 7:30pm G+ Hangout On-Air Electronics show and tell with G+ On-Air hangouts every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Want to show a project on an upcoming show and tell? Leave a comment on the show and tell announcement on Adafruit’s G+ page: https://ift.tt/15IF4UZ Adafruit Ask an Engineer LIVE 8pm Wednesday! Every Wednesday night at 8pm ET join us for our weekly live video & chatroom! Visit http://adafruit.com/ask for more info. You can ask anything about electronics, kits at Adafruit or just stop in to meet other makers who are building cool things! At the end of the chat we give away a kit from Adafruit to the winner of our trivia que

from UPDATED PRODUCT – Adafruit METRO M0 Express – Designed for CircuitPython – ATSAMD21G18 by Angelica UPDATED PRODUCT – Adafruit METRO M0 Express – Designed for CircuitPython – ATSAMD21G18 As of April 27, 2018  we have updated the design to have lower analog noise, replaced the SMT DC jack and headers with through-hole headers and jack, and now ship with CircuitPython already loaded. Metro is our series of microcontroller boards for use with the Arduino IDE. This new  Metro M0 Express  board looks a whole lot like our  original Metro 328 , but with a huge upgrade. Instead of the ATmega328, this Metro features a ATSAMD21G18 chip, an ARM Cortex M0+. It’s our first Metro that is designed for use with CircuitPython! CircuitPython is our beginner-oriented flavor of MicroPython – and as the name hints at, its a small but full-featured version of the popular Python programming language specifically for use with circuitry and electronics. Not only can you use CircuitPython, but the M

from Measure your blowing power #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Ben Shared by WillemvD on Thingiverse : This is not a medical instrument, that is why it is listed under toys. It is fun to compare the blowing power of different people. The airstream will rotate a fanblade linked to the shaft of a small DC motor, which acts as a generator. The current charges a capacitor. To prevent dischargeing over the DC motor, a diode is inserted. In this way, if you have a capacitor with low leak, the value can be measured more easily. The output voltage is in the order of 5 volts. Instead of using a multimeter, a led scale can be applied as well. A push button over the capacitor discharges the capacitor and the circuit is than ready for a new measurement. By replacing the two resistors by a 5K trimpotentiometer, the sensitivity can be changed. A box design is up to you. https://youtu.be/VyUaCc8frQk Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3

from SD Rolo-wheel #3DPrinting #3DThursday by Jessie Mae 3D-MAGICIAN shared this project on Thingiverse! A novel “ferris wheel” for SD card storage! No supports required, 3 files, the stand, the wheel and the “plugs”. A FOURTH stl is included just for viewing, it’s called DO-NOT-print-this.stl. Don’t print it! See more! Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

from NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Raspberry Pi Pack – Pi not included by Angelica NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Raspberry Pi Pack – Pi not included Give your next animatronic or robotic project the gift of eyes with this Snake Eyes Bonnet Pack for Raspberry Pi . The Snake Eyes bonnet is an accessory for driving TFT LCD displays, and it also provides four analog inputs for sensors. It’s perfect for making cosplay masks, props, spooky sculptures for halloween, animatronics, robots…anything where you want to add a pair of animated eyes! We recently added some very fancy 1.54″ TFT displays with high density 240×240 resolution and IPS full angle viewing. Basically, they’ve got the image quality of an OLED, but the pricing of a TFT – and 4x the pixels of either! Perfect for dazzlingly good looking eyes. What’s not to love? We really really recommend only pairing this with a Raspberry Pi 3 . These high-density displays have a lot of pixels to push

from Strain relief for 3mm wire #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Ben Shared by zbrozek on Thingiverse : A machine that my partner needs to use for work comes with really terrible cables that fail all the time due to a lack of adequate strain relief. I tried several methods to reinforce them for her, and while productive, none of them worked super well. So I tried something else and was really pleased with the result. There’s some built-in support material (brim?) on the bottom that you need to remove. Without it I was unable to get good yield. It’s 0.15mm and therefore 1 layer thick with the settings that I used. It can be trivially broken off with tweezers. Most other strain relief designs that I’ve found on Thingiverse are fully round and printed with the central axis vertical on the plate. This one is rectangular to provide a build surface, allowing it to be printed with the central axis in XY. Doing that eliminates the need to have support material inside the coils, substantially

from Footswitch with 12mm tactile button #3DPrinting #3DThursday by Jessie Mae vandenmar shared this project on Thingiverse! I needed a pedal switch for a project so I quickly designed and 3D printed one based on a 12mm tactile switch I had laying around (like these: https://ift.tt/1hAvCJy). Prints in a single piece, no moving parts, only the top half flexes a bit to press the button. See more! Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling

from Absolver Bolt Pistol Cosplay Prop #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Ben Shared by Nick1080 on Thingiverse : Absolver Bolt Pistol from Warhammer 40k. Assembly should be self-explanatory, parts aren’t really optimised for desktop FDM machines, so may need some judicious slicing. Skull parts are a remix of the skulls from here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2414607 all other parts designed by me using Solidworks. Two versions of the magazine are included – one is solid, the other is hollow and can accommodate 4 of the bolt shells Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller?

