Newsbytes: IAAPA 2025 Post-Show Catch Up, Beetlejuice Pinball, Fishing Rod Games Return & More

Welcome to another Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that goes over small bytes of news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. It’s been a little while since the last of these, and there’s plenty that has got kind of lost in the shuffle between the trade shows this month, so before we fully start our IAAPA post-mortem, here is a good chance to brush up on what’s been happening (and an early glimpse of what’s...

November 22, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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The Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight

Arduino Team — November 21st, 2025 We’ve heard some questions and concerns following our recent Terms of Service and Privacy Policy updates. We are thankful our community cares enough to engage with us and we believe transparency and open dialogue are foundational to Arduino. Let us be absolutely clear: we have been open-source long before it was fashionable. We’re not going to change now. The Qualcomm acquisition doesn’t modify...

November 21, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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In a Sea of AI, SoulCrafted Is Daring to Be Human

Are you more excited about making art than ordering a robot to make it for you? MyMiniFactory hears your screams. 3D model repository MyMiniFactory has thought a lot about what it means to make art in a post-Gen AI world and has decided that what said world needs is soul. To that end, they’ve made SoulCrafted, an initiative focused on human-centric creations.  In part, this takes the form of a ban on AI-generated models on the...

November 21, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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A tabletop bowling lane machine you can 3D print at home

Arduino Team — November 20th, 2025 Bowling is a fun sport, but many of us see the complicated machinery running behind the scenes as just as engrossing. How do all of the mysterious contraptions actually work to pick up and reset pins? Now you can find out for yourself and also enjoy bowling at home by backing Danny Lum’s Mini Tabletop Bowling machine on Kickstarter. This campaign is for an entirely digital product: the 3D...

November 20, 2025Uncategorized, , 0 Comments
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Review: TwoTrees TTC-6050 CNC Router

Manufacturer: TwoTrees Price as tested: $1,799 Link: https://twotrees3d.com/products/twotrees-6050-cnc-router-machine Nothing excites a maker like a new tool in the workshop, and that especially rings true for anybody fortunate enough to welcome the TwoTrees TT-C6050 CNC. The machine feels like a steal with a retail price of $1,799. You’ll be hard pressed to find many competitors in the 2-foot size class under $2,000.

Specs

The TTC-6050 features a 600mm×500mm×100mm (23.6″×19.7″× 3.9″) work envelope with a 500W spindle that is...

November 18, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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Your journey in tech starts here: introducing the Arduino Starter Kit R4

Want to learn about electronics? Get your quick and easy start with the new Arduino Starter Kit R4, perfect for STEM fans of all ages – no prior experience required! The kit covers both coding and electronics through fun, engaging, and hands-on projects.  In addition to the tutorials included in the manual inside the box, you can explore a growing number of ideas online to unlock the full potential of the Arduino UNO R4 WiFi – and of...

November 18, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , 0 Comments
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19 Ways to Join CNC Corners

Which CNC joint is the strongest? Which is the fastest to cut? Billiam did the math. There are many ways to mate CNC panels, which is why we have a fantastic guide on CNC joinery for woodworking. But maybe you’ve read every single one of them and are still searching for the ultimate CNC joint? Billiam simulated 19 of them in CAD, evaluated each for rigidity, surface area, machining time, and effort, and crunched the numbers....

November 17, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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Japan Amusement Expo 2025: The Recap

The biggest amusement trade show of November is now only hours away, but before another IAAPA starts we have the matter of Japan’s Amusement Expo 2025 to recap. The two being so close to each other isn’t ideal, for reasons we have already detailed at length, but there’s nothing we can do about that, and it’s best to get this out of the way now before the IAAPA 2025 coverage snows things under for a little while. Naturally, we couldn’t be...

November 17, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Episode #811 – Jimmy Witherspoon, Pt. 2 – 1950-56

Air Week: November 17-23, 2025

Jimmy Witherspoon, Pt. 2 – 1950-56

Jimmy Witherspoon is one of most influential blues shouters to emerge after WWII and yet he remains just a footnote in the evolution of Rhythm & Blues and Rock n’ Roll. In part 1 of our 2 part feature on Spoon, we focused on his early recordings with Jay McShann’s band from 1945-50. During that time, Spoon recorded his signature tune, “Ain’t Nobody’s Business,” which topped...

November 16, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , , 0 Comments
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The Great IAAPA Expo 2025 Preview

Welcome to our IAAPA 2025 preview! In these annual posts before the event, we meticulously gather all of the information on the various manufacturers and their games that has been made available in advance – although do keep in mind, there is usually always an unexpected surprise somewhere. Just in case anyone is new here, IAAPA is a giant trade show held in the world capital of theme parks, Orlando, FL where the entire amusement industry (arcades, theme parks, and their...

November 14, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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