Designing ATOMS: How Do We Enable Young Makers, Without Hiding the Details of How Things Really Work?
Tools that help users extend their capabilities almost always abstract away the true nature of how things work.
Kits
LED Atmospheric Analyzer Kit Now Available In The Maker Shed
The Maker Shed LED Atmospheric Analyzer Kit is now available in the Maker Shed. Use it to create a photometer, a device that measures how much blue, green, and red light are penetrating the atmosphere.
Littlebits Extended Kits – Just in Time for the Holidays
Still looking for that perfect gift for a young maker? Check out the Littlebits Extended Kits that just arrived in the Maker Shed. Littlebits are an intuitive, easy to use electronics kit that makes learning about electronics a literal snap! The Extended Kit included 14 of the most fun, mechanical bits designed to work alone or to augment the Littlebits Starter Kit.
FREE Christmas Delivery from the Maker Shed
Think it’s too late to get gifts from the Maker Shed in time for the Holidays? Not yet! In fact, if you place an order over $75 by tomorrow, December 18th by 11:59pm PST, we’ll have it delivered to your door FREE! Just use coupon code REINDEER upon checkout. (USA only, some items excluded.)
Holiday Gift Guide 2012: 12 Awesome Craft Kits
If you’re a kit connoisseur, this gift guide is for you! Here are 12 awesome craft kits that are sure to knock a few names off your holiday to-buy list!
Sifteo Cubes – The Game System for Makers
As makers, we love doing things with our hands. Why should our video games be any different? Sifteo Cubes blend technology, fun, and tactile interactivity into a a classic block style form factor.
Give Something Useless this Christmas
How much time and effort do you put in to choosing the perfect Christmas gift? If you’re like my wife and I, it’s far too much. It is practical? Will they use it? It’s a never ending guessing game that typically ends up with a polite “thank you” card. This year why not forget practicality and give them something completely and utterly useless?