Because Adafruit publishes all source files and documents its kits well, an active community has grown around it, with participants constantly sharing derivative designs. Adafruit also hosts a weekly streaming video show, “Ask an Engineer,” where Fried fields electronics questions and shows off new kits.
Limor received a Pioneer Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2009, and in april 2011 she was featured on the cover of Wired magazine’s “How to Make Stuff” issue.

—Becky Stern