Devices and Linux-Centric Hardware
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20 Years of SparkFun, 20 Years of Couch Collecting
This week we've got no new products for you! So, we decided to give you all a casual Friday on the blog and take you around HQ. As you may know, we're celebrating 20 years of SparkFun this year! Throughout all those years, a collection of couches has accumulated in our HQ, and we wanted to test them all out to see where the best couch in the building is.
So the Communications Team grabbed our limited edition Elektor Magazines and set out to settle the age old question at SparkFun - which couch is the best couch? We'll each be rating them in our area of expertise. Come along for the ride!
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51 Raspberry Pi Projects That Teach Robotics and Electronics
Looking for a fun and interactive way to teach your students about technology and programming? Step into the exciting world of Raspberry Pi projects, where students can learn practical innovations for real-world situations while having a blast!
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Satellites Are Lagging Years Behind on Cybersecurity
The research, led by Ruhr University Bochum Ph.D. student Johannes Willbold, discovered multiple vulnerabilities and a lack of simple protections in three research satellites. In general, the researchers say the space domain has lagged behind security research by about ten years. That lack of up-to-date security can carry heavy costs. In theory, the researchers say bad actors could potentially exploit vulnerabilities to seize full control of a satellite and send it crashing into others causing a violent chain reaction of space debris.
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Restored Amiga 500 Is Blue – And Glows In The Dark
Few things are as satisfying to watch as a good retrocomputer restoration project – we’re always happy to see someone bring a rusty old Commodore, Apple or Atari back to life. The goal is typically to get the machine as close to its original state as possible, except for perhaps a few non-intrusive mods like memory upgrades. [Drygol] however, had already done this so many times that he thought it was time to take a different route for once, and apply some creativity to an old Amiga 500 case. Originalists may shudder, but we quite like his funky blue-and-yellow A500 mod.
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Sand Drawing Plotter Runs On ESP32
Humans have always drawn lines in the sand, whether it’s to communicate a plan of attack or to indicate metaphorically a very real boundary. It’s also something we do just for the aesthetic pleasure, and this plotter from [aidenvigue] is great at performing in just that role.