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Nov 24, 2021

Black Friday was made for big-ticket purchases like 3D printers! Expect huge discounts this year on many of your favorite 3D printer brands like Anycubic, Creality, and Prusa.

At Howchoo, we’re expecting the Black Friday sales to start early this year, as many shoppers are opting to stay home to do their holiday shopping. So there will be far fewer lines to get that half-price item this year, at the risk to lives! Most people buy their 3D printers online anyway, as most stores don’t carry large selections. So that’s even more reason to stay apprised of the best deals that are happening this Black Friday.

…we’re curating the best Black Friday 2021 3D printing sales right here at Howchoo!

When is Black Friday?

Black Friday technically falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving, which this year is Friday, November 26. However, with most shoppers preferring to stay home this year, online retailers will be offering major discounts throughout the entire month of November.

What is Black Friday?

Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year, both online and in-person. Retailers see it as the beginning of the holiday shopping season and encourage shoppers to do some gift-buying early with huge discounts on big-ticket items like computers and 3D printers. Shoppers see the day as a great time to buy early holiday gifts at great prices, particularly on bigger things. And a 3D printer is certainly a bigger thing!

What about Cyber Monday?

We’ll be keeping an even closer eye on Cyber Monday deals that usually occur on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which this year is Monday, November 29. Again, we expect that deals on electronics, computers, and certainly 3D printers will be happening throughout the month of November. But we will definitely be updating this page with any Cyber Monday deals for those interested in 3D printers.

Let us curate your 3D printing deals

We’re not going to advertise every single sale that’s happening with 3D printers, but we will be advertising the ones that we, ourselves, would be the most excited about. You’re not going to have to sift through a list of subpar 3D printers here because we won’t be sharing those.

A great gift this holiday season for a DIYer and/or maker

We would be thrilled to receive a 3D printer as a gift this holiday season, and we know that any DIYer or maker likely feels the same. Why not get one a huge discount this Black Friday to give as a gift. It would be the surprise of a lifetime and would likely bring countless hours of joy getting the 3D printer setup and running over the holiday. And check out some great Xmas and Holiday-themed 3D prints to get you started.

We’ll be updating this page right up until Cyber Monday, so check back often for the latest sales in 3D printers.

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A huge discount! This 3D printer is included in our list of the best budget 3D printers. What we loved about it was that it was encased, came pre-assembled, and was at a great price. This printer uses PLA-type filament and uses auto bed leveling.

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You should all know our feelings about the Ender 3 series of 3D printers by now. They are definitely the gold standard when the comes to budget 3D printers and even this small discount of $20 makes a good enough reason to invest in one of these right away. The Ender 3 Pro is the quieter, less wobbly version of its close cousins the Ender 3 and Ender 3 V2.

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While it does require proprietary FEP film, this Anycubic Printer uses UV light to print, and has a printing speed 2.5x faster than a regular 3D printer!

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One of the greatest things about the Anycubic Mega-S is that it assembles in just three steps – needing just 8 screws and 3 cables.

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Monoprice is one of the biggest names in budget 3D printers, and this price is really hard to beat for a good mini 3D printer. A nice bonus is that this 3D printer features auto-calibration to make it easier to calibrate your bed. This will be a nice bonus if you’re purchasing this for a young person.

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The Anycubic Mega X is unique in that it is an excellent printer for both newbies and long-time 3D printer users. A nice feature is the high-strength extruder, leading to a reduced risk of nozzle clogging, as well as even output and stable rotation speed.

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If you can’t seem to move in Blender, you might not be using the right technique. When it comes to free, open-source 3D-design tools, Blender is fairly flexible.

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Once upon a time, Netflix’s DVD library hosted well over 100,000 titles and sent out roughly 12 million DVDs per week. Now, with the advent of easy-to-use streaming services, the amount of content viewers have available has shrunk to the low thousands. Look up any list of “films to watch” and you’ll find a tiny selection of movies, usually curated by people all reading the same lists and commenting on the exact same hot new show or film.

But, is that all there is? With over a hundred years of incredible filmmaking on the planet, isn’t there something missed when we only pay attention to the latest and greatest? This series is dedicated to answering that question and to exploring a small handful of the unsung films from decades past. I’ll examine each decade in turn, all the way back to the earliest days of film, and I’ll be exploring every genre of film there is! From science fiction, to drama, to romance, to comedy—I’m going to cover the entirety of film history for you, bringing out the golden nuggets for you to enjoy.

