Month: November 2006

Alphatronics Electronic Supply

Alphatronics Electronic Supply

Last Saturday, when I needed to buy a bunch of electronic parts for a project that I had to have for Monday, I went to Alphatronics in Tukwila. The electronics supply store is a stone’s throw from Seattle and they had everything I needed. Chuck, my helpful salesperson dragged me around the store showing me […]

The Week in Tools

The Week in Tools

Good ole’ Chuck @ Toolmonger sent in the weekly “This Week in Tool” he writes – “This week we saw a lot of practical tools ranging from a simple, inexpensive trash can dolly that’ll save your back (and trash can) to a set of high-end, mondo-huge, single-ended ratcheting wrenches that keeps the speed up well […]

Expanded VEX robotics system

Expanded VEX robotics system

Our pal Tom from ROBOT magazine sent in this interesting news item regarding the VEX robots… – “Revell Monogram LLC and Innovation First, Inc. announced today a global partnership for the design, marketing and distribution of the new Vex Robotics System, a product platform based on the award-winning original design developed in 2005. In this […]