With so many pure-software startups around, it can feel lonely building real-life, physical hardware. There are more of us than may meet the eye though. On March 22nd, we are coming together to meet in real life, share our experiences and learn from each other. On the agenda: food, roundtable introductions and a talk by Wired’s editor in chief Chris Anderson.
Chris is the author of The Long Tail and Free: How Today’s Smartest Businesses Profit by Giving Something for Nothing. In addition to running Wired and writing, Chris is the founder of DIYDrones, a successful open source hardware manufacturer and online community.
The New Industrial Revolution – Once just the domain of hobbyists, the Maker Movement is emerging as a new form of entrepreneurship as people apply the Web’s social and innovation models to “small batch” manufacturing. Basing his talk in part on his own experience in leading a large open source hardware and robotics community at DIY Drones, Anderson describes how the new digital prototyping tools such as 3D printers and CNC machines, along with hackerspaces, web-based manufacturing services and marketplaces such as Etsy and Kickstarter are creating a “long tail of things,” mirroring in the physical world the web’s revolutionary impact in the digital world. In short, Atoms are the New Bits.
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Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
Have an amazing project to share? The Electronics Show and Tell is every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET! To join, head over to YouTube and check out the show’s live chat and our Discord!
Python for Microcontrollers – Adafruit Daily — Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: New Python Releases, an ESP32+MicroPython IDE and Much More! #CircuitPython #Python #micropython @ThePSF @Raspberry_Pi
EYE on NPI – Adafruit Daily — EYE on NPI Maxim’s Himalaya uSLIC Step-Down Power Module #EyeOnNPI @maximintegrated @digikey
