The best deals and sales for makers on black Friday #blackfriday
We’re going to do something that most companies cannot or will not do! We’re going to give you suggestions of where you can spend your money besides Adafruit 🙂 The following is our list of deals, sales and more for Makers today. We know most companies will not be able to post about our sales & deals and sales but that’s ok, this is how we do things here. We’ve also included our deal/sale today too if you want to support Adafruit. Stop back throughout the day, we’ll be adding more as we find them, please add your suggestions in the comments too for great deals for makers for sales today!.
Here we go!
Big sale over at Evil Mad Scientist. DIY and open source hardware for art, education, and world domination.
Fly high this holiday season! To make your holidays more uplifting, 3DR is bringing you sweet deals on some of their most popular items now through the first week of January. Each week, they’ll offer a new selection, available while supplies last. Don’t miss out! Follow @3DRobotics on Twitter, #3DRHoliday. Now through Monday, Dec. 2, get ready to fly copters! Featuring full autonomy, our drones provide ideal aerial imaging platforms for personal enjoyment or business applications.
Still trying to figure out what to get for the budding engineer, musician, gadget geek or whiz kid on your shopping list? littleBits modules make a perfect gift for anyone, male or female. With over 150,000 possible circuit combinations, littleBits Kits are the gift that keeps on giving.
FREE Shipping at the Maker Shed. Free domestic shipping on almost every item. Not just today, but Saturday and Sunday as well. Use coupon code FRIDAY in the Maker Shed shopping cart to eliminate your shipping costs.
The Pololu “Black Friday” sale is back, and this one is their biggest yet. They discounting hundreds of products by 30% to 60% and offering an additional 11% to 15% off orders over $100. The sale coupons and price changes become active Wednesday morning (November 27) at midnight PST (3:00 AM EST/08:00 UTC), and the sale runs through Cyber Monday (December 2), ending at 11:59 PM PST.
Check out the Colossal Shop! In the last month they’ve added 20+ new design objects, toys, and fun things for your desk and home, all of which are practically guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. They ship worldwide with free shipping in the U.S. for orders over $75.
This one isn’t exactly a store, it’s a fantastic gift guide from Boing Boing. A piling-high of their most loved items from 2013 and beyond. There are books, comics, games, gadgets and much else besides.
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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: CircuitPython Comes to the ESP32-P4, Emulating Arm on RISC-V, 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
We’re doing our thing for the weekend (and Monday) here:
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Parts Express has some good coupons and deals on audio/speaker building components: http://www.parts-express.com/promo/black_friday
Adobe has a great deal on a monthly Photoshop + Lightroom license for $9.99/month: https://creative.adobe.com/plans/offer/photoshop+lightroom
Amazon has some discounts on tools like Bosch, Dewalt, and Makita power tools: http://www.amazon.com/Deals-Tools-Hardware/b/ref=bf2013_ln_thi?ie=UTF8&node=760330
Harbor Freight has a nice selection of discount tools too: http://www.harborfreight.com/weekly-sale-save-35-to-60-percent.html?limit=all%3futm_campaign=SEO&utm_medium=Inbound_links&utm_source=linking