Blenster @Blenster@qoto.org

I finally have a small batch of Lux Lavalier back in stock in my @tindie store, sorry for the delay!
https://www.tindie.com/products/27123

Lux Lavalier is a beautiful wearable 40mm battery powered pendant necklace with 64 SK9822-2020 “HDR” RGB LEDs surface mounted in a Fibonacci distribution and a Pixelblaze V3 Pico controller built in.

Would you like to sponsor a traveling soldering roadshow? I'm talking in-person market reach to a highly technical and very niche demographic?

Available for conferences and tradeshows. #LearnToSolder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98KZuS_diWc

Also — HOLY SHIT — @crowdsupply has Sensor Watch Lite on sale for 15% off! That's just $33 plus shipping for my board swap for the classic Casio wristwatch: the cheapest it's EVER been, by a longshot, and part of Crowd Supply's FIRST EVER Black Friday sale! (No, they did not email me about this. Yes, I would have promoted it sooner if I'd known.) Link here: https://www.crowdsupply.com/oddly-specific-objects/sensor-watch#products

Hey in case you missed it, we’re doing free US shipping on orders thru Nov 30 with code CHEERS. Make your own blinky holiday ornament with one of our twist-together kits! https://www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/laser-breadboard-kits

Black Friday Sale: Screaming deal on Pro Expanders!

Starting Friday 11/24 and running through Monday 11/27, Pro expanders are 33% off!

https://shop.electromage.com/products/pixelblaze-pro-output-expander-pro-8x-ws2812-apa102-led-driver

Any of yall need some GC10? Get free shipping with promo code GOTTAGETMYGC10.

https://learntosolder.com/products/gc10-solder-paste

AW YEAH, @sjpiper145 GlowStitch campaign is live! Go support this amazing development effort that brings you machine-sewable LEDs!

https://www.crowdsupply.com/makerqueenau/glowstitch-leds

I am holding a limited pre-order for the new 'Festive Holiday Ornament' Soldering kit. They will ship the first week of December. Limited quantity available.

This is a soft-launch of the store, so if you have any issues, please let me know. Thanks.

https://learntosolder.com/collections/soldering-kits/products/untitled-nov19_17-20

I captured this extreme closeup of a 1" Fibonacci128 and its tiny 1mm LEDs after successfully reworking and replacing a damaged LED. 🔬
Wait for it. 😁
Yes that's a human hair. Yes those bond wires inside the LEDs are even thinner.
Sorry for the shaking, my setup isn't the most solid.

I got a tiny LED ring with 60 even tinier LEDs (CR2032 for scale) from generous and meticulous maker @maketvee a while back, and have been meaning to turn it into a wearable. Today I finally got around to designing a 3D printed pendant bezel. Next step is to select a controller and design a housing for the controller/battery combo that sits behind my neck so that only the delicate-looking ring is visible when worn.
#ledwearables #ledwearable #leds

today at school I gave a presentation to my labmates: 40 minutes on my deal, at the biweekly lab meeting. This slide in particular, from the section on Open Source Hardware, felt worth sharing. It's about folks using the Open Book's bespoke UI framework, Focus: “This is a total community build: a board I didn’t fabricate or assemble, in an enclosure I didn’t print, built by someone I’ve never met, running code I didn’t write. It goes to show the power of open source hardware to build community.”