1960s Science Fiction

Obviously, when you think of 1960s science fiction, you probably think of the original Planet of the Apes, or the utterly incomparable masterpiece 2001: a Space Odyssey. These were genius works of the time, for sure, but they were not the only science fiction films being made.

The 1960s was an interesting era for science fiction cinema. This was before the concept of blockbuster films even existed, and science fiction mostly lived in the world of “B films,” that shared much in common with flashy and low-budget horror. These genres were the popular entertainment of the era, not the high art, though the efforts in some of them managed to amount to something wonderful.

This decade saw the first major shift from the far campier 1950s science fiction, to something a little more serious, a little more intense, and featuring larger budgets and more complex stories than would have been dared just a few years before. What happened here would set the stage for everything to come, making it one of the most important transition periods in the history of the genre.

As always, with these articles, I love hearing your feedback in the comments section, or on Twitter @indubitablyodin. Let me know what your favorite films of the decade were, which ones you think I should have included, and which you hope I’ll mention in one of my next decades!

There is no doubt that the stories of H.G. Welles are some of the greatest feats of imagination in the western science fiction canon, bringing the fantastic futures to life from within his unique perspective of the other side of the 19th century. But, of his stories that have successfully maintained a huge impact on the world, few are as grand as The Time Machine, a tale of an 1800s inventor who discovers a means to travel through time, and the horrors of the future he discovers along the way.

The Time Machine (1960)

The Time Machine (1960) is absolutely a product of its time, but it was also a big-budget production for the early era of sci-fi, even with its measly sub-1-million-dollar budget. George Pal, the genius behind the film’s special effects, deserves the true credit for making the film what it his: he and the set designers and artists created a vibrant world of the future through combinations of matte paintings and extraordinary stop-motion photography.

Robur is a fanatical inventor who has designed an advanced airship with the desired goal of ending war. Long before the S.H.I.E.L.D. folks in Marvel’s franchise set about creating advanced airships that could eliminate threats, Robur set out out to force the governments of the world to give up war… or risk destruction via his own military might.

Master of the World (1961)

Master of the World (1961) stars the incredible Vincent Price as Robur, and it is largely due to his charisma that the film works. Many aspects of this film are common from small budget films of the fantastic of this era in that they reused footage from other, larger-budget films, and superimposed the Albatross airship over them.

The advanced submarine Seaview is on a mission in the arctic when a natural disaster occurs that threatens all life on Earth! Swiftly rising temperatures have caused the ice caps to melt, and the heat threatens to kill off the whole world’s population! Luckily, by lobbing a nuclear warhead at the problem, everything can be solved… if only the dang saboteurs will stop mucking about!

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) came out at a unique time in history, not just because there was a renewed interest in science fiction at the time, but because actual milestones in scientific discovery and exploration were still being made. In 1958, USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, became the first vessel to reach the North Pole. This, and other accomplishments of the era, made sci-fi films like this all the more believable to the public audiences who felt that anything might be possible.

It’s the 1960s and the Cold War reigns. While on a vacation, a family witnesses the destruction of L.A. via nuclear assault, and what follows is a harrowing struggle for survival against the worst elements of society that arise to take advantage of the destruction.

Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

Panic in Year Zero! is a film that drove at the heart of a terror filling the post-WWII generation. Looking back, it’s easy to remember the hoped-for futures of the 1950s and 1960s, where technology solved all societies ills, but by the mid-60s the cold war and threat of constant nuclear destruction. It’s the template for movies like The Purge, and generally speaks to a strange and violent insecurity in the American psyche that was fostered and enriched by the elements of the Cold War.

Strange lights from a meteor shower have blinded most of the population on Earth, making them easy prey for a species of carnivorous plants who emerge and begin hunting down the helpless survivors.

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

The Day of the Triffids was forever cemented in its place in history by another favorite of mine: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with the line in the song “Science Fiction/Double Feature”: “And I really got hot when I saw Janette Scott/Fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills.”

This film is nowhere near as good as the 1981 BBC miniseries, but it has its charm, and is absolutely an important early piece of science fiction.

A multinational crew is sent aboard a spaceship to nearby Alpha Centauri., to explore a planet in that system. But things are going wrong, and whether through natural disaster or insanity-induced sabotage, the crew’s survival is in doubt.

Icarus XB 1 (1963)

Icarus XB 1 was released in the United States as Voyage to the End of the Universe, with major changes made to the story, as well as overt attempts to remove Soviet influences. The original, however, is a masterpiece of early science fiction, an early sign of true advancement in the genre. Everything from the script, to the characterization, to the camera angles and intelligent sets, make this a unique gem among a whole swath of lesser American products from the same era.

