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Looks slick!

A table with black fabric on it, and lots of A4 sheets with text on it. Each sheet describes a project, and there are PCBs and products on the sheets too.

Photo from above so the 9 sheets are seen. There are also some stickers.

Today we're at KiCon, the @kicad.org conference, showcasing our past, present, and future products!

Of course the biggest focus is on #KeebDeck 😊

Closeup on each column below.

Finally got my hands on a Watchy from @sqfmi.com.
Excited to make custom watch faces!

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Interesting article on Beepy's journey 😎 hackaday.com/2025/06/04/t...

Wish we were at #HackadayEurope right now :/

#throwback Original Tamagotchi ROM running on Watchy

How to insert and secure the display ribbon cable on Watchy:

GitHub - sqfmi/gachagc: PCB for Gachapon GameCube Controller PCB for Gachapon GameCube Controller. Contribute to sqfmi/gachagc development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com/sqfmi/gachagc

Awesome!!

Slap a XIAO nRF52 on it and done

Got one of the gachapon GameCube controllers, had to mod it to work for real 🎮

A black T-shirt with the KiCad logo

Love the shirt, thanks @kicad.org!

Male model facing the camera and looking to their right. They are wearing a black t-shirt that says "*heart* KiCad" in blue bodge wire with kapton tape. Their left sleeve has the KiCad logo printed on it.

Female model facing the camera and looking to their right. They are wearing a black t-shirt that says "*heart* KiCad" in blue bodge wire with kapton tape.

Just in time for KiCad's 2024 End of Year funding campaign, we have new 2025 sustainer-level t-shirts available, designed by the amazing Mellin Paulo Bernardo. The new shirts are upgraded with 100% soft, organic cotton.

Get yours today at donate.kicad.org

Documentation and Community

Enclosure designs - some made it to production!

Package design

Optimized layout, ready for mass production #hardware #oshw

First small batch production #Arduino #ESP32

Watchy - The first prototype of our e-ink watch back in 2018 #TBT

GitHub - sqfmi/badgy: Home of Badgy - IoT Badge Home of Badgy - IoT Badge. Contribute to sqfmi/badgy development by creating an account on GitHub.

And lastly, hardware and software files can be found here github.com/sqfmi/badgy

Badgy at #MakerFaire!

Badgy running #MicroPython

Badgy camera 📷

Badgy weather station

Badgy - An e-ink badge we built back in 2018 (currently EOL)
#throwback

Hello BSKY!