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In the Maker Shed: Wave Shield Kit

Posted: March 28th, 2012, 9:00am MDT by Michael Castor

Interested in adding audio to your Arduino projects? You need the Wave Shield Kit from the Maker Shed! Watch the video for a quick demo.
In the Maker Shed: The Pulse Sensor

Posted: February 16th, 2012, 9:00am MST by Michael Castor

Do you want to incorporate bio-feedback into your next project? The Pulse Sensor, available in the Maker Shed, measures subtle changes in light from expansion of the capillary blood vessels to sense your heartbeat.
In the Maker Shed: Teleclaw – Telerobotic Gripper Kit

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 9:00am MST by Michael Castor

Need a hand? Build your own with the Telerobotic Gripper Kit from the Maker Shed! This kit includes everything you need to make the Teleclaw featured in MAKE: Volume 27, right down to the batteries.
Best of MAKE: Maker Shed Top 10

Posted: December 28th, 2011, 9:00am MST by Michael Castor

It’s been a big year here at the Maker Shed. This has been our best year on record and we’ve shipped thousands of orders to makers all over the world! Ever wonder what our top products are? Below are the Top 10 items shipped from the Maker Shed in 2011.
#10

Make: Electronics Components Pack 2 – The second component pack from the wildly popular Make: Electronics series has all the parts you need to complete chapters 3 & 4 in Make Electronics.
#9

Make: Electronics – This wonderfully written book by author Charles Platt takes the mystery out of electronics and teaches you in a fun, experimental way. It’s the perfect way to get started in electronics, even if you have no idea what a resistor is!
#8

Minty Boost USB Charger Kit – This handy charger gives your power hungry gadgets a much needed boost. It’s simple, small, incredibly useful, and it fits into a mint tin!

#7

Make: Electronics Components Pack 1 – The first component pack in the Make: Electronics series. It includes everything you need to complete the experiments from chapters 1 & 2 of Make: Electronics. We’ve spend countless hours sourcing these components so you don’t have to!
#6

Learn to Solder Skill Badge Kit – Thousands of people learn to solder at Maker Faires all over the country using this kit. It’s simple, fun, and teaches you the basics of soldering. Plus, it’s flashy and you get to tell everyone who sees it that you made it yourself!
#5

Mintronics Survival Pack – This handy components collection is perfect for prototyping on the go or for a quick electronics fix. It contains over 60 components all packaged in a mint tin, ready to help out at a moment’s notice.
#4

MakerShield Kit – Our #1 top selling Arduino Shield, this is what we consider to be the best prototyping shield available for both the Arduino and Netduino. It’s selectable for 5 or 3.3 volts, has 2 LEDs, a potentiometer, a user definable button, a reset button, ICSP headers, and plenty of prototyping space so you can solder your own circuits or use a mini-breadboard (sold separately.)
#3

Deluxe Breadboard Jumper Wires – Whether you use them with breadboards or plug them directly into your microcontroller, you can never have too many jumper wires! These wires are extra flexible and have smooth, round ends so they slide perfectly into breadboards or headers.
#2

Getting Started with Arduino V3.0 – The name says it all. This kit contains everything you need to learn the basics of Arduino. It contains everything you need to follow along with the examples in Massimo Banzi’s Getting Started with Arduino, 2nd Edition book (not included.) It’s the perfect way to get started with Arduino!
#1

Arduino Uno – No surprise here! The Arduino is the absolute Maker Shed best seller. This little microcontroller has taken the world by storm for good reason; it’s easy to use, has an incredible community, and can be used for everything from blinking LEDs to controlling fuel injection systems. It’s like the Little Engine that Could… if the Little Engine were a microcontroller.
In the Maker Shed: Ultimate Kit Guide

Posted: December 23rd, 2011, 9:00am MST by Michael Castor

By now you’ve probably heard of the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide. If you haven’t, it’s a special publication where we, the staff of MAKE, researched over 175 of the top kits of all kinds and rated them on quality, instructions, community, and more. The guide contains ratings and reviews for kits involving robots, rockets, food, electronics, home, tools, Arduino, toys, crafts, R/C, outdoors, siege weapons, and some you never knew existed! If you still don’t have a copy be sure to pick one up in either PDF or print format from the Maker Shed or on newsstands. Also, be sure to check out our holiday Deal of the Day for a special deal on the PDF version of the Ultimate Kit Guide!
New in the Maker Shed: TFT Touch Shield

Posted: November 21st, 2011, 9:00am MST by Michael Castor
This big, gorgeous 2.8″ TFT touchscreen display from the Maker Shed is sure to add some flare to your next Arduino project. It’s capable of displaying 262,000 different colors with 240 x 320 pixels so pictures will be nice and sharp. The built in resistive touchscreen is capable of tracking your finger anywhere on the screen so you can use the display as an input device. An on-board microSD slot lets you load pictures and graphics with ease. The Touch Shield comes pre-soldered and tested so you can be up and running quickly. Check out the full tutorial for more ideas.
Features
- 2.8″ diagonal LCD TFT display
- 240×320 resolution, 18-bit (262,000) color
- ILI9325 or ILI9328 controller with built in video RAM buffer
- 8 bit digital interface, plus 4 control lines
- Uses digital pins 5-13 and analog 0-3. That means you can use digital pins 2, 3 and analog 4 and 5. Pin 12 is available if not using the microSD
- Works with any Arduino ’328 (Mega not supported yet)
- 5V compatible! Use with 3.3V or 5V logic
- Onboard 3.3V @ 300mA LDO regulator
- 4 white LED backlight. On by default but you can connect the transistor to a digital pin for backlight control
- 4-wire resistive touchscreen
Back to School Sale with Free Shipping in the Maker Shed

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 9:00am MDT by Michael Castor

Had your eye on something (or several things) in the Maker Shed lately? Now’s your chance! For the first time ever, the Maker Shed is offering free USA shipping on all orders over $5! Just add your items to the cart, use the coupon code SHIPIT and select the free shipping option. This is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to get an Arduino, TV-B-Gone, Saga Guitar Kit, Jameco Grab Bag, or anything else we carry. You should hurry, this offer expires August 31st 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific time.

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