New products, Eagle libraries and light-up beards, oh my

The new LilyMini ProtoSnap and LilyPad Sewable Electronics Kit are here, and so are fantastic new Flip-Pins and a GPS shield! View this email as a web page [here]. [sf-logo-264-white.png] [WHAT'S NEW] [TOP SELLERS] [ARDUINO] [RASPBERRY PI] [SALE] [TUTORIALS] [VIDEO] The LilyPad Sewable Electronics Kit: It's here, and it's sew exciting [good.jpeg] The [LilyPad Sewable Electronics Kit] lets you explore the wonderful world of electronic sewing (e-sewing) through a series of introductory projects using the LilyPad system. You’ll learn how to sew basic circuits to light up LEDs and control them with buttons and switches. Experiment with a pre-programmed circuit that reacts to ambient light levels on the new [LilyMini ProtoSnap]. In addition to LilyPad LEDs and battery holders, the kit comes with two different ProtoSnap boards that let you explore the circuit before you sew the pieces into a project using conductive thread. [Product_LilyPad-Sewable-Electronics-kit_play.jpg] [Order your new LilyPad kit today] [14030-01.jpg] The [SparkFun Mini GPS Shield] equips your Arduino Mini with access to a GPS module, µSD memory card socket and all of the other peripherals you’ll need to turn your Arduino into a position-tracking, speed-monitoring, altitude-observing wonder logger. The shield is based around the [GP-735] GPS module, a 56-channel GPS receiver featuring a uBlox 7th generation chip set and an up to 10Hz update rate. The board also uses a level shifter, so there’s no need to worry about the logic voltage of your Arduino Mini. [Product_Mini-GPS-shield_play.jpg] [Make your GPS small but mighty] [14102-01_600x600.jpg] The Android Things Kit is a set of hardware that, when paired with the [Intel® Edison Base Kit], provides a set of hardware to start using [Android Things]. Android Things is a software suite that combines an embedded OS, core services, developer kit and developer console. [Explore the world of Android Things] [cropped.jpg] [Flip-Pins] are a fantastic new way to add headers to your breakout board. Designed by Fliptronics, Flip-Pins are the third generation of the Integrated Circuit (IC) pins that can be soldered into a PCB and that look and act as much like an IC pin as possible. With the unique plastic aligner, the pins are held 0.100" apart, with a 0.062" solder tail exposed. Each of the pins comes in a black plastic sleeve, to keep them aligned while soldering. Once soldered, the sleeve gets removed, and you are left with headers that can easily fit into a breadboard or IC socket with the greatest of ease. We offer [8-pin], [14-pin] and [20-pin] lengths, and these can easily be doubled up for even longer lengths. [These Flip-Pins are flippin' useful] [device-example.png] Here at SparkFun, our [Eagle libraries] are the epitome of our open-source philosophy. Every device we’ve ever prototyped with, and every package we’ve ever stuck on a red board, lives somewhere in that collection of .lbr files. Unfortunately, so too does did a lot of garbage. Over the past half-year or so, our internal DFM (Design for Manufacturability) team has been working to clean up those Eagle libraries. And yesterday we pushed those changes to the master branch of the [GitHub repository]. Check out the new and improved, tightened-up SparkFun Eagle libraries - now with uniformity, verified packages and documentation! [Fly like a new, improved Eagle] [T3_-_Beard_Decorations-04.jpg] Tired of wearing the same old, clichéd ugly sweater to the company holiday party? Check out Nick's latest, and possibly most festive, DIY project: [the Jinglebeard]. Using a handful of addressable LEDs and a Pro Micro (and some impulse-purchase ornaments), you too can outshine your coworkers at this season's gatherings with some facial festoonery. [Get weird with your beard] Have questions about boards, sensors, tools, kits, or widgets for your project? Contact [SparkFun Tech Support] for answers. SparkFun is hiring! Think you have what it takes to join the madness? Find updated job openings and apply on our [jobs page]. [Share on Facebook] [Share on LinkedIn] [Share on Twitter] SparkFun Electronics 6333 Drycreek Pkwy Niwot, CO 80503 You received this email because you are subscribed to Weekly SparkFun Newsletter from SparkFun Electronics. Update your [email preferences] to choose the types of emails you receive. [Unsubscribe from all future emails]