The 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson would go on to spawn many adaptations, including the famous Will Smith version, but this much earlier take on the story has a haunting quality that cannot be denied. Vincent Price is Dr. Robert Morgan, the last man alive in a world where a plague has killed most and turned the remainder into vamperic beasts.

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

The Last Man on Earth (1964) is definitely better than other remakes, if only because Vincent Price’s incredible performance makes it so.

Lemmy Caution is a secret agent sent to the technocratic city Alphaville on a mission: discover the whereabouts of another missing agent and do whatever is necessary to destroy Alphaville’s dictatorial hold over its people.

Alphaville (1965)

Alphaville is a masterpiece by New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard, a film-noir epic that imagines a the future within the enshadowed world of Parisian streets. The performances and dialogue in Alphaville were heavily improvised, something common with Goddard’s works.

A scientist vital to the nation’s defense is injured and the only hope he has is a futuristic new technology that will shrink the crew of a special submarine so they can enter his body and repair the damage directly… but they only have an hour to do it before they begin to revert in size… and kill the scientist in the process!

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Fantastic Voyage (1966) has now become a common trope, but in its heyday the concept came across as new and lavish. I highly recommend the novelization by Isaac Asimov for a really fun way to experience the plot.

In an all-too plausible future, people are glued to wall-sized televisions, ignoring the world around them, and determined to ban the books with which they disagree, the task of which falls to the “firemen.” But what happens when one begins to read, to expand their minds? Can one still act in limited fashion once one has access to the whole realm of human experience?

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Fahrenheit 451 was François Truffaut’s only non-French film, and has become a bit of a cult icon in recent years, with director Martin Scorsese directly citing it as one of the influences for his own work. This absolutely isn’t as deep as Ray Bradubury’s novel, especially with some odd casting choices. But the overall impression is more intriguing and unique than modern adaptations.

A doctor of medical hypnosis invents a device that allows him to control another person, and to feel everything they feel. The young man who is subject to their experiment believes he is going mad as the temptation to use this incredible power repeatedly becomes too much for the scientist’s wife.

The Sorcerers (1967)

The Sorcerers (1967) is a really superb little horror film, though its science fiction aspect is true dressing for the plot. As a late film for the incredible Boris Karloff, however, it succeeds, and manages to be alarming and gripping in equal measure.

When tests reveal that a man might have superhuman psychic abilities that allow him to control the minds of others and maybe even influence physical reality, a grim adventure begins that can only end in murder.

The Power (1968)

The Power (1968) is a potent little film that draws a lot of inspiration from earlier B-films, but manages to catapult itself into a more intriguing and artistic space, thanks in part to a strong script and unique attempts to expand beyond its limits.

When a NASA spaceship’s main engine fails to fire, the crew is stranded in space with little hope of rescue. Slowly suffocating in space, they must wait and hope that the minds on the ground can figure out some way to send help before it’s too late.

Marooned (1969)

Marooned (1969) came out just following the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the designs and special effects of this film were conceived to be as close to the real footage coming back from those and prior missions as possible given the limitations of the technology of the time.

Based on short stories by brilliant author Ray Bradbury, the Illustrated Man tells the story of a traveler named Willie who encounters a mysterious tattooed man who claims that his skin illustrations tell the future.

The Illustrated Man (1969)

The Illustrated Man is one of those largely unfortunate films that nevertheless manages some moments of excellence and beauty. It’s worth watching for those moments, mind, when the film does work, though on the whole it falls flat. I think it’s worth seeing but definitely only after reading the original stories.

A young man attending a small college attempts to install a computer during a thunderstorm, only to have a lightning surge supercharge his mind with all the power and information in the computer he was working on.

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) might have died in obscurity if not for the fact that Kurt Russel appears in the lead role. It’s not an especially good film but it manages to be funny and silly, and holds up well as a light family comedy from the era.

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1960s Science Fiction

The Time Machine (1960)

Master of the World (1961)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

Strange lights from a meteor shower have blinded most of the population on Earth, making them easy prey for a species of carnivorous plants who emerge and begin hunting down the helpless survivors.

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

This film is nowhere near as good as the 1981 BBC miniseries, but it has its charm, and is absolutely an important early piece of science fiction.

Icarus XB 1 (1963)

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

The Last Man on Earth (1964) is definitely better than other remakes, if only because Vincent Price’s incredible performance makes it so.

