One of the top articles today is about a nifty eink project that was built for purpose. The comments are great, as usual, with a links and resources for others to build something similar with some being blogs of DIY projects. Others posted (new to me) companies selling similar products.
There is also JLCPCB and PCBWAY which are not directly "blogs or shops" but more like platforms with manufacturing built in. The projects page: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/ offers people really cool projects to learn and take inspiration from.
I follow the Hobby CNC space so people like Barton Dring (https://www.tindie.com/stores/33366583/ and his elecrow store: https://www.elecrow.com/store/BartDring) are book marked. Odrive (https://odriverobotics.com/) and Esk8news(https://forum.esk8.news/) and Foil.zone (electronics for e-foils) https://foil.zone/ are also places I visit frequently along with endless spere for ebikes....
My "ask hn" is where are the others? Post all the links to independent forums and electronics stores/blogs/resources!
I am familiar with;
1. https://www.seeedstudio.com/ 2. https://www.tindie.com/ 3. https://www.adafruit.com/ 4. https://www.sparkfun.com/ 5. https://shop.pimoroni.com/en-us
Most people that have a passing interest in "arduino" or "raspberry pi" have heard of these shops or marketplaces... perhaps not.
Either way, I learned of two other companies that have very cool offerings like;
1. https://soldered.com/ 2. https://shop.trmnl.com
There is also JLCPCB and PCBWAY which are not directly "blogs or shops" but more like platforms with manufacturing built in. The projects page: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/ offers people really cool projects to learn and take inspiration from.
I follow the Hobby CNC space so people like Barton Dring (https://www.tindie.com/stores/33366583/ and his elecrow store: https://www.elecrow.com/store/BartDring) are book marked. Odrive (https://odriverobotics.com/) and Esk8news(https://forum.esk8.news/) and Foil.zone (electronics for e-foils) https://foil.zone/ are also places I visit frequently along with endless spere for ebikes....
My "ask hn" is where are the others? Post all the links to independent forums and electronics stores/blogs/resources!