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15 Jun

Friday Product Post: Just a "bit" Outside

Plenty of new micro:bit products, Printed Sensors from Bare Conductive, and the new guidebook for the SIK v4.0!

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14 Jun

Using Modules and Sub-Assemblies

There's no right answer whether or not to use modules or sub-assemblies; both options carry risks and rewards. Today I cover those options and what to consider when faced with this decision.

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13 Jun

SparkFun Gives Day Starts Tomorrow

Five percent of customer sales go to the Electronic Frontier Foundation!

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12 Jun

Raspberry Pi Python IDE Comparison

A quick look at the default IDEs that come with the Raspbian for developing Python applications.

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11 Jun

One-Day Sales in June!

A sale a day keeps the boredom away.

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8 Jun

Friday Product Post: We Came, We Saw, We Soldered!

Holy new products, Batman! Today we have the new Pixy2 CMUcam5, a new high-grade soldering iron from Weller, and a few new LilyPad e-textile boards!

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7 Jun

Mort and Mary Present: BLE Soil Moisture Sensor with the Ultra-Low Power Works

It took a year to take a mess of wires, hardware and WiFi dependency and turn it into a new solution to monitor plants and the environment anywhere without a WiFi password. This is BLE-IOP.

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6 Jun

My Adventures with Open Hardware

A look back at one maker's timeline to success

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5 Jun

Our favorite LED resources

Upon examination, we have a LOT of LED love to share.

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4 Jun

ATP: How OBD2 Works

Want to get started with car hacking? This video is for you!

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