Alphaville (1965)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

The Sorcerers (1967)

The Power (1968)

Marooned (1969)

The Illustrated Man (1969)

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

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Nov 23, 2021

1960s Science Fiction

The Time Machine (1960)

Master of the World (1961)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

Strange lights from a meteor shower have blinded most of the population on Earth, making them easy prey for a species of carnivorous plants who emerge and begin hunting down the helpless survivors.

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

This film is nowhere near as good as the 1981 BBC miniseries, but it has its charm, and is absolutely an important early piece of science fiction.

Icarus XB 1 (1963)

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

The Last Man on Earth (1964) is definitely better than other remakes, if only because Vincent Price’s incredible performance makes it so.

Alphaville (1965)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

The Sorcerers (1967)

The Power (1968)

Marooned (1969)

The Illustrated Man (1969)

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

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1960s Science Fiction

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Nov 23, 2021

The Time Machine (1960)

Master of the World (1961)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

Strange lights from a meteor shower have blinded most of the population on Earth, making them easy prey for a species of carnivorous plants who emerge and begin hunting down the helpless survivors.

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

This film is nowhere near as good as the 1981 BBC miniseries, but it has its charm, and is absolutely an important early piece of science fiction.

Strange lights from a meteor shower have blinded most of the population on Earth, making them easy prey for a species of carnivorous plants who emerge and begin hunting down the helpless survivors.

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

This film is nowhere near as good as the 1981 BBC miniseries, but it has its charm, and is absolutely an important early piece of science fiction.

Icarus XB 1 (1963)

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

The Last Man on Earth (1964) is definitely better than other remakes, if only because Vincent Price’s incredible performance makes it so.

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

The Last Man on Earth (1964) is definitely better than other remakes, if only because Vincent Price’s incredible performance makes it so.

Alphaville (1965)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

The Sorcerers (1967)

The Power (1968)

Marooned (1969)

The Illustrated Man (1969)

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

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Odin Hartshorn Halvorson is a writer, geek, and hopeful futurist. A graduate from Stonecoast MFA, his work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He is the founder of Round Table Writers, an organization dedicated to “writers helping writers.” Odin’s love of Roddenberrian and Straczynskian ideals leads him to contemplate technology’s role in our evolving philosophic landscape, a line of inquiry threaded through both his fiction and non-fiction writing. Learn more at OdinHalvorson.com

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I always keep an eye on my MacBook’s battery percentage—especially since, as a developer, I run a lot of resource-intensive applications. I always want the battery percentage to show up in the macOS menu bar. There’s nothing worse than your computer dying mid-task, forcing you to wrangle up your AC adapter and figure out where you left off.

With the release of Big Sur, macOS now hides battery percentage from the menu bar by default, even if you had it enabled previously. They also removed the right-click option from the menu bar that formerly showed it.

In this short guide, I’ll show you how to show your Mac’s battery percentage in the menu bar in macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur and get your Mac’s battery percentage back.

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System Preferences in macOS Monterey and Big Sur

In the menu bar, navigate to  > System Preferences.

You can also open it through Spotlight by pressing [⌘CMD]-[SPACEBAR], typing “System Preferences”, and pressing enter.

macOS Monterey and Big Sur Dock and Menu Bar item

Click on the Dock & Menu Bar item.

In the sidebar, click on Battery.

Then, check the Show Percentage checkbox.

Close system preferences. You’re all done!

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By default, your Mac’s Menu Bar is generally a consistent presence on your Mac.

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With the new trend of many shoppers staying home to get their holiday shopping done, Black Friday 2021 is starting early with sales for online shoppers. That means that shoppers will not have to stand in line, fighting their way into the store to get that half-price gift. Many are expecting Black Friday 2021 to be the biggest online event in modern shopping history with many companies competing with one another for the best deals in things like electronics. And that’s good news if you’re looking to buy some things for your next Raspberry Pi project!

…we’ll be carefully curating only the best Black Friday 2021 sales right here at Howchoo!

When is Black Friday?

What is Black Friday?

Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year, both online and in-person. Retailers see it as the beginning of the holiday shopping season and encourage shoppers to do some gift-buying early with huge discounts on big-ticket and small-ticket items. Black Friday also has a bit of a sinister feel with discounts being so big that many shoppers will take to violence to be the first to get an item. Luckily, most shoppers are staying home this year, so we’re hoping everyone stays safe this Black Friday!

What about Cyber Monday?

