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Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, #engineering #DIY #electronics #opensource #opensourcehardware #hardware #python #circuitpython #arduino, #raspberrypi #art #hacking... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Tile’s Security Is So Bad It’s a Feature for Stalkers
Georgia Tech researchers reverse-engineered Life360 / Tile's protocol and found it broadcasts your location in plaintext, uses a MAC address that never changes, and the company changed their privacy policy to admit they sell your precise location data 🔓📡
https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/05/tiles-security-is-so-bad-its-a-feature-for-stalkers/
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
The universe doesn’t care about your feelings
Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions (2022) by Sabine Hossenfelder opens with a warning that it might damage your mental health... wondering if the decision to pick it up had been made thirteen billion years ago. This review has been a draft post for 4 years.
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
California's New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report on Themselves
Your 3D printer needs to be on a DOJ-approved list or it can't be sold in California. Disabling the surveillance software? That's a misdemeanor. 🐻
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Meta Wants to Scan Every Face You Walk Past 👓🔴
Meta plans to add facial recognition to Ray-Ban smart glasses. An internal document says they timed launch during political crisis so civil society wouldn't notice.
https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/14/meta-wants-to-scan-every-face-you-walk-past/
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Look Ma, No CAD... We fed datasheets to Gemini Deep Think and it spit out production-ready EAGLE .lbr files... paste mask segmentation and all. ESP32-P4, MAX44009, LT3652, ES8311.
It calculated every pad coordinate, segmented the paste mask to ~40% coverage so the chip doesn't float during reflow, and grouped schematic pins by function. No footprint editor. No GUI. XML out of a chat window. 📄➡️📦
https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/14/from-pdf-to-lbr-using-deep-think-to-write-custom-cad-parts/
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
New baby, new code: using Claude Code to connect a SNOO bassinet to Huckleberry sleep tracking
Tech CEOs & billionaires talk about population collapse, meanwhile a mom of 4 one-shotted a Python service connecting her SNOO to Huckleberry... while breastfeeding at 3am 🍼
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Adafruit TMF8806 VCSEL dToF Breakout
Coming soon... Time of flight that goes the distance. 10 meters of range, I2C, STEMMA QT, eye-safe laser, ultra-low power. Robots, drones, presence detection — it's all in range now 🔭
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Adafruit's Limor Fried Named to Forbes Innovator 250 List
Forbes put together a list of 250 American innovators. Limor made it! “Empowered a generation of ‘makers’ with her open-source hardware.” 🎉 Taylor Swift is on there too.
https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/11/limor-fried-named-to-forbes-innovator-250-list/
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
New product coming soon! Adafruit PMW3901 Optical Flow Sensor... a SPI optical motion breakout board. This sensor tracks surface movement by capturing tiny images and calculating delta X/Y between frames. Drone builders use these for GPS-free stable hover, robotics folks use them for dead-reckoning navigation. Our breakout has onboard voltage regulation and level shifting so it works with any 3-5V microcontroller. Mouse hack? Gesture sensor? Rover odometry? We want to see what you do with it. 👁️
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
"Any User Who Has a 3D Printer Would Have This Software Installed" ... says the CEO of a company in Spain @printandgotech that wants their DRM, file-blocking, print-policing software on every 3D printer in America. Listen to or read the translated radio interview 🔊
Read post for more details, context (older interview that has been part of the research ... thx
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
The RV-8803 is a ±1.5ppm temperature-compensated crystal real-time clock
We got a customer request for more precision real-time clocks in the store. We already stock the DS3231, which is a very popular precision RTC that has a temperature-compensated internal crystal. But the DS3231 is really chunky, and also there are new chips available! So this customer asked, could we please make a breakout for the RV-8803.
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Desk of Ladyada – OpenClaw, eInk Hacking & Vibe-Coding an Oscilloscope 🦀🔬
https://youtu.be/zV4uNFiw_3E
Back from maternity leave and putting OpenClaw to work on a Pi 5... Opus parses datasheets, Codex writes the code, hardware tests itself, and it texts us when it's done. Also hacked an eInk reader and vibe-coded a mini oscilloscope while chillin' with a newborn.
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)
Brooklyn, NY USA - Manufacturer, open-source hardware, certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Teaching, sharing, # engineering # DIY # electronics # opensource # opensourcehardware # hardware # python # circuitpython # arduino , # raspberrypi # art # hacking ... account is managed by ladyada ptorrone no bots, all toots are from either ladyada or pt, blame them :)