Solarbotics Blog Posts & News
Solarbotics Holiday Hours
Dave Hrynkiw
December 19, 2001
Well, it's that time of the season to shut down and spend time with the family. Solarbotics will be closing December 21, 2001 at 4pm, and we'll reopen January 3, 2002.
Technology Index Closes...
Dave Hrynkiw
December 10, 2001
We're sorry to report that Mr. Bilton of Technology Index has informed us that his popular UK webstore is shut down due to circumstances not having to do with its business. We hope things work out for Mr. Bilton, and that Technology Index will reopen for business when things get better.
LightStorm Circuit
Dave Hrynkiw
December 6, 2001
Check out our circuits page for another neat one gleaned from our design notebooks. A dark-activated, chaotically activating, dual pummer. Ideal for lighting up...things!
BIOBug / BEP Contest
Dave Hrynkiw
December 3, 2001
Think you're good at modifying toys? Got a toaster with legs? A cat with wheels? A self-pruning Chia-Pet? Well, do we have a contest for YOU: Mark Tilden has confirmed with us that he's willing to donate two complete sets of Wowwee/Hasbro BIOBugs (4, one of each type) to the top two hacks/modifications to be […]
Solarbotics Toll-Free number
Dave Hrynkiw
December 3, 2001
In case if you want to contact us regarding orders, technical information, or questions, please use our new toll-free number: 1-866-276-2687 (1-866-B-ROBOTS). Now, just because it's toll-free for YOU doesn't mean it doesn't cost us nothing, so don't call just to ask me what time it is, ok? Ok. Thanks!
Bicore Experimenter's PCB/Bundles
Dave Hrynkiw
December 3, 2001
Sorry for the delay in announcements, folks! Been quite busy getting these latest devices ready for sale. The latest addition to the Solarbotics family of products is the Bicore Experimenter's PCB (aka:) BEP. This is a collection of useful, proven circuits that have been used by Solarbotics, and many other users of Mark Tilden's Bicore […]
Christmas Specials
Dave Hrynkiw
November 19, 2001
Time to stock up on Solarcells and Capacitors! Once again, we have our Solarcell Christmas Specials 1 & 2, and our Capacitor Christmas Specials online. Check the "Sale Items" menu pick for details!
WIRED.COM and BIOBugs
Dave Hrynkiw
November 2, 2001
Wired.com recently posted a very interesting comparison between the Wowwee/Hasbro BIO-Bugs, and the Sony Aibo. Interesting comparison! For those wanting more information, there's the BIO-Bug vivisection page at Solarbotics.net.
Having Online Order Difficulty?
Dave Hrynkiw
November 1, 2001
If you've been having any problem whatsoever with our online orderform, would you be so kind to fire us a quick message about it? We're trying to isolate a problem we're hearing about, but cannot reproduce, especially with the final "submit" button. A copy/paste of the error message to us would be greatly appreciated...
New Items!
Dave Hrynkiw
November 1, 2001
Besides introducing a whole new batch of Push-Pogopins (and their measurements) into the 'misc' category, we've just introduced our 'D2' Germanium Diode. This diode is pretty good - better than the 1N270 and 1N34 types, with a voltage dropout of only 0.36V at 50mA! We're not exactly sure what type it is, but since we […]
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