Community Corner – December 2, 2016: The Featured Projects from this Week
Featured Adafruit Google+ Community Project
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Fun raspberry pi camera mod project from Jason Birch posted this week in our Community!
Updating the standard Raspberry Pi Camera with cheap additional external lenses, Fish Eye, Zoom, Telephoto and Macro.
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Featured Community Project from the Adafruit Blog
This week on the blog, we featured Sam’s fantastic Robopunk Bluetooth Speaker Goggles!
I built a pair of speakers into some goggles because I thought it was so crazy that no one would’ve tried it yet. They’ve gotten a great response from friends, so I now share my wisdom with you. Yes, they do fit in front of your eyes, but they’re exactly as difficult to see out of as you’d expect. Also, they’re a little heavy to wear in front of your face all day. But if you build them, they WILL make you cool. Now be prepared to be the envy of the next block party! (read more)
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Python for Microcontrollers – Adafruit Daily — Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: Open Hardware is In, New CircuitPython and Pi 5 16GB, 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