Latest SparkFun News Posts
Maker Faire and New Stuff
Maker Faire 2008 was another extremely entertaining event. We got to catch up with lots of current customers (you guys rock) and met many new friends.
Insanity of Scale
We <i>accidentally</i> stepped on an SD card, and what we found inside mystifies me.
TrampoLine Musical Instrument
Cass emailed us about an interesting, nicely polished, new musical instrument created by a student team in the United Kingdom.
Wanna see something neat?
I love it when I hear this in the office. Every once and awhile we get to hear from a SparkFun customer who is working on something phenomenal. Most recently, Aaron our tech support guru forwarded me an email from Jared, a customer using the GeoChron in a unique way.
Hey! We're Going to Maker Faire
We'll be at Maker Faire next week, Friday 5/2 to Sunday 5/4. If you're anywhere near San Francisco or San Mateo, you should swing by the SparkFun booth! We're bringing things... Blinky things. And some fun stuff too.
Acclerometer Etchasketch
It's probably been done a few times before, but it's really neat to be able to control an Etchasketch with a couple accelerometers.
Rotary Potentiometers
It's like a capacitive rotary dial with the need for sensitive ICs! The Softpot Rotary from Spectrasymbol is the latest of a handful of new potentiometers.