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It’s cute and it’s Arduino – meet the Mini

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

Meet the Arduino Mini R05 which is now available in the Maker Shed. Not only is it petite and highly functional it is cute as well. A great Arduino for small installations and when you need to fit a bunch Continue reading →

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More Arduino News: Arduino Due board and software live

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

The Arduino team just announced the Arduino Due board and software are live. You can check the details on their site. The Due board is the first to use a 32-bit ARM processor, as two USB connectors, and 54 digital Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, future, Maker | Tagged Arduino, ARM, board, Due, maker, Making, software | Leave a reply

Great video introduction to Arduino

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

As you know I’m a big fan of Arduino and Making in general and have posted one of my own projects on this site. Massimo Banzi recently did a Ted Talk and it is now posted online. This is a Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, future, Maker | Tagged Arduino, hardware, maker, makers, Massimo Banzi, open source, project, TED Talk, video | Leave a reply

Good intro to Arduino and Projects

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

If you’ve heard about Arduino and want to know more about the system and get an idea of some of the projects you can implement this Lifehacker article would be a great place to start. Just keep in mind the Continue reading →

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Arduino is out of puberty

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Ron — No Comments ↓

Yep, it is now official. As I mentioned in this prior post, Arduino is coming of age and today’s announcement that the software development kit has reached version 1.0 is further proof. Hooray for all the makers in the world! Continue reading →

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iPad keeps it real – this time with Legos

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Ron — No Comments ↓

First it was Disney with it’s Cars-themed iPad game called Appmates and now TUAW has reported Lego has come out with “Life of George”. The iPad gives you a design to build. Once down you take a photo with the Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Commentary, future, Maker | Tagged Apple, apps, build, games, interaction, interactivity, iPad, Lego, maker, physical, real | Leave a reply

Arduino comes of age and slings new hardware

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Ron — 2 Comments ↓

At the New York Make Faire this month the Arduino team, led by Massimo Banzi, made some exciting announcements. The first was the release candidate for the IDE/sketch system. Yes it has finally reached Arduino 1.0rc stage and you can Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, future, Maker | Tagged Arduino, Due, IDE, Leonardo, maker, Robot, shield, sketch, WiFi | 2 Replies

Make Your Arduino Fly

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Ron — No Comments ↓

As mentioned in my prior post WiFi for the Arduino isn’t that easy to find with SparkFun being the best of what was currently available. I received mine last night and it is as compact as the picture suggests. It’s Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, Maker | Tagged Arduino, audio, maker, motion detection, Wave Shield, WiFi, WiFly | Leave a reply

The Best Arduino Resources

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Ron — 1 Comment ↓

I recently hopped on the Arduino bandwagon and have completed a few of the experiments as well as my own first design. More on that later. For this post I thought I’d share what I’ve found to be the most Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, Commentary, Maker | Tagged Adafruit, Arduino, cookbook, HackNMod, Instructables, kit, kits, maker, MakerShed, RadioShack, resources, shield, SparkFun | 1 Reply

Mission Arduino: Accomplished

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Ron — 1 Comment ↓

Those who follow me on Twitter or FaceBook know I decided to dive into the world of Arduino recently. After a bit of studying, ordering parts, and making a few runs to RadioShack I’ve completed the prototype build of my Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, Maker | Tagged Adafruit, Arduino, Arduino Duo, audio, maker, motion sensor, passive infrared sensor, PIR, project, WAV | 1 Reply

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