Solarbotics and the Useless Box have been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal article "Looking for Something Useful to Do With Your Time? Don't Try This"! It is dedicated to the historical overview of the uselessness starting with its invention in the 1950s to nowadays. The useless box can take many guises, names and materials […]
Friday New Product: Teensy, Ribbon Cable...
Solar botics
June 5, 2015
Today is Friday, and we are announcing a range of parts that might be helpful in your projects:
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Teensy-LC USB Development Board $11.65 Teensy-LC delivers an impressive collection of capabilities to make modern electronic projects simpler. |
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Infrared Receiver 2.5-5.5V 38kHz $1.40 Compact IR Receiver for sensor applications. |
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2xAAA Battery Holder with Cover and Switch $1.50 For those of you building smaller devices, you may appreciate a holder for a pair of AAA batteries. |
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Lead-free Solder Spool (100g) $6.50 Solder, without lead! |
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Raspberry Pi - GPIO Extension Ribbon Cable (15cm) $2.95 Extend those Pi I/O lines up to 15cm (6") away. |
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