We’ve mentioned this kit before, but here’s more about it, a simple “snap together” kit for kids… – “Snap Circuits electronic educational toys make learning electronics easy and fun! Just follow the colorful pictures in the included manual and build exciting projects, including FM and AM radios, digital voice recorders, burglar alarms, doorbells, and much […]
Exergia has a ton of great kits… – “Sophisticated demonstration models of alternative energy technologies for universities, schools and interested individuals: Stirling Engines and steam engines, fuel cells, photovoltaic objects, toys and more! Discover extraordinary ideas in energy related devices: Educational devices inspired by old and new concepts to demonstrate the physical principles of conventional […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member iZoo posted up this photo & video of the Gakken Steam Engine car kit, look at it go! – Link & I spotted one on eBay for $54.00 USD. Related: Gakken cup phonograph and vacuum tube radio kits… – Link. Kits @ MAKE – Link. All things steam powered – […]
Here’s a good Eprom programmer, good for folks who hack up pinball machines and need to program their chips, $80 or cheaper around the web/eBay… – “The Batronix Eprom Programmer has been developed for amateur constructors as well as small companies that need a programming device for a very affordable price but don’t want to […]
We covered this Speak-n-Spell kit awhile back, but there’s a new video and more info on the site, looks like a great kit to bring new life to a an old favorite toy… The sound samples are rad… – Talking Toy MIDI Retrofit Features Use MIDI to trigger thousands of sounds–words, word fragments, garbled speech, […]
“The Mad Scientist” sent in these Hypnocubes, they are 3D LED cubes that come in 3-channel Red-Green-Blue (with 4096 possible colors), 2-channel Red-Green (256 colors), and 2-channel Red-Blue (256 colors). The kits are available too, starting at $300-ish – Link. Update: Dirkus writes – “Actually, the cheapest kit they have is $120, plus $10 shipping […]
Peter writes – “The normal building blocks that you get for kids or play Jenga with don’t come close to the precision that Keva achieves with every single piece of wood in their Keva Planks. Each block is a precisely made 1/4 inch thick, 3/4 inch wide and 4 1/2 inches long piece of maple. […]
