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Novelty Synth from Recycled Vape

By bekathwia

Today, we’re turning one of the most cursed objects of contemporary e-waste, a disposable vape, into a musical instrument. It’s like an ocarina, using your breath to activate and your fingers to control the pitch.

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Halloween Pumpkin

By Adafruit Industries

Here is a quick project for an electronic Halloween pumpkin.

PROJECT
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Fog Machine with Motion Sensor and Adafruit IO

By Adafruit Industries

This guide will show you how to hack a standard-issue Halloween-store fog machine to add lights and reactivity, and also how to use Adafruit IO to control your lights and fog from your smart phone -- from anywhere in the world!

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Starduino: 8-Bit Super Mario Tree Topper

By Adafruit Industries

Let's build an 8-bit tree topper! This project uses the GEMMA to run a NeoPixel ring stuffed inside a 3D printed Mario star.

PROJECT
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Yoga Pose Chime

By Adafruit Industries

Build a gentle pose timer that chimes a soothing tone when it's time to move on to your next pose.

BLOG
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IoT & DIY Electronics Projects: How to Connect Your Project

By bekathwia

Web connectivity made easy: Explore Adafruit IO, Arduino Cloud, IFTTT, and more. Connect and automate with ESP8266, ESP32, Particle, and Raspberry Pi Pico W!

BLOG
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Arduino Code Libraries with Becky Stern

By bekathwia

Arduino libraries exist for all sorts of complex tasks; control LEDs, read sensors, create sounds, manipulate data, write to displays, and much more.

TUTORIAL
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Arduino Inputs/Outputs with Becky Stern

By bekathwia

Learn about inputs–electrical signals used to provide information to an Arduino board. We cover digital input with switches and analog input with potentiometers.

TUTORIAL
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Arduino Basics with Becky Stern

By bekathwia

Arduino makes it easy to tinker with technology. It’s a family of microcontroller boards that let you sense the world around you and control electrical devices.

TUTORIAL
190

Simple Light and Sound Circuits - Electronics with Becky Stern

By bekathwia

Learn how to hook up some LEDs to a battery pack and also how to create a simple circuit for playing audio without the need for coding or programming.

BLOG
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Start Building Cleaner Perfboard Projects Using These Simple Tips

By Maker.io Staff

Moving from a breadboard to a perfboard can be intimidating. It involves soldering and creating traces using short pieces of wire, which can quickly get messy.

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Webcam Privacy Friend

By bekathwia

I made a motorized cover for my webcam in the shape of an eyeball.