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This week on Maker Update, magnetic animatronics, a photo frame with a dark side, a conductive paper dragon, keyblades, a Star Trek desk, and gaming with a PyBadge.

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Show Notes for Maker Update #122

-=Project of the Month=-

Robotic Creatures by Ruiz Brothers

https://learn.adafruit.com/robotic-creatures

-=News=-

Learn Hardware Programming with CircuitPython. The perfect introduction to electronics and programming

https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/04/15/learn-hardware-programming-with-circuitpython-the-perfect-introduction-to-electronics-and-programming-codecademy-adafruit-circuitpython/

https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-circuitpython

-=Adafruit Projects=-

Twin Peaks Light Reactive Picture Frame by Liz Clark

https://learn.adafruit.com/twin-peaks-light-reactive-pyportal-picture-frame

Color Spinner Camera Ring Light by Dano Wall

https://learn.adafruit.com/camera-ring-light-with-CPX

PyPortal Tides Viewer by Carter Nelson

https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-tides-viewer

Light Up Paper Dragon Wall Sconce by Erin St Blaine

https://learn.adafruit.com/light-up-paper-dragon-wall-sconce

Keyblade 3D Kit by Ruiz Brothers

https://learn.adafruit.com/kingdom-key-keyblade

Prop-Maker Keyblade by Ruiz Brothers

https://learn.adafruit.com/propmaker-keyblade

-=Contributed Projects=-

Star Trek replica desk build by Dave Harvey

https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/04/17/from-the-forums-a-star-trek-replica-desk-build-startrek-replica-adafruit-startrektos-adafruit/

-=Tools/Tips=-

Create wearable tech with Sophy Wong

https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/04/24/new-book-out-create-wearable-tech-with-sophy-wong-wearable-wearables-books-raspberry_pi-sophywong/

https://store.rpipress.cc/products/wearable-tech-projects-2019

EduBlocks

https://edublocks.org/

Adafruit Metro M4 Express AirLift (WiFi) - Lite

https://www.adafruit.com/product/4000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2rzrYRAPYI

Unleashing BEAST MODE on Adafruit M4 boards

https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/04/23/unleashing-beast-mode-on-adafruit-m4-boards/

PyPortal Animated GIF display improved from overclocking

https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-animated-gif-display

Making Screw-Threaded Parts for Cosplay Props by Ruiz Bros.

https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/04/20/making-screw-threaded-parts-for-props-3dprinting-fusion360/

Knurling Textures in Fusion360 by Ruiz Bros.

https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/04/15/new-tutorial-knurling-textures-in-adskfusion360-3dprinting/

JOHN PARK'S WORKSHOP LIVE 4/25/19 PyBadge Pixel Art

https://youtu.be/z-xYCgxtQiQ

https://learn.adafruit.com/makecode-arcade-pixel-art-sprites

-=Product Spotlight=-

Adafruit PyBadge for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino

https://www.adafruit.com/product/4200

https://youtu.be/n2rzrYRAPYI?t=762

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