Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Announcing the winners of our Valentine's Day mini-campaign – plus a love letter to open source for resilient and sustainable technology – as illustrated by Alex's new "Beanie Bots" project and some cool things that came in the mail!

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Links:
// Valentine's mini campaign: hackster.io/news/celebrate-love-and-innovation-join-hackster-s-valentine-s-day-campaign-fe3eb0ff6593
// Valentine's projects tag: hackster.io/projects/tags/valentines
// Topic channels on Hackster: hackster.io/channels/topics
// Jiří Praus' Circuit Sculptures on Hackster Café: youtube.com/watch?v=V24kEFj8nUg&list=PLsRBa4uXjihZwcYrwwuPhsYxWtFwMBqDF&index=134&t=1795s
// Smart Citizen on Hackster Café: youtube.com/watch?v=AOvorpOD6lQ&list=PLsRBa4uXjihZwcYrwwuPhsYxWtFwMBqDF&index=1
// Alpenglow Coin Cell Power board: alpenglowindustries.com/products/coin-cell-power-board?variant=41469196042449
// Green-EE: bit.ly/green-ee-notion
// Companion Bots community on Hackster: hackster.io/companion-bots
// LightBlue Bean: punchthrough.com/bean