We’ll be keeping an even closer eye on Cyber Monday deals that usually occur on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which this year is Monday, November 29. Again, we expect that deals on electronics, computers, and certainly Raspberry Pi goodies will be happening throughout the month of November. But we will definitely be updating this page with any Cyber Monday deals for Raspberry Pi fans.

Our curated Black Friday Raspberry Pi list!

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We’re here for those DIYers and Raspberry Pi fans that are looking for deals specifically on all things Raspberry Pi. We’re thinking not just Pis themselves, but MicroSD cards, cables, cases, kits, HATs, sensors, switches, and more. By bringing together in one place the best Raspberry Pi sales, we’ll save you some time browsing store-to-store. And lets’ face it…we could all use a little time back around the holidays!

We’ll be keeping our eye out for deals from some of your favorite Pi-tinkering companies who like to do fun deals and specials—companies like Adafruit and Pimoroni. And we’ll be carefully curating only the best Black Friday 2021 sales right here at Howchoo.

We’ll be updating this page right up until Cyber Monday, so check back often for the latest sales in Raspberry Pi goodies!

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EVICIV has created one of the most flexible touchscreens on the market. This portable touchscreen connects to your Raspberry Pi 3, 4, 4b, or almost any other computer or laptop.

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SunFounder again puts a nice discount for Black Friday on their PiCar-V Kit. This is a great gift for the aspiring roboticist child (young or old) in the family! Check out our complete review of the SunFounder PiCar Kit for more information on this one.

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The Arducam 5MP Camera for Raspberry Pi works with Raspberry Pi Model A or B, B+ model 2, Raspberry Pi 3, 3 b+, and Pi 4

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The Raspberry Pi Sense HAT is an add-on board with an 8×8 RGB LED matrix, a five-button joystick, and much more.

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This one is going to sell out quickly. The biggest deal on the official touchscreen we’ve seen. It’s a great touchscreen display for the Raspberry Pi that you’ll need if you’re buying one of the many kits this holiday season.

If you bought the screen, don’t forget to pick up some kind of case for the touchscreen. You will need one. Here’s the official touchscreen case from Raspberry Pi.

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Yahboom Raspberry Pi Tank Robot uses the latest Raspberry Pi 4B/3B+ development board as the core controller (not included). The vehicle adopts blue aluminum chassis, high-quality track, high-power 370 motor, and metal coupling.

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The Miuzei Clear Acrylic Raspberry Pi 3 B Case is specially designed for Raspberry pi 3 B / 3 B+, and perfect compatible with Raspberry Pi 3 B / 3 B+ / 2B.

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This is a huge discount on the entry board to the Arduino experience: great for learning the basics of how sensors and actuators work, and an essential tool for your rapid prototyping needs. Many Raspberry Pi fans have found the Arduino to be a great choice for projects when your computing needs are a bit less intense.

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Instead of having to buy a case separately for your official 7″ touchscreen, this one comes with a nice little case and stand. This Black Friday will likely not last, as the actual price is less than buying the official touchscreen itself—so jump on it!

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It only makes sense that if Arduino is discounting the Uno Rev 3 that they would discount the starter kit that contains it. It’s a great time to jump into the world of Arduino if you’ve been thinking about it. The kit comes with everything you need to build 15 different entry-level projects and a 170-page guide book to help you along.

If you do buy this, check out our guide to help you get started on your first Arduino program.

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A good discount on a great multipurpose keyboard combo for your Raspberry Pi! 3 in 1 MultiFunctional 2.4GHz Mini Wireless QWERTY keyboard ＆TouchPad combo. LED-backlit with a USB interface adapter. The touchpad supports multi-finger functions.

While not everything on our Raspberry Pi Holiday Gift-buying guide will be on sale, you’re sure to find something special for the Pi-fanatic in your life!

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Nov 9, 2021

Everyone knows that it’s possible to build just about anything out of LEGO blocks, one of the most imaginative toys ever invented, but now the ability to go high-tech with your LEGO collection just went to a whole new level with a new integration for the Raspberry Pi computer: the world’s smallest full computer and one of the most versatile pieces of hardware around. The new device is called the “Build HAT” (“HAT” stands for Hardware Attached on Top) an is designed to connect with LEGO® Technic™ motors and sensors. The HAT fits any Raspberry Pi with a 40-pin GPIO header and lets you control up to four LEGO® Technic™ motors and sensors from the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Portfolio. The whole purpose of LEGO’s advanced building platform is to excite interest in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) in a young audience, but the incredible power afforded by this array of products means that any LEGO enthusiast can create a whole plethora of robotic wonders. With the addition of the Raspberry Pi Build HAT, the ease of programming (through the HATs accompanying Python library), as well as the extended range of parts and sensors that connecting the Pi allows as builder to use, makes this extremely exciting for those who want to take their LEGO engineering project to hitherto unheard of dimensions.

