Light Blue Bean

First Look: Bean+ Microcontroller Adds Greater Range, Better Battery, and More

First Look: Bean+ Microcontroller Adds Greater Range, Better Battery, and More

Today Punch Through Design launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new Bluetooth LE Arduino-compatible microcontroller board the Bean+.

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The Latest in Microcontrollers: 11 Cutting-Edge Boards That Are Driving Diversity

The Latest in Microcontrollers: 11 Cutting-Edge Boards That Are Driving Diversity

In the last year and a half, we’ve seen an explosion of new boards, and there doesn’t appear to be any reason to expect the trend to slow down in the near future.

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Light Blue Bean Gets Android, Node-RED Capabilities

Light Blue Bean Gets Android, Node-RED Capabilities

One of the features that really made the Light Blue Bean catch our attention was the promise that it could write, and then upload, code directly from your phone over Bluetooth LE. Support for the last major platform, Android, arrived today.

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The Light Blue Bean, now on Windows

The Light Blue Bean, now on Windows

Punch Through Design has announced the beta release of its long awaited Bean Loader application for Windows 8, so you can now program your Bean directly from your Windows desktop.

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The Light Blue Bean Goes Mobile

The Light Blue Bean Goes Mobile

Today the Light Blue Bean just because the first Arduino compatible board to allow you to write, compile, and then upload a sketch directly from your iPad.

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New on the Shed—the Light Blue Bean

New on the Shed—the Light Blue Bean

We looked at Punch Through Design’s Light Blue Bean before, but now the hardware is shipping. Get yours from the Maker Shed.

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Hands on with the Light Blue Bean

Hands on with the Light Blue Bean

We took an initial look at Punch Through Design’s Light Blue Bean when they opened for pre-orders. Now we have our hands on the hardware it’s time to take a closer look.

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