We've been having lots of fun with Openbeam, building all kinds of handy contraptions out of it. Today's issue of Hey Look It's New Stuff covers a big chunk of our stock. OpenBeam Extrusion - 1000mm Length $175.00 If you find it annoying to cut the 1m open beam extrusions down to size - you […]
Christmas Specials, new Webmaster, and s...
Dave Hrynkiw
November 27, 2000
HO HO HO ("HACK, cough, cough, sniiiiiffffff - aHEM"). Now that the winter holiday season is upon us (with associated illnesses...), it's time for us to finally unveil our annual Christmas sale!
This year's sale includes:
- SCXMas1 - Solarcell pack (2 each of the SC2422, SC2433, and SC3733) for $21 ($28 CDN)
- SCXMas2 - Solarcell pack (2 each of the SC2433, SC3733, and SC3766) for $29 ($38 CDN)
- CPXmas1 - Capacitor pack (2 each of the CP1000, CP3300, and CP4700) for $6 ($9 CDN)
- CP1.0F - Two Panasonic 1F 2.5V Gold capacitors for $8 ($10.50 CDN)
- CP0.33F - Two Panasonic 0.33F 2.5V Gold capacitors for $10 ($13 CDN)
We also have blow-out prices on BEAM/WCRG Millennium GamesMemorabilia. Only $5 ($6.50 CDN) for a full colour T-Shirt or Robotgames Rulebook!
Please also be welcoming Eric, our new web-master. He's a Electronics Engineering student at Devry here in Calgary, with a good head for this web-stuff and databases. With him on board, expect some changes in the next few months.
Sorry for the shortage on the SC2433 solarcells - they're now back in full stock.
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Rory Nugent (of Solar Xylophone fame) has posted his thesis presentation to the Interactive Telecommunications Program, which heavily features BEAM devices. By "building things with a sense of life", he's documenting what we've known for a good while - autonomous devices ("pets") offer unusual interesting relationships. Keep up the good work!
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