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Nov 18, 2021

The latest version of Raspberry Pi OS has officially been released. It’s known as Bullseye, falling in line with the Toy Story-based naming convention of Debian releases. This new upgrade brings exciting changes and notable upgrades that may throw off your existing projects.

Overall the new changes are welcome and definitely help to polish the operating system. There are some user friendly add ons that make old processes obsolete and driver upgrades for certain components.

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The biggest visual change is the upgrade to version 3 of the GTK+ user interface toolkit. This application is used to draw things like menus and buttons. You’ll notice a new look to menus with tabbed interfaces.

In addition to the new look, a different file manager has been implemented to organize and sort through file structures. The new file manager is known as Mutter and it’s replacing an older tool known as Openbox. Items will now have only two display options for files: icons or a list.

One of the most exciting features that we’ve come across is the new Updater Plugin. It’s icon sits in the system tray and provides tools for users to update their Raspberry Pi without having to open a terminal window. There’s also a new notification manager that makes the notification system design more unified.

There’s a new KMS video driver as well as a camera driver change that may throw off existing projects that rely on the old driver. The new driver is called libcamera.

There are a few additional updates, including the inclusion of Chromium version 92 which features accelerated video playback—something you can definitely notice when playing YouTube videos on the Pi.

The latest version is already available for download. Just download the image from the Raspberry Pi website or use the Raspberry Pi Imager to flash the OS to a new SD card. We always recommend backing up your current configuration before upgrading to a new OS.

To get a closer look at the new Raspberry Pi OS edition, check out the official post released by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

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Nov 18, 2021

Each week, check out my latest article for the new hit game or add-on released for free from the Epic Games Store! This week, the deal is a special Antstream—Epic Welcome Pack worth $15 in “gems” (the in-system Antstream currency) These gems allow players to play games, receive special awards, and join tournaments. If you’ve been hankering for a heavy dose of nostalgia, this is the moment to act and get yourself a hearty dose of retro gaming in.

The Epic Games Store has been around for a while, the lesser-known alternative to Steam, the nearly-ubiquitous platform for game purchases since it launched in 2003. But, where Steam originally existed and launched to promote Valve games, Epic Games Store launched in 2018 and quickly rose to success on the Fortnight franchise. At the time of Epic’s launch, Steam took a dramatic 30% cut from the sales of video games through their platform! This hurt both game designers and users, just wasn’t very nice. But the folks behind Epic realized something excellent: they could take a much lower cut and still have a profitable business. This led them to fast domination of the indie market, as small publishers flocked to the far better terms offered by Epic.

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Epic Games Store offers some seriously incredible discounts on a regular basis, in addition to all the normal discounts one would expect on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the usual holidays. But the most exciting is their weekly free game or add-on, which simply harpoons all competitors.

When I first heard about this free game, I thought that can’t be real. They must only offer tiny indie games. Not at all, dear reader. Not. At. All. Epic frequently lists unbelievable A-lister games on their weekly deal, as well as sometimes offer two free games instead of one. In addition, just because a studio is smaller doesn’t mean the games it makes aren’t impressive. I’ve picked up some of my favorite new games, for free, from this platform, and most of them have been made by smaller studios (or as side-projects for teams from big studios).

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Grab 1090 Gems for free to use in-game! This in-game currency can be spent on playing games, challenges and limited-time tournaments! Gems can also be used to unlock harder challenges and play turn-based PvP against friends and other players!

Retro gaming is an absolute blast. There are few better ways to instantly catapult oneself back in time than with the nostalgia-inducing trip into the land of classic video games. And classic video games is exactly what Antstream specializes in.

Available on Windows, Mac, Android, Linux, Amazon Fire, and Nvidia Shield, Antstream features over one thousand retro games, and has built a unique community of retro gamers who undertake challenges on their favorite games and even compete in massive global tournaments! It’s sort of like being in an old-fashioned arcade, but from the comfort of your living room.

Now, Antstream does offer an ad-supported “free” service that anyone can enjoy, but it’s going to be a lot more fun to just shell out a year’s payment in advance (which works out to $7.99 per month) if you really want to dive into the realm of the classics.

