iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Need a senior engineer in #Aotearoa New Zealand - but not enough to justify sending someone over? I’m available for short engineering assignments. I’m good at practical eng., unusual environs, prototypes, mfg & troubleshooting. Need a trusted pair of technical eyes & ears? Contact me!

Woman in a gold jacket and a drill in her hand.

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Electromagnetic Field @emfcamp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We're still knee-deep in EMF 2026 accounts, but we can confirm that the swap shop and other donation links raised £5,437.57 for charity. We've split this evenly between our three charities for this year: • Medical Aid for Palestinians • Not a Phase - notaphase.org • London's Air Ambulance

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pimoroni @pimoroni.com · 30/09/2026

We couldn't resist trying out Quake on our Explorer - thanks github.com/zenodante! Check out the project here: github.com/zenodante/RP...

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pimoroni @pimoroni.com · 24/09/2026

Start getting your SpOoOoOoOky game on with this remote controlled glowing skull! learn.pimoroni.com/article/cont...

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Controlling Plasma 2350 W via Infrared Remote

Learn how to connect our Infrared Receiver and Remote Kit up to Plasma (or any board with Qw/ST).

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Holodeck Four @holodeckfour.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

No one can get a hold of him so far.

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Holodeck Four @holodeckfour.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

starfleetbeefcake/Chris Mumford. Do any of you have a way of reaching out to this man? He seems to be a pretty involved cosplayer and he’s made a concerning post on Instagram. I fear he is at imminent risk for self harm.

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Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Doom running on an #EMFcamp badge on a Monitor!

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pimoroni @pimoroni.com · 21/09/2026

Bring your models to life with TinyFX! Add sound, lighting, and other effects to your lego builds, model kits, and diaramas: learn.pimoroni.com/article/easy...

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Easy Sensors For Tiny FX

Learn how sensors can be used to make interactive Tiny FX projects.

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 11/09/2026

Now this is really rather good. And very entertaining. Out now!

Copy of "How to Design a Universe" by Catherine Heymans held up. Background is water and willow tree.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

94yr old JOHN WILLIAMS delivered a surprise performance of ‘The Imperial March” from Star Wars in front of 13,000 people at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday night. He is the soundtrack to our lives.

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Jonothan @jonothan.dev · 05/09/2026

Testing a little camera module connected to my @pimoroni.com Badger 2350, and it works! Once soldered, UI and gallery + case designed and printed, I’ll have myself a cute lo-fi dither cam! Will follow up with a blog on parts and process!

Badger e-ink badge showing grid of photos at various exposures connected via a breadboard to a camera module.

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Mark Hodgkinson @iamhodgy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just found a useless product on AliExpress. Anyone for Snake oil?

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Mark Hodgkinson @iamhodgy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Oh just me turning note rain into midi data

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 26/08/2026

8bit Pixel Lab - beta. hewco.itch.io/8bit-pixel-lab I've released a graphics tool that is designed to help you make graphics and levels for various 8bit computers. Available now. I've tested mostly on Linux, and there is a version for Windows and Mac. Please let me know if you spot any bugs.

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8bit Pixel Lab - Windows, Mac & Linux by Hewco

Create Character map and Tile map graphics for the Vic 20

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wendy norris @wendynorris.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's been such an awful couple of years. Let's honor one of the best people on the planet.

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Gadgetoid @gadgetoid.com · 19/08/2026

Pinout now has a GPIO page documenting all the miscellaneous guff. Many, many, many other changes and a dizzying amount still to go (drift between languages and lots of metadata mess to fix) pinout.xyz/pinout/gpio

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GPIO at Raspberry Pi GPIO Pinout

Raspberry Pi general purpose IO pins

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Mark Hodgkinson @iamhodgy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

There is some strange wet stuff falling from the sky

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Gadgetoid @gadgetoid.com · 15/08/2026

HOWDY HAVE YOU EVER ANTED TO SHAREPINS NOW YU CAN SHARE PINS HAVE FUN SHARE PINS!!! pico2.pinout.xyz#l=01aHowdy;0...

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Raspberry Pi Pico 2 GPIO Pinout

An interactive, accessible and beautiful GPIO Pinout guide for the Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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pimoroni @pimoroni.com · 28/07/2026

🎂It's our birthday! We've just turned 14, and we're having a sale! 💰Save up to 40% on 1,449 products in our store. Including 25% off Picade, 35% off LiPo Amigo Pro, and 25% all of our Badgeware boards. 📅But, be quick! The birthday sale ends on August 5 11:59PM BST. blog.pimoroni.com/its-our-birt...

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It's our birthday — Save up to 40%!

Pimoroni began back in 2012 with the aim of selling laser cut acrylic cases for the Raspberry Pi. Yes, in 2012 our Pibow cases were our first and only product. Fast forward to 2026, and we're now 14 ...

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Charlie Birks @charlie.daft.games · 28/07/2026

@pimoroni.com birthday seems like a good opportunity to bring out the original pibow (with rev1 pi inside)

Two pirate minifigures standing either side of a Raspberry Pi model B in a rainbow pibow case.

There's a rainbow benchy in the background, along with a Pico LiPo 2 XL W and the bottom of some BadgeWare just about visible.

Top view of the pi to make its oldness more visible. (There are no mounting holes and the USB fuses are present)

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 27/07/2026

Ooo well I wasn't expecting my book "Up - A Scientist's Guide to the Magic above Us" to be recommend in the FT but yay!! ‘Stand out … a persuasive case for getting our noses out of our phones and raising our eyes to the skies.’ 🆙 £wall www.ft.com/content/7663...

