3D Hangouts –  MP3 Player, Polished Metal Prints and Sea Slug

3D Hangouts – MP3 Player, Polished Metal Prints and Sea Slug

Author: Adafruit Industries January 22, 2026 Duration: 51:55
This week @adafruit we’re taking a look at our working prototype of a color sensing MP3 player. Chatting about polishing metal prints. This week’s time lapse features a sea slug with articulating parts. Feather PropMaker RP2040 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5768 RTC Adalogger FeatherWing https://www.adafruit.com/product/2922 AS7341 Color Sensor https://www.adafruit.com/product/4698 Timelapse Tuesday Valentines Glaucus Sea Slug By Taikounou https://makerworld.com/en/models/1005897-valentines-glaucus-sea-slug-flexi https://youtu.be/uWsIznlI7Go Community Makes https://www.printables.com/model/1560374-euchner-rotary-macropad https://www.printables.com/make/3151391?comment_id=3151391

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Duration: 5:49
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Deep Dive w/Scott: CircuitPython in Zephyr native simulator [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
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John Park's Workshop Live 2/19/26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:19
John Park's Workshop Live 2/19/26 Projects JPPPoW recap CircuitPython Parsec Learn Guide tool tips gear report and more! Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com -----------------------------------------…
3D Hangouts –  Lamps, Frames and Fidgets [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
This week @adafruit released the stained glass lamp using the CircuitPlayground Bluefruit. Looking at some prototyping and work in progress. This week’s time lapse features a mechanical fidget with helical gears. Stained…
Professor Bubbleton's Breathing Head in A Jar - DIY Tutorial [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:59
Step right up and behold Professor Bubbleton’s Breathing Head, a curious apparatus to keep your audience on the edge of their seats. A submerged head rests under theatrical LED illumination sealed inside a clear apotheca…
Stained Glass Lamp [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:10
Build a stained glass inspired lamp with tap and Bluetooth controls. Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/stained-glass-lamp Use translucent filament to give the shades a stained glass effect. This project features light me…
CircuitPython Weekly Meeting for February 17, 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:51
Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2026/2026-02-17.md Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython…