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Circuit Playground PZ-1: Pizza Box DJ Controller
Make a DJ controller from conductive paint, cardboard, and a Circuit Playground!
by John Park
Make your own PZ-1 MIDI pizza box DJ controller using a Circuit Playground, which speaks MIDI directly to your software, such as Traktor, Mixxx, and others. With a stencil and conductive paint you'll create a delicious controller layout.
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World's Smallest MAME Arcade Cabinet
Tempest in a Teacup
by Phillip Burgess
Lessons learned while making absurdly small things.
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Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi
Authentic sights, sounds and feel of 1980s arcade gaming.
by Phillip Burgess
With a Raspberry Pi, game emulation software and genuine arcade controls from Adafruit, you can build a dedicated retro game station and re-live these classic quarter-chompers. (Members Only jacket not included.)
Circuit Playground Class Scheduler
Keep track of tricky schedules, Monday through Friday!
by John Park
The Circuit Playground's NeoPixels are used as indicators for day of the week and class periods, color coded per subject. You can enter a complex schedule that varies daily in the sketch, and then click the buttons on your Circuit Playground to find out which class is next.
Introduction to iOS Development
Wouldn’t it be cool to create your own iPhone app? Look no further! This tutorial will show you how to get started on your app development adventure with Xcode!
by Trevor Beaton
This tutorial will show you the process of acquiring Xcode and how to setup your Apple Developer Account
Windows IoT Core Application Management
Set an IoT application to run at startup
by Rick Lesniak
We explain how to configure your Windows IoT Core system to launch a headed or headless application at startup
Windows IoT Core Application Development: Headed Blinky
Learn how to create an Windows IoT Core Headed Application
by Rick Lesniak
We step through the Microsoft Headed Blinky example. Make an LED blink in Windows IoT!
Windows IoT Core Application Development: Headless Blinky
Learn how to create an Windows IoT Core Headless Application
by Rick Lesniak
We step through the Microsoft Headless Blinky example. Make an LED blink in Windows IoT!
Happy Chewbacca Mask
Chewbacca is a lovable Wookie with a distinctive voice, but here's how to give him a voice transplant and add your own fun sounds to this talking mask
by John Park
Trade Chewbacca's famous grunts and growls in this talking electronic toy mask for some sounds of your own choosing. Using the Audio FX Board, it's easy to modify the lovable Wookie to sound like Pee Wee Herman, a joyful vlogger, or any other sound you like.
Fair Weather Friend: Internet-Connected Migraine or Allergies Detector
"Web scraping" provides an alternative to restrictive programming APIs
by Phillip Burgess
Using forecasts by AccuWeather.com, this wireless ambient display predicts health issues like allergies or arthritis, or good days ahead for leisure activities like golf or sailing.
Sandblaster - 3D printed sand buggy
3D printed sand buggy!
by Rick Winscot
Sandblaster is a variation on Blue Buggy remixing the original Cox International gas-powered sand buggy - scaled-down, converted to electric, and 3D printable! You can use it to explore obstacle avoidance, autonomous navigation, driverless vehicle design, or assisted Remote Control. Or… build in the morning and race in the afternoon!
Press Your Button for Raspberry Pi
Press Your Button is a game of chance for all ages.
by Roberto Marquez
Press Your Button is a single or multi-player game written for Raspberry Pi. It uses a button, attached to a GPIO pin, to tell the computer when to stop the score board. Players take turns until one reaches the target score.
Android Smart Home Mirror
Turn an old tablet into an entryway display
by Becky Stern
Flex your Android muscles by trying out Hannah Mitt's Home Mirror software, perfect for bringing new life to an outdated tablet.
Phone-Activated Talking Dog Collar
"I can smell you!"
by Phillip Burgess
Use the Adafruit Bluefruit LE Micro and Audio FX boards to wirelessly trigger sound samples on your dog's collar with your phone! Inspired by Dug's talking collar from the movie Up.
3D Printed Qi Wireless Charging Stand
Charge devices while they lounge.
by Ruiz Brothers
Create a simple wireless charging stand for mobile devices with our Qi charger/transmitter, and Qi receiver modules
Simple Arduino-based USB VID & PID tester
Verify your VIDs, Pan out your PIDs
by lady ada
This little project does one thing and one thing well - checks the VID and PID of a USB device. This is really handy for QC checks on incoming goods as well as verifying that dev board with a USB bootloader is properly programmed and enumerating!
DIY Rechargeable LED Makeup Compact
Shed some light on your face!
by Becky Stern
Add warm white LED sequins and a lipoly battery circuit to your makeup compact so you can see what you're reapplying. This project is also a perfect portable selfie light!
Talking d20 20-Sided Gaming Die
“Greetings, adventurer!”
by Phillip Burgess
The 20-sided die — or “d20” as it’s known to tabletop gamers — is an icon of geek culture. We’ll 3D-print a jumbo d20 and outfit it with electronics to announce your rolls (and a few surprises).
3D Printed Flexible LED Glove with Conductive Filament
Make a flexy glowing wearable with integrated circuits!
by Ruiz Brothers
In this project we’ll show you how to use glow in the dark ninjaflex and conductive filament to create an LED wearable! No soldering or wires involved here, the circuit is fully 3D printed
Bike Wheel POV Display
Light up your ride!
by Becky Stern
Illuminate your bike wheel with DotStar LED strip and create a persistence-of-vision display with your own custom graphics! A Pro Trinket microcontroller hosts the show powered by a waterproof AA battery pack.
7" Portable HDMI Monitor
Build a battery powered raspberry pi, camera, or general computer monitor
by Ruiz Brothers
Make a HDMI portable display for a computer, camera or a raspberry pi! This portable, battery powered monitor contains an 800x480 7" display in a sleek 3D printed enclosure
iOS App Development Using Cordova
Build a simple iOS weather app using HTML & Javascript!
by Todd Treece
This tutorial will show you the basics of using Apache Cordova to build iOS apps without learning Objective-C or Swift.
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Mini Raspberry Pi Handheld Notebook
Build a tiny handheld raspberry pi portable computer
by Ruiz Brothers
Take your Pi on the go with an adorable handheld "palmtop" computer. This battery powered Raspberry Pi has a 3.5" TFT display, mini speaker, and keyboard with trackpad. 3 USB ports are available for more accessories.
3D Print Link's Hylian Shield
Take this shield, it's dangerous to go alone!
by Ruiz Brothers
Build an epic 3D Printed shield!
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Pocket PiGRRL
Retropie in your pocket!
by Ruiz Brothers
Build a DIY gameboy pocket using Raspberry Pi A+ and 2.4" PiTFT