Karl Bielefeldt on Whatever Happened to The Future?
There are two forces working against “the future”: economics and education. Economics means the benefits of the new technology must outweigh the costs. Take self-opening doors, for example. We’ve had...
View ArticleRyeMAC3 on LCD-10150 - E-Paper 10x2 Character Display
I googled the pants off this display, and although I found several people tinker with it, it looks like not many people, if anyone at all got this thing off the breadboard and into a finished product....
View ArticleRyeMAC3 on BOB-10304 - E-Paper Breakout Board
I googled the pants off this display, and although I found several people tinker with it, it looks like not many people, if anyone at all got this thing off the breadboard and into a finished product....
View Articlescharkalvin on Whatever Happened to The Future?
Science fiction has tended to be too optimistic in some places, and not optimistic enough in others. But sometimes they got it right. In the very first foundation novel published back in the 50’s...
View Articlekb8rco on WRL-11678 - RN-52 - Bluetooth Audio Module
Also interested in the breakout board (future) and whether any GPIO pins will be included. Where would someone get infomration on creating “modified” firmware? For instance: GPIO5 goes HI with speaker...
View ArticleRyeMAC3 on COM-09578 - SpeakJet
I made a cool R2-D2 project with the SpeakJet chip and the SparkFun Mono Audio Amp Breakout. Check it out It’s a pretty neat chip.
View ArticleRyeMAC3 on BOB-11044 - Mono Audio Amp Breakout - TPA2005D1
I used this with the SpeakJet chip to make a cool R2-D2 widget. It’s loud enough even with a tiny speaker. Check it out
View ArticleCustomer #145744 on Whatever Happened to The Future?
scientists have no clue how to create a virtual object in mid-aircastAR is a relatively new approach that sounds promising using micro projectors, a retro reflective surface and head...
View ArticleGvB on SEN-11234 - MPU-6000
Would be nice to be able to use the mentioned gesture recognition, but where to start? The manual just says it is possible, but not how. Apparently the company will not share their knowledge, so, how...
View ArticleCustomer #376298 on LCD-09351 - Serial Graphic LCD 128x64
I am trying to put a clock to the display. I use gotoPosition to write it in the same place. Sometimes it writes somewhere else or it writes my information incomplete?What can i do? Would changing the...
View ArticleTheRegnirps on Whatever Happened to The Future?
Very interesting piece Nate. I am from the generation with the Future vision. I have taught high school physics and math in the last 10 year and I could see that my students rarely shared my vision of...
View ArticleCustomer #136924 on BOB-09596 - DigiXTend Modem Breakout
Using two 10-POS 2mm Xbee headers soldered side by side as suggested in the product description does not work correctly. You really need a 20-POS (2 row x 10-POS ) 2mm female header otherwise you will...
View Articlebboyho on SEN-11792 - Fingerprint Scanner - TTL (GT-511C3)
If you were viewing the fingerprint scanner right side up with the JST connector on the bottom, the pin on the far left is pin 1Fingerprint Scanner————— FTDI 3.3VPin 1: UART_TX (level 3.3V) ————— RXPin...
View Articletabarr on Whatever Happened to The Future?
Lot of Heavy thinkers on the comments link today. Guess I get to be the shallow one. Dude! Where can I get those cool cardboard toys! Those have a lot of potential for fun. Heheh.
View Articlesimmers on BOB-08849 - Breakout Board for VS1000D
I spent some time putting together a toolchain to program this board in Linux. Right now, if you have a FTDI or other USB-to-serial cable, then you can program this board without Linux. I’m working...
View ArticleCustomer #255265 on LCD-11742 - Raspberry Pi Display Module - 4.3"...
Resistive touch is so 20th century… :/
View ArticleATtiny Fan on DEV-09026 - Arduino Ethernet Shield
You are powering it at the maximum safe voltage for the voltage regulator. That linear regulator likes 7-9V much better than 12V.
View ArticleQuicksilver on Whatever Happened to The Future?
The future’s great, but we also gotta live in the here and now. And with the way things are going now, the future is being made ‘here and now’. (I’d still love to see the future though…)
View ArticleToni_K on DEV-11285 - LilyPad Coin Cell Battery Holder - Switched - 20mm
If you have questions about your order status or would like to change your shipping method, please contact customerservice@sparkfun.com with your order number. They’ll be able to assist you further.
View ArticleTeslaFan on Whatever Happened to The Future?
I think “The Future” cracked when people realized that technological advancements had consequences. Back in the 60’s, it was just assumed that nuclear power could be made super safe and easy to use....
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