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Development boards are perfect for empowering makers to easily get up and running on their projects, as they provide all the necessary tools and resources needed for quickly getting started with any given task. For those new to the maker world or experienced developers wanting an update on all that’s available out there right now, we have created this blog post collection in order to highlight amazing development boards with tips, tricks, and tutorials.

Adafruit Releases The MONSTER M4SK For Your Digital Eyeball Needs

Adafruit Releases The MONSTER M4SK For Your Digital Eyeball Needs

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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There is a plethora of ways that people create eyes in projects, but with the Monster M4SK from Adafruit, I suspect we’ll be seeing a lot of people going a similar route. Fast forward to about 10:22 in the video above to learn more. This board takes the basic principles that they had been working […]

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The New Teensy 4.0: Big Brains, Tiny Body

The New Teensy 4.0: Big Brains, Tiny Body

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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The latest itty bitty powerhouse from PJRC has been released this week. The teensy line of dev boards has hit 4.0! They have managed to keep a tiny footprint, like you’ve come to expect from the Teensy. They’ve gained some serious horsepower thanks to the ARM Cortex-M7 running running at 600Mhz. Check out these CoreMark […]

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Nvidia Launches Jetson Board for Makers, Self-Training Robot Software

Nvidia Launches $99 Jetson Board for Makers, Self-Training Robot Software

By Sam Brown

Sam Brown

I’m driven by the need to create, travel, and learn new things. I have a history of making clever wooden things, board games, and circuits, and look forward to doing stranger things yet.

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Nvidia reached out to makers with a late Valentine’s gift today, the launch of the budget-friendly Jetson Nano, a single-board computer geared for robotics and AI. The previous three generations of Jetson AI cores have been at the heart of many industrial robots, but their price tags have put them out of reach of many […]

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Adafruit, Cartoon Network, and Microsoft Join Forces To Get Kids Into Making

Adafruit, Cartoon Network, and Microsoft Join Forces To Get Kids Into Making

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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A wonderful collaboration has begun that I think will usher in a whole new group of young makers. Adafruit, Cartoon Network, and Microsoft MakeCode are joining up to inspire people to make projects based on their favorite cartoons. There are a few really cool aspects all coming together at the same time that make this […]

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