Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Cool Stuff for Young Makers


Happy Shopping - today is the last day to order from www.makershed for Christmas delivery.
· Raspberry pi cost $39.99 
http://www.makershed.com/Raspberry_Pi_Model_B_Revision_2_512MB_p/mkrpi2.htm  
Usfull fore robotic, lightup displays and the all around project. I really like this because it's like a computer in your pocket! It does everything. 
· arduino Leonardo,adk,uno R3 
ez and fun to use and learn from. It teaches how to program electronics, robotic. It can be used as the brains for tons of projects. 
http://www.makershed.com/Arduino_Mega_ADK_p/mksp8.htm $85.00 
http://www.makershed.com/New_Arduino_Uno_Revision_3_p/mksp11.htm $34.99 
http://www.makershed.com/Arduino_Leonardo_WITH_Soldered_Headers_p/mksp15.htm $24.99 
· EZ robot http://www.makershed.com/EZ_Robot_Complete_Kit_p/mkez2.htm $250.00 
Very nice for doing robots makes it fast abd “ez”. If you need a base for a robot use this, and it make it go fast and very clean. The software that comes with it is really user friendly.
 Geiger counter 
Very fun way to learn about radioactivity. It's fun to go around the house looking for radioactive stuff. I found one of my sisters camera that was.
http://www.makershed.com/Geiger_Counter_Kit_w_Acrylic_Enclosure_p/mkmo3.htm $114.99 
· Dso quad http://www.makershed.com/DSO_Nano_V2_0_p/mkseeed11.htm $109.99 
Very useful on the go. Great fore if a project that stop’s working when you don't know why. I've used this a couple of times to figure out what was wrong with a project. That is fun.
· 3x3x3 led cube arduino shield 
http://www.makershed.com/3x3x3_LED_Cube_Arduino_Shield_p/mkjh1.htm $15.00 
Great way to learn about arduino and led cubes and plus then you have a 3d display. You can also learn about programming when you use your arduino. You can program the LED's to light up however you want.
· Joey#1 smd led shield 
http://www.makershed.com/SMD_LED_Arduino_Shield_p/msrjh2.htm $24.99 
Great way to learn how to smd solder and it gives you a lot of practice. And it only uses 3 arduino pins. You get a nice thin display. And it's cool to say that you smd soldered!
· thingOmatic 3d printer 
a nice working 3d printer I haven’t had any problems with it soo far. 

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