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Every year a group of my friends have an engineering Secret Santa. The rules are simple: make something cool for under $20 that requires engineering to complete. In years past we’ve seen Google cardboard VR headsets that are 6DOF, match stick rockets, 3D printed fans that explode when used, 3D printed rockets with cardboard launch […]

Another  Friday has arrived, and with it we have some new mounting hardware and buttons to look at: Pololu Mini Plastic Gearmotor bracket Pair - Wide $3.25 Affix our GM6 and GM7 motors to any project with these plastic motor brackets. Pololu Mini Plastic Gearmotor bracket Pair - Tall $3.25 Affix our GM6 and GM7 […]

SeeedStudio continues to impress us with he Grove line of Arduino/Pi/microcontroller compatible plug-in modules. Here's a fresh batch for today's product announcements.

Well we hate to break it to you, but the PICAXE-40X1 has kicked the bucket. Shuffled off the mortal coil.  Wacked, given up the ghost, became living-challenged, croaked, sprouted wings, snuffed out. "IT'S NOT DEAD! JUST PINING FOR THE FJORDS!" Well, that's not the case. But is does (did?) have beautiful plumage. But that's okay […]