from Skyrim Frost Dragon 3D Model #3DPrinting #3DThursday by Jessie Mae sebecam2000 shared this project on Thingiverse! Printing the Skyrim Frost Dragon with my Anycubic Photon printer If you are using the files as they are, you should better add more supports for the tail (I had distortion due to overhang) and you should remove/replace some supports from the back spine and the head (they merged and made 1 big support, harder to remove) See more! Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless L

from Cherry MX 10 Button Fight/Arcade Controller #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Ben Shared by pdien on Thingiverse : I never really liked the joystick, in the arcade or not (especially with fighting games), so I figured I’d remake the cover for this since I already made one. I got the idea to use keys (Cherry MX reds in my case) after I started playing fighting games on my keyboard. Felt much better than a joystick, to me. The HitBox is another thing that popped up when I thought about this. It’s not super ergonomic because of how small the box is. I included two slightly different covers. One is the original size and the other has the ends cut off so that it fits my printer (220x220mm). I wanted to print it in one piece this time instead of cutting and epoxying it together. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have

from Jedi Knight Sigil Light Saber Mount #3DPrinting #3DThursday by Jessie Mae Staceya shared this project on Thingiverse! This was designed for a Ultra Saber DOMINIX V4. However the clips are positionable. See more!

from NEW PRODUCT – Orange and Clear TT Motor Wheel for TT DC Gearbox Motor by Angelica NEW PRODUCT – Orange and Clear TT Motor Wheel for TT DC Gearbox Motor Usually when one needs an orange wheel it’s a garnish for a cocktail, like a tasty Sidecar. And speaking of cars, this wheel is for driving, not drinking! Need a great drive solution for your little robotic friends? This Orange & Clear TT Motor Wheel is equipped with a nice, thick silicone tread and a press-fit design to make connecting super quick and easy. Make cute robots today with a couple of these orange wheels! Comes one in an order, this wheel is only for use with ‘TT’ gearbox DC motors . Looking for wheels in classy Adafruit black? Check out the Thin White Wheel or the Skinny Wheel . In stock and shipping now!

from Spray Paint Finish Process: 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 Surface technique for Prototypes Models & Mock ups #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Pedro Ruiz Eric Strebel shares: This weeks video is about getting a fantastic finish on your models, mock ups and Prototypes, although the technique applies to just about any hand built model including 3D printed parts. It’s the companion finally to the Bondo series, where I finish the cell phone holder that I designed and mocked up in the Bondo basic video. Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of yo

from How to Use PVA Filament to 3D Print a D20 inside a D20 inside a dodecahedron #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Pedro Ruiz 3D Print a D20 inside an icosahedron inside a dodecahedron to test water soluble filament! We present our PVA Dual Extrusion torture test! Slice settings on learn guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/how-use-to-pva/ Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D! The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of g

from Voronoi Rose #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Pedro Ruiz Rose 8 March https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2809644/ By: Jiordano Bruno Ultimaker 2+ Red PLA 9hrs 15min X:48 Y:87 Z:90mm .2mm layer / .4mm nozzle 10% Infill / 6.5mm retract 200C / 60C 36g 50mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D! The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of

from Photonics – saviour of data centers by Diana Macovei Photonics – saviour of data centers More bandwidth, higher speeds and lower energy costs As of 2018 more than 4 billion people worldwide are using the internet. Data traffic is growing at alarming rates and expected to double in size in the next three years. In the foreseeable future the current silicon chip based internet infrastructure will be unable to cope with the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth. Photonics technology reveals the way forward with the creation of ultrafast chips and fibre optic cables based on light sources. By using light as a way of transmitting data these technologies far outperform the existing copper solutions. The speed photonics technology offers is indispensable in transitioning from 4G to 5G broadband. Photonics provides the bandwidth, speed, reach and flexibility needed to cope with the growing demand for data processing. And it does so at much lower energy costs, decreasing the carbon fo

from 2x2x2 ICOSAHEDRON #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Pedro Ruiz GadiRubik shares: Extensiones para cubos Eastsheen mini 2x2x2. download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2826784 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D! The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’v

from Tiny 3D Printed Trashcan #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Pedro Ruiz DuMonYu shares: This is a tiny trashcan I designed for my girlfriend. She only makes a little mess… It seemed appropriate download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2866429 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D! The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engin

from MintyPi is Retropie in Altoids mint tin! #3DThursday #3DPrinting by Pedro Ruiz wermy shares: A Raspberry Pi 0-based gaming handheld in an Altoids mint tin! Here are the printed parts for the most recent version of the mintyPi project, as seen on sudomod.com. download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2866466 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers! Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D! The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of gre

Today, I’m excited to announce the launch of .BOT , a new generic top-level domain (gTLD) from Amazon. Customers can use .BOT domains to provide an identity and portal for their bots. Fitness bots, slack bots, e-commerce bots, and more can all benefit from an easy-to-access .BOT domain. The phrase “bot” was the 4th most registered domain keyword within the .COM TLD in 2016 with more than 6000 domains per month. A .BOT domain allows customers to provide a definitive internet identity for their bots as well as enhancing SEO performance. At the time of this writing .BOT domains start at $75 each and must be verified and published with a supported tool like: Amazon Lex , Botkit Studio , Dialogflow , Gupshup , Microsoft Bot Framework , or Pandorabots . You can expect support for more tools over time and if your favorite bot framework isn’t supported feel free to contact us here: contactbot@amazon.com . Below, I’ll walk through the experience of registering and provisioning a domain for m