2012/07/23

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Tindie: "A Fun Store For People To Sell Their Hardware Creations"
MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
How-To: Design Arduino Shields in Eagle
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Tindie: "A Fun Store For People To Sell Their Hardware Creations"

Emile Petrone stopped by the Mini Maker Faire at OSCON and we chatted for quite a bit about his new project, tindie, which gives makers a place to sell all sorts of creations; they’ve got top-level categories for Arduino, 3D printing, Raspberry Pi, as well as kits, boards, shields, and sensors.

Just browsing around the site, I found all kinds of interesting stuff, including some interesting MSP430 kits. But I’m trying to figure out what I could do with a 2600F ultracapacitor. Be sure to check out Jason Huggins’ Angry Birds-playing robot kit, too.

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MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw…

Railgun misfire from Hob Hayward.

DIY motorized panorama head from FantomFotographer.

Parts Bin from Mr. Bell.

Herm stick boat from Lenny&Meriel.

Mushroom three from fasaxc.

Rubik modification – 2 from puzzlerhan.

RFID front door lock from xxv.

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How-To: Design Arduino Shields in Eagle

The site Open Electronics recently posted a step-by-step guide to using the EAGLE PCB design software to make your own custom Arduino shields. EAGLE is a popular choice for hobbyists because it’s cross-platform and has a free limited version for non-commercial use. Not only that, but the PCB design files for the Arduino boards themselves can be downloaded in EAGLE’s file format. So if you’re interested in doing away with solderless breadboards or perfboards in your Arduino project and are looking for something with a little more polish, check out this tutorial for how to get started. [via Electronics-Lab.com]