Hardware Happy Hour Portland (Teardown 2025 edition) is this Thursday, June 19th, 06:30 PM - 11:00 PM, at McMenamins on Broadway with @crowdsupply and @helenleigh
https://www.crowdsupply.com/events/2025/6/19/hardware-happy-hour-portland-teardown-2025 #portland #pdx #hardware #hardwarehacking #teardown2025

#CircuitPython 9.2.8 released!
https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/05/28/circuitpython-9-2-8-released/
Highlights of this release:
- Fix deque bug.
- Fix I2S audio file read causing memory corruption.
- Support “Spectra6” six-color e-ink displays.
- Fix audiodelays.Delay when freq_shift=True.
- Board fixes.

New episode of The CircuitPython Show and the final episode of season 5! Meet Justin Myers, who wrote the connectionmanager library in #CircuitPython, making networking easier. https://www.circuitpythonshow.com/@circuitpythonshow/episodes/justin-myers

#CircuitPython 10.0.0-alpha.6 released!
https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/05/17/circuitpython-10-0-0-alpha-6-released/
Highlights of this release:
- Fix regression causing errors on ARM processors.

New podcasts out! For The CircuitPython Show, I chat with Cooper Dalrymple about music and more.

@todbot and I discuss open source furniture, MP3 players, and a CircuitPython synthio tutorial in a new episode of The Bootloader.

Woohoo new @thebootloader podcast! @prcutler introduces me to a great resource: https://mobygratis.com 500 free-to-use songs for your own use, remixes, sampling, just don't promote meat or fascism. Get our episode from any podcast place or https://www.thebootloader.net/blog/2025/05/05/im-afraid-its-trmnl/

New episode of The CircuitPython Show! You may have seen foamyguy doing a live stream on Fridays or Saturday mornings, now get to know him. We chat about he first started with computers and designing games for CircuitPython. Find the show where ever you get your podcasts or visit https://www.circuitpythonshow.com/@circuitpythonshow/episodes/designing-games-for-circuitpython-with-tim-foamyguy-cocks

@gallaugher Although I prefer the Adafruit LED acrylic panel, Tap Plastics has something similar that worked nicely for a couple RGB matrix panel projects. Suggest you order a $2 sample to make certain that the slightly lower level of diffusion is acceptable. https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/cut_to_size_plastic/black_led_sheet/668

Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: @todbot shares Soundfonts, sample based open source modern instruments :

Coming Monday on the next episode of The CircuitPython Show: A panel discussion with @todbot, core developer @stylus, Mark Komus, and Cooper Dalrymple all about the new audio effects in #CircuitPython. Here's Cooper on what the effects are based on:

New episode of The CircuitPython Show is out! @blitzcitydiy and Noe Ruiz join the show and discuss how they collaborate on projects, where they draw inspiration from, and share some of their favorite collabs.

Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit https://www.circuitpythonshow.com/@circuitpythonshow/episodes/project-collaboration-with-liz-clark-and-noe-ruiz

Found a fun compilation of electronics adventure stories from Popular Electronics magazine that had sparked my interest in electronics as a child. Our local small town public library collected every printed issue of most magazines, and with the help of passionate and expert librarians, kept that techie kid pretty busy and happy. I love my public library. http://copperwood.com/carlandjerry.htm

Listen to the latest episode before a new one comes your way this Monday. Here @todbot and @cedargrove chat about the CircuitPython Community Bundle and share some of their favorite libraries, like the Atari Punk Console:

It's the weekend! Catch up on your podcasts and catch @cedargrove sharing why you should be using Circup to install your libraries. (You do use circup, don't you?)

Catch the latest episode of The Bootloader - here’s a clip of @todbot with an update about the clock speed of the rp2040.

Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit https://thebootloader.net