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IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 5: Amusement Source International, Coastal Amusements, Ace

Continuing our coverage of the IAAPA 2025 trade show that took place in Orlando, FL, we are now taking a look at three companies who have a fairly strong connection to one another: North American distributors Amusement Source International and Coastal Amusements, and Ace Amusement. The latter has become a bigger player on the scene recently with their output behind fellow Chinese factories Wahlap and UNIS, providing some of the content that both ASI and Coastal bring over. For previous coverage...

December 10, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Review: Work IQ Vise

Manufacturer: Work IQ Price as tested: $280 Link: https://workiqtools.com/collections/iq-vise-system/products/iq-vise A vise for someone who wants ball joints on all the things. This medium-duty bench vise sports a 360° quick-locking pivot and plenty of accessories, and it’s even sturdier than it looks. Designed to cover multiple types of jobs, it handles all benchtop and some front vise clamping cases. The included Flex Fit sleeves are notched for various shaped workpieces, and grippy for softer materials. I wish all my vises...

December 10, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , 0 Comments
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Fixing the garage fridge with an Arduino controller

Arduino Team — December 10th, 2025 Every garage needs a refrigerator to keep drinks cold during sweaty projects, but Rick Fryar’s Sanyo mini fridge was on the blink. Seemingly at random, it would either run the condenser constantly until everything was frozen, or not run the condenser at all. To get it working again without spending a fortune, Fryar used an Arduino to control the refrigerator. Old refrigerators and cheap modern refrigerators are very basic...

December 10, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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University of Padua students celebrate Arduino’s 20th anniversary with innovative projects

To mark Arduino’s 20th anniversary, the IEEE Student Branch at the University of Padua organized a special competition that challenged students to push the boundaries of what’s possible. The summer-long contest culminated in a presentation on November 19th at the Department of Information Engineering, where three teams showcased projects ranging from gesture-controlled vehicles to environmental monitoring stations and smart swimming sensors.

Inspiring student innovation through hands-on engineering

Professor Matteo Meneghini, advisor of the IEEE Student Branch, explains...

December 9, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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Join Us Our Fireside Chat With Paper Inventions Author Kathy Ceceri!

Join us for a Fireside Chat Wednesday, December 10th at 4:30 PM PST with Dale Dougherty and Kathy Ceceri, author and educator, as she shares the story behind the updated and revised edition of a Make: classic, Paper Inventions. This new edition ignites imagination with hours of hands-on STEAM activities for young inventors and busy adults.  In this Fireside Chat, Kathy will talk about her creative process behind the more than 30 fun projects and variations in this book,...

December 9, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , 0 Comments
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Guide to Boards 2026: Super (Tiny) Computers

I remember getting my first Arduino in 2007 (a Diecimila “Prototype Limited Edition”), excitedly plugging it into my computer, and programming it as a brain transplant for my Roomba (thanks, todbot!). I vividly recall the arrival of my first Raspberry Pi (Model B, code 2, with just 256MB of RAM!), and my Automotive EE friends making fun of it for using an SD card for storage, which they estimated would wear out after a year or two. These devices allowed...

December 8, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , 0 Comments
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Episode #814 – Don & Dewey

Air Week: December 8-14, 2025

Don & Dewey

Don Bowman and Dewey Terry never scored a national hit record, but together as the 1950s duo Don & Dewey, they remain one of R&B and early Rock n’ Roll’s best kept secrets. They grew up as friends in Pasadena, CA, joining fellow students at John Muir High School to form The Squires. In 1955, the group scored a local Los Angeles hit with “Sindy,” which has since become...

December 7, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , , , , 0 Comments
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IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 4: Andamiro USA, Pinball, UNIS

Continuing our coverage of the IAAPA 2025 trade show that took place in Orlando, FL last month, this fourth wrap-up post gets a few varied companies out of the way: China’s UNIS, one of the biggest names in amusement out of that country, the two major factories in pinball that appeared at the show this year (Stern and Jersey Jack), and the North American arm of long-standing South Korean arcade outfit, Andamiro. For previous coverage in case you missed it: IAAPA...

December 6, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Maker Faire Shenzhen Soars to New Heights

It’s always a shock to witness the scale of things in China’s Bay Area. Despite only being the third largest national central city in China, Shenzhen dwarfs the combined population of the three largest US cities. Descending toward Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, this notion of scale is reinforced, as one immense skyscraper after another dominates the horizon, even as new construction dots the outskirts of the city. Likewise, Maker Faire Shenzhen continues to grow and impress. This year...

December 4, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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Review: MicroJig Grr-Ripper 2Go

Manufacturer: MicroJig Price as tested: $20 Link: https://www.microjig.com/products/grr-ripper2-go If you have a table saw, you need a push block. It can be as simple as a scrap stick or as fancy as the MicroJig Grr-Ripper Pro all over YouTube. There’s a middle ground in the Grr-Ripper 2Go. It’s magically grippy, far more than my generic store-bought block or homemade plywood board. And compared to a narrow stick, it’s easier to push inward and down with one hand.  The 2Go...

December 4, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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