These kits will combine papercraft and electronics. Paper models with simple electronic circuits inside. They are shipped flat and include all the electronic components and batteries.
Papertronics kit one is nearing completion. Please join the mailing list and we will send you an email when they are ready.
Make Magazine is a great quarterly from O’Reilly Publishing. We have been writing for Make since year one of the magazine. Here are some past and future articles.
For Volume 3, we wrote a step by step guide to casting and molding for your electronics enclosures or homemade projects.
In Volume 4, we started our Primer series on microcontroller programming. This first installation is a basic introduction to microcontrollers and the different options and approaches. Using a PIC microcontroller and the least expensive environment, we get the readers up and running.
Volume 7 contained the second article in our series on Microcontrollers. This article shows you how to experiment with a seven-segment LED display and an LCD. Make your own cool signage!
Volume 9, the third part of our series, We built on our readers previous knowledge. In this segment, we work with seven-segment displays and alphanumeric LCDs to make a cool digital clock. We custom made our own buttons and an enclosure for our clock.
Our projects are also in the book, the Best of Make.
Stay tuned to Make magazine for our article on making your own solar charger and making an eco-remote!
We will be showing our Discover Electronics kit at the Mini-Maker Faire in Ann Arbor, Michigan on August 29th. We will have kits as well as breadboards and parts for people to experiment with.
http://blog.a2makerfaire.com/
From the site:
Organized by a2geeks and a2mech shop with support from other local groups, Maker Faire is a newfangled fair that brings together science, art, craft and engineering plus music in a fun, energized, and exciting public forum. The aim is to inspire people of all ages to roll up their sleeves and become makers. This family-friendly event showcases the amazing work of all kinds of makers–anyone who is embracing DIY and wants to share their accomplishments with an appreciative audience.
We encourage you to join the fun and enter a project to exhibit. You can submit an entry through the web using the link described below.
Hi people! Check out our new business cards. They are actually little micro kits. Put it together and the LEDs light up in the dark. It uses one of the circuits included in the Discover Electronics Kit. Just print it out onto heavy weight paper, punch holes, place your parts, and twist the leads together as shown. See the PDF for instructions and a parts list. We are busy working on a bunch of paper micro kits so stay tuned!
Sparkle Labs will be coming to the Bay Area for the Maker Faire in San Mateo. Come by! We will be showing some cool inspirational projects you can do with the Discover Electronics kit and previewing some up and coming products!
