Here’s some of our wares you might want to buy on the traditional mad shopping day. The Black Friday post: it’s good for sales, but embarrassingly commercial.
- Bus Pirate universal serial interface ($30), LCD adapter ($9), probe cable ($5), and case ($2.50)
- #twatch network LCD and Twitter scroller ($45 w/LCD, $30 without, shipped) and #twatch acrylic frame ($2.50)
- Logic Sniffer logic analyzer ($45) and probe cables ($6, get two!)
- USB Infrared Toy ($20) infrared receiver and analyzer
- Web Platform ($40) business card size web server
- Flash Destroyer kit ($30) burn an EEPROM until it dies
We’re proud to work with Seeed Studio to make copies of our open source projects available. When there are cheap rapid prototyping machines you’ll be able to print our projects at home, until then, there’s Seeed Studio. Seeed has inexpensive worldwide shipping starting from $2.85, most of our projects include shipping in the cost.
For every hardware hacker, there’s the Bus Pirate. Figure out a new chip without writing code, program AVR microcontrollers, and more. Forget elegant abstraction, learn about electronic interfaces at a very low level. The Bus Pirate is shipping now. $30, including worldwide shipping. A probe cable is available for $5.
Bus Pirate LCD Adapter v2. Control HD44780 LCDs from the Bus Pirate with this breakout board. You can build the adapter with a few parts and a bread board, or you can get it at Seeed Studio for $9.
The #twatch is the Twitter addict’s best friend. This stand-alone network appliance shows a continuously updated stream of Twitter topics and tweets. It also displays PC stats from programs like LCD Smartie. Currently in stock at Seeed Studio for $45 with an LCD, $30 without, including worldwide shipping.
Open Bench Logic Sniffer is an open source logic analyzer. It’s designed to support the SUMP logic analyzer software at the lowest possible cost. Get your own assembled Open Logic Sniffer for $45, including worldwide shipping.
This infrared hacking tool can visualize infrared signals with logic analyzer software, record and replay infrared signals, and decode them. You can get an assembled USB IR Toy for $20, including worldwide shipping.
The Web Platform v1.1 is a tiny server designed for networked hacks where a full PC is inconvenient. This business card size internet appliance can connect to web services, control physical objects from a browser interface, or email sensor status reports; no PC intermediary required! Get an assembled Web platform v1.1 for $40, including worldwide shipping.
The Flash_Destroyer explores the limits of solid state storage by writing and verifying a common EEPROM chip, rated for 1 million writes, until it burns out. A Flash_Destroyer kit is $30, including worldwide shipping.