Just remember not to sign up using a Facebook ID, the only global log-in option that Antstream offers—the last thing we want to do is give Facebook greater insight into our lives!

Get your retro game on with Raspberry Pi!

Antstream is cool, and this deal’s a great way to have some fun on the platform without making a big commitment, but it’s not the only way to dive into your retro game obsession. Not by a long shot.

Probably the best way to start retro gaming is to either opt for a pre-configured retro gaming console… OR simply build your own! Our step-by-step guide to building your own RetroPie game station with Raspberry Pi is easy, fun, and certain to be the sort of project that a retro games enthusiast could enjoy.

Or, maybe instead of buying your kid a modern game console, you could get the stuff to make your own RetroPie station with Raspberry Pi and set some time aside each day to help them build it—and then play together on the console you yourselves have made! After all, the most important gift we can give someone we love is our time and presence, and spending time together with friends and family is what made these old retro games so great in the first place.

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Nov 18, 2021

Apple announced some very exciting news about Apple repairs Wednesday, specifically regarding iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and Macs with M1 chips. For as long as I can recall, most Android smartphones had some Self Service Repairs, specifically when it comes to battery replacement. Getting a new battery in the mail made a simple repair as simple as it should be, removing many of the inconveniences that are innate to tech repairs.

iPhones, however, have never involved Self Service Repairs. Because Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers can often be a far, inconvenient drive for Apple users, Self Service Repair for Apple products revolutionizes the repair process for tech-savvy customers who have experience or repair knowledge, including those who are person(s) with disabilities, are at risk of COVID-19, or don’t actively have transportation. In fact, it even surpasses the Self Service Repairs that are offered by Apple’s competitors. This new service option makes a simple repair a truly simple repair without any of the previous inconveniences.

But what is a Self Service Repair and what does it entail? What devices are eligible? Who should use Self-Service Repair? When can we all take advantage of this service option?

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Self Service Repair is a new, additional service option for Apple Products that allows customers to get Apple genuine parts, Repair Manuals, and additional tools sent to them so that they can repair the product from the comfort of their home. Of course, Self Service Repair is a repair option meant for simple repairs. Some types of repairs eligible for Self Service Repair might be battery replacement, display replacement, camera replacement, and more.

To start, Apple will make Self Service Repair available for iPhone 12 and iPhone 13. Though, at an undisclosed time, this exciting repair option will also be made available for Macs with M1 Chips. If Apple customers have any of these products, they could be eligible for Self Service Repair, though the repair needed and skill-level of the customer may dictate if Self Service Repair is appropriate.

The great thing is that setting up Self Service Repair, determining if it is appropriate and if the repair and device are eligible, is as easy as setting up any other repair. Simply calling Apple Care and speaking with an Apple Representative can help customers determine the best repair for their product.

Apple Newsroom made an important point in their covering of the Apple Press Release when directly mentioning that Self Service Repairs are for “customers who are comfortable with completing their own repairs” and “individual technicians with the knowledge and experience to repair electronic devices.” Essentially, Apple Newsroom is specifically stating that only those who consider themselves tech-savvy enough, and with the adequate repair experience or knowledge, to replace a “battery, display, or camera” should try out Self Service Repair. While these are indeed simple repairs, they are still repairs of a device that is not only important to the customer, but that costs a significant amount of money. If a customer feels leery or scared of what they may do while attempting to repair their iPhone or Mac, they shouldn’t complete a Self Service Repair.

However, I should note that Self Service Repairs with come with access to Repair Manuals and directions for the repair and repair process. Customers are also able and encouraged to review the Repair Manuals before scheduling a Self Service Repair with Apple.

Self Service Repair will be available in as little as three short months, but is supposed to be available in the United States at some point at the beginning of 2022. Though Apple hasn’t announced exact dates, Self Service Repair will also be available in multiple, though unspecified, countries later in 2022.

Unfortunately, the exact costs of the repairs have not yet been released. However, Apple’s repairs are universally known to be based on flat-rates. For example, according to the Apple iPhone Repair and Service Page all display replacements for the same model cost the same amount; it is safe to assume that the Self Service Repairs won’t be any different, or, at least, I would hope not.

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Nov 17, 2021

I am continuously impressed with how creative people are, and Kaisar (@roboticbits on Twitter) is the newest person on top of the list after creating “Dot,” a stamp-sized two wheel robot. The robot is based on the Pimoroni Tiny 2040, and uses a 3V DC motor and a 70mA battery for power.

