It’s now February 11th, and it still seems that the year just started. My draft goals for the year that I wrote up in my notebook are apparently permanent, and things seem to be in full-swing. Here’s a couple highlights since my last digest post:
Hackspace Magazine #27 Feature
While I didn’t write this one, I was contacted by Hackspace about having my ClearCrawler appear as a feature. Naturally I was thrilled. The magazine is available for purchase now, and the online version is available for free. As of this writing, there’s even a direct link to the feature there!
Hackster.io: Harmonicade
One of the cooler things I got to write about recently was this “Harmonicade” MIDI instrument. The device runs on a Teesy 3.6 board, and costs around $650 to build, mostly owing to the 214 arcade buttons used!
Embedded Computing Design: Useful 3D Prints
Last month I completed a 2-part series on how having a 3D-printere opens up all kinds of possibilities for making your own tools, storage solutions etc.
Seen in the little excerpt to the right is my Dyson vacuum holder, seen previously on YouTube, but there are a bunch of other items in the article that make my life just a little bit easier!
Twitter Highlights
I’m currently giving away a Google Coral Edge TPU board on Twitter, which has been quite popular. Who knew that people liked free stuff? I’ll choose a winner some time toward the end of the week, so be sure to enter if you haven’t!
Final Thoughts
As always, I’ve got about 10 irons in the fire. A few things are in the works for Arrow.com that should be interesting, including a getting started article on the ESP32-CAM device. I also recently ordered and put together my first PCB. I’m planning a video on that, as well as an article on Embedded Computing Design, though I’m not sure which one will come first.
I’m also supposed to be at the USF Engineering Expo in Tampa later this month for a few hours. I’m sure I’ll get to meet some interesting people there!
As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, tips, etc. ping me on Twitter @JeremySCook or via email: hi@jeremyscook.com!