Desk of Ladyada - Lots of LEDs!

We finally sent out the IS31FL3741 breakout board with the 351 RGB LEDs - and we were thinking it would be fun to turn them into a set of glasses. We'll show how we had PaintYourDragon do a layout design for us and then how we're routing the 1000+ airwires! https://blog.adafruit.com/2021/07/30/large-price-increases-for-silicon-chips-from-official-distributors/ Also we had a short article about official disti price increases which we think is pretty important - we'll talk about why. The Great Search - 9 DoF IMU sensors / LSM9DS1 Alternative https://www.digikey.com/short/2jn5wfhp Given the news about LSM9DS1 price hikes (and BNO0xx unavailability) we're looking for alternatives to this chip. While there isn't a drop-in replacement, we'll chat about some things to look for in IMU sensors and algorithms you can use to create orientation-aware electronic hardware. #adafruit #deskofladyada #thegreatsearch Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------