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How-to Tuesday: Fun with the Arduino Starter Kit
MAKE Magazine — This week I made a project with parts from the Arduino Starter Kit. I skipped over building the Proto Shield from the kit, since I made a how-to a while back. Otherwise, it's a simple build that doesn't require any soldering. Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It's an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board. Arduino is open source! In addition to the genuine Arduino, resistors, buttons and other goodies, ...

Arduino starter project video
Boing Boing — Over at the Make blog, Marc de Vinck has a charming video that shows you how to do a simple Arduino project. Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It's an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board. Arduino is open source! In addition to the genuine Arduino, resistors, buttons and other goodies, we've also tossed in our best selling Making Things Talkbook. Arduino starter project ...

Hacker Gift Guide: Gift ideas for your favorite geeks
MAKE Magazine: hacks — When I look for gifts for a lot of my friends, the most important thing on my mind is finding things that are hackable. Is the gift modifiable, open source, and fuel for future projects? Does it teach you something? These are essential qualities in a hacker gift. In this guide, you'll find a collection of gadgets, books, and gear that have carefully been selected for their fundamental hackability and technical awesomeness. The list starts off with an obvious gift candidate, the open source/open hardware Arduino. The Arduino has quickly become the platform of choice for hardware hacks ...

Hacker Gift Guide: Gift ideas for your favorite geeks
MAKE Magazine — When I look for gifts for a lot of my friends, the most important thing on my mind is finding things that are hackable. Is the gift modifiable, open source, and fuel for future projects? Does it teach you something? These are essential qualities in a hacker gift. In this guide, you'll find a collection of gadgets, books, and gear that have carefully been selected for their fundamental hackability and technical awesomeness. The list starts off with an obvious gift candidate, the open source/open hardware Arduino. The Arduino has quickly become the platform of choice for hardware hacks ...