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Honk's Island sold, building demolished

Honk's Island, the small rocky outcropping west of the Stonington Fish Pier, has been sold.

Spofford Wanning House

One of the oldest houses in Blue Hill is located next door to the Congregational Church on Main Street, just up the hill from the library.

Conversation with a prolific playwright who colors outside the lines

There's nothing \"average\" about Carolyn Gage, a Bar Harbor playwright who wrote The Anastasia Trials in the Court of Women, which opens at the New Surry Theatre in Blue Hill on Friday, March 14. She's an autistic, feminist lesbian, a national-award-winning author of 88 plays (so far), as well as essays and short stories. Calling her \"prolific\" understates the breadth of her reach, talent and creativity.

Thoughts on the Madrid Pen Show: November 15 - 17, 2024

The Madrid (Spain) Pen Show took place in an enclosed hall on the third floor of a parking structure not far from the Real Madrid soccer stadium in a northern suburb of the city.

Remembering Julian Hillel Kreeger, March 1, 1940 - November 22, 2024: Saying Goodbye to the Nib Maestro

On November 22, 2024, Contributing Editor Julian H. Kreeger passed away after a years-long struggle with illnesses.

living in a material world

Once again, the French atelier S.T. Dupont has found inspiration from its own archive of guilloche engraving. The new S.T. Dupont Monogram 1872 collection's ridged guilloche pattern is based on a pattern from the 1950s and is a combination of smooth, ridged, horizontal, vertical, and parallel lines combined in an italic motif that speaks to pure mid-20th-century elegance.

Inspiration from Ottoman Culture

The new Graf von Faber-Castell Pen of the Year 2024: Ottoman Culture recalls the era when Europe's fascination with Turkish art and culture began.

V-Mail Hits the Road

A PW article by David Watts Jr. was expanded into a multimedia presentation.

Hastil and the Slim, Straight, Metal Pen Today

In this concluding chapter, we explore the ways that current makers are applying modernist design in a new formulation of the well-worn dialogue between form and function.

The Show with a Capital “T”

Pen show patriarch Terry Mawhorter is beloved for his two pen shows, but it is his principled nature that inspires loyalty.

Pond Hockey Classic a slap shot success

Blue skies and pristine ice set up a perfect day for the Peninsula Skating Association's Pond Hockey Classic on February 8 in Blue Hill.

Forum hosts Island school board, Deer Isle select board candidates

A Meet the Candidates event hosted by the Deer Isle Sunset Congregational Church provided an opportunity for the community to interact with two candidates running for one seat on the Deer Isle select board and four candidates vying for two Community School District 13 school board seats: three declared candidates and write-in Jessica Lynne Witham.

All hands on deck for Blue Hill barn fire

A burning barn off Salt Pond Road in Blue Hill sent every Peninsula fire department racing to the scene on Tuesday, February 18.

Parker's First "Aluminum Cap Pen”

The \"51\" may have been Parker's most famous metal cap and plastic barrel pen, but the Duo-Tone was the first.

Phoenix Rising: Penchetta Pen and Knife

Phoenix, Arizona's leading brick-and-mortar pen shop is experiencing a second lease on life under new ownership.

Feeling Fine

JULIAN H. KREEGER explores trends in nib preferences.

Accelerating AI 61+X500

Handwritten Digit Recognition with FPGA-Powered CNNs

Learn Lisp Programming Using MCUS

Part 3—Forward Kinematics in µLisp

Introducing Bluetooth LE Audio

Part 2—Learning the Intricacies of these New Specifications

Datasheet: DSPs and DSCs

Smarter Algorithms and Beyond

Exploring the RP2350 Security

Raspberry Pi's Novel \"Security through Transparency\" Approach

The Future of Voice-Enabled AI Industry Advancements in MEMS Microphones for Voice AI

Acoustic Activity Detection and High Acoustic Overload Point Transform Voice Interaction Advancements in MEMS microphones are enhancing voiceenabled AI technologies across various consumer electronics.

Pison and STMicroelectronics Announce Timex as Neural Sensor Partner, Ushering a New Era of Neurocognitive Wearables

Pison, the trailblazer in AI-powered neural sensors for neurocognitive health, wellness, and gesture control, announced it has begun licensing its innovative neural sensor to leading smartwatch and wearable brands.

HSYCO Unveils New BACnet Server Driver for Enhanced Building Automation

HSYCO, a leading provider of integrated building management solutions, is excited to announce the release of its new BACnet Server driver.

Wearable Devices Announces Availability of its Mudra Link Neural Gesture-Control Wristband

Wearable Devices, Ltd., announced the general availability of its Mudra Link, the first neural wristband for Android, macOS, and Windows devices.

Longsys Launches 7.2mm Subsize eMMC, Breaking the Physical Space Constraints of AI Wearables

In the design of wearable devices, every millimeter matters.

Create an AI-Driven Smart Home Security System

Part 1- Setup and First Steps of the Raspberry Pi AI Kit

An Air Quality Monitor with a Blues Satellite Link Module

Brian had no sooner finished the review of Blues' LoRa Notecard when the new Starnote module was introduced. This module allows an IoT device to link to a geosynchronous satellite, for situations in which neither WiFi nor Cellular data links are operational. This article describes a project using the Starnote module.

FIVE NEW VEHICLES ARRIVING IN 2025 THAT WERE WORTH THE WAIT

Ready to buy a new car? Well, you might want to wait because there are some cool and compelling models coming soon to a showroom near you.

The Intention Revolution

LYNNE McTAGGART is one of the central authorities on the new science of consciousness, and the award-winning author of seven books, including the internationally bestselling The Intention Experiment, The Field, The Bond, and The Power of Eight.