Here's a link to a Smalltimes article where they interview Mark (and a few others) about using MEMS (or Micro Electromechanical Systems) in the toy industry. Read More...
Monday New Product: Sound, Powerboost an...
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December 15, 2014
The alien flying badgers invaded the office, so the Friday product release was postponed. It is Monday, and the badgers are tamed and put to work to bring you more product than ever:
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A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Black $7.49 It's an upgraded version of the standard A4988 stepper driver module from Pololu. |
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Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board - WAV/OGG Trigger $22.95 The Audio FX Sound Board lets you trigger and play audio files with no additional microcontroller required. |
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Adafruit Mono 2.5W Class D Audio Amplifier - PAM8302 $4.95 Sometimes the LM386 audio amplifier just isn't strong enough. That's where this module takes over, in a compact footprint. |
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Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board with Amp, WAV/OGG Trigger $28.95 The Audio FX Sound Board lets you trigger and play audio files with no additional amplifier or microcontroller required. |
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Enclosed Stereo Speaker Set - 3W, 4 Ohm impedance $8.50 Speakers. That are ready to use, and easy to mount. DONE. |
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Adafruit PowerBoost 500 - Basic $9.95 Get 5.2V USB-style power @ 500mA from as low as 1.8VDC. |
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Adafruit PowerBoost 500c - rechargeable $14.95 Get your 5V out of a single 3.7V LiPoly / LiIon cells at a MINIMUM of 500mA. Recharge while drawing power on-the-fly. |
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PowerBoost 500 Shield $19.95 The Adafruit PowerBoost 500 Shield is a clever add-on for your MOBILE Arduino project. It's a power supply, charger, and battery pack all-in-one. |
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Circuit: Herbie by Randy Sargent
Although not a true BEAM robot, this simple schematic by Randy Sargent is small, simple, slick, and effective. My own version uses a pair of pager motors and three cells from a 9V rechargeable battery. Hard to get any simpler than this device!
Closed for Canada Day
We are closed on Monday, July 3rd in lieu of Canada Day this Saturday (July 1st)! We will be back in business July 4th.
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Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov for more information. This item was manufactured prior to August 31, 2018.