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Lessons from the skies and the squid — four standout books about the environment

The life forms shaped by symbiosis; bringing sustainability into the boardroom; and a warning about wilder weather

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Mark Hodgkinson @iamhodgy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I guy who said he was from @raspberrypi.com had a nice light show at #emfcamp Under the shade of the trees it still looked good in the day. The 1st version was leaning due to the weight of the cables, I was happy lend a had taking the bamboo stick with the cables down. It was working great later

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Jonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

TIL one of the villages at EMF has been running their own entirely independent Call for Participation. www.bodgeham-on-wye-gov.uk/services/par...

Parish Hall

The Bodgeham-on-Wye Parish Hall is a historic building dating back to the reclamation of the Wye Valley by William the Squanderer, in 1453. Although the majority of the original structure was destroyed in the great fire of 1972, the hall has been lovingly restored in gleaming white PVC, and seats 30 people comfortably.

Hold your event in the Parish Hall

The Parish Hall events committee welcomes submissions for innovative uses of the space to bring the local community together. These could be talks and workshops from eloquent orators, cultural and musical performances, or gatherings of like-minded individuals.

To submit your proposal, please see our Call for Proposals.

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Documentally @documental.ly · 19/07/2026

Jonty signs off with the team at #emfcamp

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Jonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Just been informed that the #emfcamp closing ceremony was broadcast via satellite TV across Asia and some of Europe, so that happened.

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pimoroni @pimoroni.com · 16/07/2026

Our Tiny FX & Tiny FX W (Wi-Fi) boards are #RP2040 light, sound and sensor platforms that integrate into your #LEGO ®-compatible projects. This new how-to series will get you started. Part 1: Getting setup and ready for a project. learn.pimoroni.com/article/what...

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 15/07/2026

Today only - don't miss out! My e-book (Up - A Scientist's Guide to the Magic Above Us) is available for 99p from Amazon. Aimed at Radio 4 listeners - adult readers with an interest in the world around us but not necessarily with any science background. Tell your parents! amzn.eu/d/053vIKR9

Advertising pic of the book Up by Lucy Rogers. Quote above by Helen Macdonald (author of H is for Hawk) "A book rich with light, love and the best kind of astonishment"

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 14/07/2026

Just tried to explain #EMFCamp2026 to someone. Oh my. Where to start?? I would travel half way round the world to go to @emfcamp.bsky.social

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 09/07/2026

My talk has been scheduled for @emfcamp.bsky.social Friday 17th 6pm stage B Books available to buy and if you'd like me to scrawl in it I will be happy to do so :) www.emfcamp.org/schedule/202...

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Awe and Wonder in the Sky

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Mark Hodgkinson @iamhodgy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I am cutting the grass. Do you like my state of the art lawn mower?

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pimoroni @pimoroni.com · 01/07/2026

New Pimoroni learn guide! @biglesp.bsky.social has written a follow up smart home guide. This time he has made his living room smart with a series of Sonoff smart plugs and a button called "The Orb". learn.pimoroni.com/article/buil... #smarthome #sonoff #homeassistant

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New tutorial! Build a thermal camera with a @pimoroni.com Tufty 2350 and an MLX90640 thermal camera breakout. Now your conference badge can do more than tell everyone your name! learn.pimoroni.com/article/buil...

Thermal image of Connor, taken with a Tufty 2350 thermal camera

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Mark Hodgkinson @iamhodgy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Almost free cuppa. @drlucyrogers.com Only cost me a Tea bag, and milk.

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Mark Hodgkinson @iamhodgy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

here is one for you @bhaalspawn.bsky.social Austin powers: international man of Mystery (1997) Is now as old as Barbarella (1968) was when Austin powers IMOM came out

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Electromagnetic Field @emfcamp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Our talk and workshop line-up is live! Please favourite things to help our scheduling robot make sensible decisions. www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026 Keep an eye on the list - Family Workshops, Music, and installations will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Line-up

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Mark Hodgkinson @iamhodgy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Adding a second screen to my @pimoroni.com pico lipo Xl SP/CE up your display. You could do it with any full pico, but the SP/CE connector on the Pico Display Pack snd the Pico Lipo Xl make it easy. The Pimoroni Pico Lipo 2 & the Pimoroni Plus 2 (not the W) also have SP/CE

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 08/06/2026

My @rigb.org talk is now available (free) online. RI is a special place - so much science history, curiosity & wonder in one lecture theatre. Was also great to see some of the equipment used by scientists I refer to in my book. AND I got to explode a hydrogen balloon (life goals!)

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Why the sky is blue, how butterflies migrate & the true story of Halley's Comet | with Lucy Rogers

YouTube video by The Royal Institution

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Jonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Because some people seem to be missing this. If you are attending @emfcamp.bsky.social and want a Spaceagon, or to upgrade your Tildagon from 2024 to a Spaceagon: YOU MUST PRE-ORDER IT NOW. Full details in the blog post: blog.emfcamp.org/2026/05/28/t... #emfcamp #emfcamp2026

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Above it yellow text says "YOU MUST PRE-ORDER YOUR SPACEAGON". Below it yellow text says "ALSO THE ACTUAL ARTWORK IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT, OK".

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Chris Parrott @zodiusinfuser.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Improved the light sequence on the #BlueBrixx Stargate on Planet set, and more importantly added sounds via the @pimoroni.com Tiny FX! 🔊

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Chris Parrott @zodiusinfuser.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Recently got the #BlueBrixx Stargate on Planet set, and just had to light it up using one of my @pimoroni.com Tiny FX boards! Here's my first attempt at the dialling sequence.

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Chris Parrott @zodiusinfuser.bsky.social · 14/05/2026