Ayah Bdeir’s littleBits Amazing Electronic Kits
littleBits is a great way to introduce people to electronics prototyping without soldering or accidentally frying components.
Kits
Heathkit Educational Systems Closes Up Shop (Again?)
Heathkit Educational Systems Closes Up Shop? For the second time since 1992, Heathkit Educational Services (HES) has shuttered its doors. Rumors of the legendary kit-building companyโs demise wereposted on QRZ.com, with several readers bringing the news to the attention of the ARRL. In August 2011, Heathkit announced it was returning to the kit building business, […]
New in the Maker Shed: Getting Started with Netduino Kit
People always ask me, “What’s a Netduino and how do I use one?” The Netduino is an open source microcontroller similar to an Arduino, except it is programmed using the common Visual C# .NET programming language developed by Microsoft. Learning to use one is simple with our latest Getting Started with Netduino kit!
Honor the Exotic Pliers
Please don’t call them “wire strippers.” The more PC term is “exotic pliers.”
“Design For Hack” in Medicine
MacGyvering nurses and Legos are helping to create MEDIKits for better health care.
How Toys Can Save Lives on CNN’s The Next List This Sunday (April 1)
CNN’s The Next List this Sunday, April 1, will profile Jose Gomez-Marquez, who hacks toys to make inexpensive and flexible medical equipment for developing countries.
In the Maker Shed: Ultimate Microcontroller Pack
Are you a tinkerer that would like to get into microcontrollers but wants to do more than simply get started? Have a look at the Maker Shed’s Ultimate Microcontroller Pack!
