In relation to the previously posted Sourcing cheap parts on TaoBao, China’s eBay, Sleemanj did a review of the TaoBao shopping service Bhiner: It’s a real shame that those shipping fees are SO much higher than some other agents, because otherwise I … Read more
Laser cut SMT stencil service is now available at Seeed Studio: After using rapid-prototyping tools such as Arduino and Grove to finish your prototype, you must desire to DIY PCB and PCBA to make your designs more concise. To make … Read more
Fusion PCB Service - 4 layers is now available at Seeed Studio: Now, let’s talk about today’s focal point— 4-layer Fusion PCB Service. Since providing 2-layer Fusion PCB service, we’ve received inquiries about 4-layer PCB constantly. Today, we are psyched to … Read more
We’re not the only ones getting our boxes from Susie Shipper in Shenzhen. Akiba @ freaklabs got a bunch of soldering and rework stations for a new hackerspace in Akihabara Tokyo. Got my gear from my shipper in Shenzhen today. … Read more
Here’s our Bus Pirate winter ad in the latest issue of the infamous 2600: The Hacker Quarterly. This ad is in the issue that hits newsstands now. 2600′s free ads are still the only advertising we do on a regular … Read more
Dave over at EEVblog used the Bus Pirate in his demo. In the video he works on Mantis Elite 3D Stereoscopic microscope review from Vision engineering. See the Bus Pirate in the EEVblog after the break. Get an assembled Bus … Read more
Bajdi writes: I won a Seeed Studio EL Shield in their monthly give-away. I’ve written a review and posted some videos on youtube of Seeed Studios EL products. The EL shield is the easiest way to control EL wire or … Read more
Ryan from Pololu informs us about their biggest Black Friday sale: Pololu Robotics and Electronics is having its biggest Black Friday sale yet, starting this Thursday. You can get up to $30 off your entire order in addition to saving up … Read more
Special thanks to the machinegeek for arranging the most recent ad in the infamous 2600: The Hacker Quarterly. This ad is in the issue that hits newsstands now. 2600′s free ads are still the only advertising we do on a … Read more
Chris from PyroElectro presents this post explaining the process for building an 8x8x8 LED cube (that’s 512 LEDs) from a kit. This is essentially Chris’ review of the Jameco 8×8 LED Cube Kit. He explains both how to build the … Read more
In a previous workshop update we made a throwaway remark about visiting a banker that generated a lot of comments. It was nothing sinister, but here’s the full story. We went to a branch of Wells Fargo bank in Manhattan … Read more
A13-OLinuXino-WiFi boad (Rev-B) for developers is now available: Olimex has released the A13-OLinuXino-WiFi boad (Rev-B) for developers. It can be ordered for EUR 55 (incl. free shipping) via the Olimex web store. VAT will be added if you have no … Read more
This workshop video is an absolute first run-through of our USB & Open Source presentation for the Open Hardware Summit 2012. All comments are off the cuff. The final presentation needs to be just under 10 minutes. Don’t worry, there … Read more
Lategahn wrote a short review of the Koba Electronics store we visited on our Global Geek Tour of Singapore. Watch our video review of the Koba Electronics store. This shop definitely dwarfs the big European component retailers, such as Conrad … Read more
Nicholas McClanahan over at GadgetGangster has written an article about their new project known as Car Kracker. It’s an automobile data bus interface based on the Parallax Propeller which interfaces with the data bus connector on select BWM, Mini and … Read more
Microchip released version 1.2 of MPLABX. We tested it over the last week and didn’t have any issues, but we’re reluctant to move big projects like the Bus Pirate over and find unexpected surprises. MPLABX IDE Features Provides a new … Read more
Jeff Ledger wrote informing us of a retro-style computer based on the Parallax Propeller described in this Instructable. It utilizes the Pocket Mini Computer Kit from GadgetGangster. This board is based on the Propeller chip and includes VGA, audio and … Read more
Seeed Studio started selling Makeblock, a new Arduino controlled modular robotics platform. They are made of aluminum, and come in many modular shapes you can design your robot with: Makeblock is made of strong, hardened aluminum which is able to … Read more
From the comments on our FTDI’s new X-Series of USB device chips post: I’ve been using the FT221X. Regarding the leadless package, assembly by hand is doable with the right tools: a hot air rework station such as the Hakko … Read more
After announcing last fall that they were re-entering the electronics kit business, it is now being reported that Heathkit Educational Systems has officially ended operations. According to the ARRL, it appears that the company discontinued operations in March or April, … Read more
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