It's Pride Month and I've interviewed a few of our customers to find out what — if anything — being gay has to do with being a maker.
By recycling industrial waste, composting, donating materials to local educators and harnessing solar, we're getting greener every year.
Take a look at this visual timeline illustrating SparkFun's 15-year history in the context of the maker movement and pop culture!
To celebrate our "crystal anniversary," here's a collection of the stories, blog posts, products and adventures from 15 years of making crazy things.
Let's talk the whats, whys and hows of how you end up with a red box at the end of the day.
The Thing is the first non-LoRa board officially supported inside myDevices’ Cayenne IoT project builder!
We use 0603 SMD packages but the electronics world uses much smaller sized components.
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Thank you, Nick, for this post! I am a straight guy, but have many LGBTQ friends, and have had many LGBTQ coworkers over the decades, as…
Thanks, Nick, for bringing us together here. I’m an out gay professional maker. It’s made easier by being in design, and even more by…
Quote: So hang in there, Nick. Tell your story, and be proud. Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re being disingenuous or exploitative.…
In my running around this afternoon, I noted that the Winco I went into wanted about $4 for a 4-pack of CR2032s, while Walgreens wants about…
AAA holders are a great option too, especially because those are a lot easier to find locally than some of the specialty batteries like…
One option I’ve used to power “wearables” is Adafruit’s 3xAAA with a switch which gives about 4.5V…
I actually had a lot of conversations about this at Denver Comic Con this weekend when people were asking how I powered my [light up fairy…
One safety tip that I’d add is to be careful to design any wearable that involves a LiPo so that you can EASILY take it off in a…
A few safety tips when using LiPos: * Always store your batteries in and enclosure free of sharp objects. When installing a battery in your…
