Latest SparkFun News Posts

1 Mar

Digital Handpan V2: The Touch Drum

SparkFun Engineer Joel plays a melody on the second version of the digital handpan, aka the Touch Drum.

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28 Feb

March is National Craft Month, and SparkFun is Joining the Party!

Get ready for a monthlong celebration of crafting with electronics!

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27 Feb

Surprise friendos, it's a caption contest!

Sometimes the best surprises are surprises to us, too.

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26 Feb

Behold: The SparkFun Custom Kit Marketplace

We've launched a new way for educators (or anyone, really) to tailor our products to their needs.

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23 Feb

Friday Product Post: Get a Load of This!

A new, handy Variable Load Kit, an LED "Neon" Flex Rope, three types of LED hookup connectors and new (cheaper) PLA filament for your 3D printer!

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22 Feb

Enginursday: BLE MIDI for the Tsunami!

Tsunami looping firmware is released, and connectable by MIDI. And why not MIDI BLE? It's done with the nRF52832 this week.

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21 Feb

Shades of Gray in the 3D Printing Marketplace

When it comes to readily available OS designs, what is the role and responsibility of sellers and buyers in the 3D printing marketplace? And why buy when you can DIY?

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20 Feb

ChickTech Signals Change for High School Girls

Students use LilyPad technology to create turn-signal jackets for cycling.

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20 Feb

Why do we collaborate?

Is there more to the collaborative process than just getting a project done?

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19 Feb

Adventures in Science: Level Up Your Arduino Code With Timer Interrupts

Yay! More interrupts. Let's see how to set up timer interrupts in an Arduino.

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