Kaisar claims that this is the smallest fully-functioning robot in the world, and while that might (or might not) be the case, either way it’s an impressive build.

While not available quite yet, Kaisar has stated on Twitter that details will be posted to Github in the near future.

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Kaisar has another mini-robot project called Pica, which is an impressive three-wheeled robot built on a cut out Raspberry Pi Pico, with three motors controlled by a TI DRV8833 motor driver.

Keep track of all of Kaisar’s new projects by following their Twitter account @roboticbits.

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Nov 14, 2021

Each week, check out my latest article for the new hit game or add-on released for free from the Epic Games Store!

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Nov 14, 2021

Each week, check out my latest article for the new hit game or add-on released for free from the Epic Games Store! This time around, Epic Games Store has thrown up a massive offering for follows, with three incredible games released completely free. Epic has offered great games in the past week, like the Tiny Tina standalone game, but they don’t seem content to stop there. Maybe they’re just determined to show that it’s Epic, not Steam, that’s destined to be the best games distributor in the decades ahead.

Between the 18th and 25th of November, you can grab these three games for free: – Guild of Dungeoneering (this one looks so awesome) – Kid A MNESIA Exhibition (Incredible artwork from the classic Radiohead albums) – Never Alone (will clearly make you sob).

I go into all the details in this article, so read on to learn about this epic games!

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Guild of Dungeoneering is a turn-based, dungeon-crawling, card-battler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.

This totally reminds me of card games like Boss Monster, where the goal is sort of the opposite of what you might find in Dungeons&Dragons: instead of simply defeating the dungeon, you try to build the dungeon to defeat the adventurer!

One of the most obvious things about this game is it has the absolute best theme song, ever.

A turn-based game, the goal is to build the dungeon out around the adventurer, drawing cards to add rooms, monsters, and treasure along the way. Is it fun? Heck yes! There are some limitations to turn-based games, but it’s ultimately one of the best games of this type I’ve seen in a long time.

An upside-down digital/analogue universe created from original artwork and recordings to commemorate 21 years of Radiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac.

Two years in the making, this incredible digital exhibition that commemorates 21 years since Radiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac albums. Originally intended as a physical exhibit, the pandemic changed everything, and Epic Games stepped in as an unlikely publisher, brining the Radiohead artist’s unique and intense artwork to life in one of the most unbelievable ways. The exhibit features artwork from Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood and sound design is by Nigel Godrich.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Based on a traditional Iñupiaq tale “Kunuuksaayuka”, this amazing and atmospheric puzzle platformer brings the myth to incredible new dimensions, connecting modern audiences with a traditional story. The original tale was first recorded by Robert Nasruk Cleveland in his collection Stories of the Black River People, and it’s incredible to see it brought to life in this way.

Players take on the role of an Iñupiaq girl named Nuna and her arctic fox companion as they puzzle out the meaning of the blizzard that ravages the world. The game was developed in conjunction with an Iñupiaq storyteller and is remarkable for the way it helps draw the player into aspects of traditional Iñupiaq culture. I really cannot gush about this one enough.

Gambrinous

Based in Dublin, Ireland, Gambrinous is an indie game studio dedicated to bringing the wonder of traditional tabletop and board games. They’ve released a bunch of simple games, always riffing off these traditional tabletop themes. One of their newest is Cardpocalypse, which is about saving the world in an RPG setting dedicated to being a 90s kid.

Radiohead

Well, it’s not really a “game” per se, but video games have a long history as art exhibits in and of themselves. Really, though, the best thing to do in this case is sink into the albums being commemorated themselves, or maybe watch this excellent mini-documentary about the artistic process behind this exhibition.

Upper One Games

Upper One Games is the first indigenous-owned video game developer and publisher in US history, a massive milestone on the road toward showcasing the incredible work and heritage of native people and culture. If you like this game, you’re certain to adore other stellar aesthetic platform games, like Ori and the Blind Forest.

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Nov 24, 2021

The Raspberry Pi Pico is the first official microcontroller to come from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and like the SBCs that came before it, the Pico is compatible with a variety of HATs from third party developers. Today we’ve got an exciting new barcode scanning Pico HAT and Barcode Scanner Breakout to share with you created by maker Om Singh. Om recently created a Kickstarter that has more than surpassed its initial goal, ensuring the new boards are well on their way to development. The HAT is designed to mount to the Pico while the breakout can connect to devices via microUSB. Both provide a variety of tools to both scan and process various barcodes.

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