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Wahlap Scores Top Honors While Launching Storm Racer 2 Worldwide

Today we have a sponsored post & press release from Wahlap, a continued advertiser here on the site. With Storm Racer 2 now shipping worldwide (with two sources having imported the game here in North America, Betson and Amusement Source International), and some industry awards they’ve collected, they are looking to build on that momentum. This also includes an interesting slide that provides a little industry data from China covering 2025 – this is not data I’ve seen before and...

February 3, 2026Uncategorized0 Comments
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Finding Creative Flow: Kayte Sabicer’s Maker Faire Wisdom

The energy of Maker Faire Bay Area creates a palpable buzz steaming from creative minds sharing their passions. This year, one of the presentations came from Kayte Sabicer—a professional model maker and fabricator whose hands have helped shape the tangible worlds of films like Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, The Mandalorian, and Phil Tippett’s Mad God. For those who follow Adam Savage’s Tested, Kayte is also a familiar face. But hearing her speak in person was an important...

February 3, 2026Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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Best Dev Boards for Cosplay

Even the most gorgeous gowns and amazing accessories are static when you’re standing still. But cool cosplay can come to life with moving lights and sound effects. If you want to add LED animation, audio atmosphere, or sensors to your wearable creation, you’re in luck. These days there are plenty of great boards to choose from. Here are five to get you started.

Beginner-Friendly Boards

Adafruit Circuit Playground Express

Photography by Erin St. Blaine This board is packed...

February 2, 2026Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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This Stream Deck alternative runs on an Arduino UNO Q

Arduino Team — February 1st, 2026 If you do a lot of creative work, you’ve probably found that your computer’s keyboard and mouse alone just don’t cut it. There are simply too many different shortcuts and macros to cover with memorable key combos. That’s why BlommeJan used an Arduino UNO Q to build the Starkpad. Starkpad is similar to an Elgato Stream Deck. But instead of having a bunch of physical buttons with their own...

February 1, 2026Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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Episode #822 – 1956: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 1

Air Week: February 2-8, 2026

1956: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 1

This week, we journey back 70 years as the “Juke In The Back” puts the ol’ Rockola Jukebox front and center and we present part 1 of a 2 part feature on the biggest jukebox jivers from 1956. It was the first full year of Rock n’ Roll Music crossing over from its Rhythm & Blues roots into mainstream Pop Culture. The line between R&B and...

February 1, 2026Uncategorized, , , , , , , , , , 0 Comments
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Location Watch January 2026: New Arcades Opening Across The World

Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts here at Arcade Heroes that shares new arcades which have opened their doors all around the world. January is usually a pretty quiet month for new openings in most parts of the world, but we have found numerous places that have started trading in the first weeks of the year, and any shortage is made up for by a few we missed from the tail end of 2025. Thanks to our...

February 1, 2026Uncategorized0 Comments
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Particle, Digi, and the XBee That Started It All   

On Tuesday, Particle announced its acquisition by Digi — the very creators of the XBee — representing a full circle moment for its founder Zach Supalla. “One of my core beliefs when I started Particle,” said Zach, “was that the maker movement and professional engineering are part of the same continuum, and that we could build a business serving both by making tools that are easy to use for rapid prototyping and hardened for industrial-grade products. We’ve proven that...

January 31, 2026Uncategorized, , 0 Comments
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Speed Rider 4DX & Mini World Are Now Available Through Bandai Namco

January is finally coming to a close and with that, we have some game release news to share with you. As stated in the headline, Bandai Namco has begun shipping out two games that they debuted at IAAPA 2025 – the motorcycle racing game Speed Rider 4DX and the kid-friendly light-gun game Mini World. Let’s take a look at both of these in case you had missed the info about them previously.

Speed Rider 4DX

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January 30, 2026Uncategorized0 Comments
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Best Dev Boards for Music

Making something then using it to play beautiful music or find peculiar sounds is an enjoyable and rewarding experience. We have been creating music and sound for at least 40,000 years, and makers today have access to all sorts of fun tools that we can use in our quest for cool sounds. I’ve seen countless awesome audio projects from makers in every corner of the world, from vintage analog bleeps and bloops to futuristic gestural controllers. There are many different...

January 30, 2026Uncategorized, , , , , , , 0 Comments
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