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26 Piece Bit Driver Kit 2WD Arduino Compatible Mobile Platform
Our Price: $14.99
Our Price: $49.99
2WD Arduino Compatible Mobile Platform
This compact kit includes a magnetized driver with metal shaft and rubberized grip, a 60 mm extension, tweezers, and 26 different bits. So you want to get mobile with your Arduino or other micro controller, and you aren't sure where to start? This affordable 2WD robotic platform is a great start!
3rd Gen TV-B-Gone! 4WD Arduino Compatible Mobile Platform
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4WD Arduino Compatible Mobile Platform
Turn any TV on or off with a click of the button! With the new and improved Gen 3 model, even those new big-screen LCD TVs aren't safe anymore! New features include instant reactivation with the press of a button, a bigger battery, and optional LED that indicates the unit is sending its signal. So you want to get mobile with your Arduino or other micro controller, and you aren't sure where to start? This 4WD robotic platform is a great start!
54 Piece Bit Driver Kit Apollo Tie (Dove Grey on Charcoal)
Our Price: $19.95
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Apollo Tie (Dove Grey on Charcoal)
This kit includes a magnetized driver with metal shaft, swivel top, and rubberized grip, a 60 mm extension, a 130 mm flexible extension, and 54 bits. [It's not] Rocket Science! Lean to fly the Apollo Program module simply by looking down at your tie. Granted we've taken quite a few artistic liberties by moving around the most interesting looking dials and switches to suit the vertical tie shape, so maybe to be safe, get a copy of the actual manual if you're going to fly your own reproduction moon lander. But this will sure help!
Arduino ADK Mega Arduino ADK TinkerKit
Our Price: $85.00
Our Price: $359.00
Arduino Mega ADK Arduino ADK TinkerKit
The Arduino ADK Mega board integrates a USB host controller and an Arduino Mega2560 making it Google ADK compatible! Open the doorway to new, exciting projects by combining the processing power and connectivity of your Android phone with the physical computing versatility of Arduino!  Interface with the outside world, display sensor data on your phone! The ADK TinkerKit is a complete pack of 25 TinkerKit Modules, Arduino Mega ADK, Mega Sensor Shield, and necessary wires to kickstart your Android Develpment Experience without soldering.
Arduino Ethernet Shield Arduino Ethernet WITHOUT Poe
Our Price: $54.99
Our Price: $58.00
Arduino Ethernet Shield Arduino Ethernet WITHOUT Poe
The Arduino Ethernet shield allows an Arduino board to connect to the internet using the Ethernet library. Connect the shield to your computer or a network hub or router using a standard ethernet cable. Fully assembled. The NEW Arduino Ethernet integrates an Arduino Uno with the Ethernet Shield! Using the Adruino Ethernet library you can network enable your projects! Also, the board now includes an SD card slot for memory expansion, data logging, and other projects.
Arduino Mega 2560 Arduino Quickstart Pack
Our Price: $65.00
Our Price: $44.98
Arduino Mega Arduino Quickstart Bundle
The Arduino Mega 2560 is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560 Get the guide and the Arduino all in one! Includes our best-selling Getting Started with Arduino book by one of the co-founders of the Arduino project, plus
an Arduino Uno microcontroller.
Backyard Ballistics Best of MAKE
Our Price: $16.95
Our Price: $34.95 Out of Stock
Ordinary folks can construct 13 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. MAKE has become one of most celebrated new magazines to hit the newsstands, and certainly one of the hottest reads. If you're just catching on to the MAKE phenomenon and wonder what you've missed, this book contains the best DIY projects from the magazine's first ten volumes -- a surefire collection of fun and challenging activities going back to MAKE's launch in early 2005.
Blue Blinky Grid Blue Blinky POV
Our Price: $29.00
Our Price: $16.00
Blue Blinky Grid Blue Blinky POV
The Blue Blinky Grid is a reprogrammable LED matrix. It has 56 LEDs and can display text and animations in a variety of ways. Blinky Grid is a standalone product and includes a pre-programmed microcontroller. The display is updated through a web page by holding the Blinky Grid up to your monitor. Blinky POV is a reprogrammable LED kit that uses persistence of vision to create the illusion of text or a small picture floating in the air. Blinky POV is a standalone product and includes a pre-programmed microcontroller. This version allows you to change the text or picture by going to a website and simply holding the Blinky POV up to your monitor.
Brain Machine Kit Brew it Yourself Ginger Ale
Our Price: $30.00
Our Price: $16.00
Brain Machine Kit Brew it Yourself Ginger Ale
Relax and rejuvenate as your brain synchronizes to a wonderful meditative state, and enjoy as you hallucinate beautiful colors and patterns from your subconscious mind! Get back to basics and brew your own ginger ale. This kit makes a classic spicy ale using the science of fermentation. Kit includes ginger-ale extract, yeast, a funnel, labels and instructions.
Brew It Yourself Root Beer Kit Brew It! Bundle
Our Price: $16.00
Our Price: $46.95
Brew It! Bundle
Brew your own root beer at home! Make up to four gallons of delicious, old fashioned, naturally carbonated root beer at home in your own soda bottles! Make it yourself with this family friendly brewing bundle. Create your own delicious ginger ale and root beer with the included kits. Then use the book "Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop" to elaborate and use your skills to make your own signature brews. This is the perfect way to get the whole family into brewing. Fun for all ages!
Bulbdial Clock Kit with Laser Cut Case Christmas Tree Kit
Our Price: $90.00
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Bulbdial Clock kit
The Bulbdial Clock kit works like an indoor sundial, but with three shadows of different length. You tell the time just like you do on a normal clock, by reading the positions of the hour, minute, and second hands. Perfect for the desk or cubicle! 5 simple steps gives you a cool flashing multi-colored LED Christmas Tree. As fun to build as it is to view.
Compound Microscopes 109 Defusable Alarm Clock Kit
Base Price $149.00
Sale Price: $119.00
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Our Price: $32.95
Click for LED Model Option Defusable Clock Kit
These 400X microscopes are a huge step up from the "toy" microscopes, and for not much more money. Optically and mechanically, there is simply no comparison. Despite their low prices, these are real microscopes, not toys. They are simple to use, and prepare students for an easy transition to middle school and high school science classes.

Drop ships via UPS Ground from warehouse within 7-10 business days. (Contiguous US Only-No Foreign Orders-Sorry!)

Not sure which scope suits your needs?  Check out our microscope comparison chart.
The Defusable Clock kit is an electronics kit that lets you build a scary looking clock that you can actually "defuse". Only the electronics are included -- you use your imagination to build the device you want!
Device, Vol. 2: Reconstructed Digital Programmable LED Belt Kit
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Our Price: $60.00
Digital Programmable LED Belt Kit
Device, Volume 2: Reconstructed brings together over 20 internationally renowned sculptors whose compulsive craftsmanship, distinct vision and mechanical fascination makes for an imaginative and arresting collection of work. Using popular culture imagery and objects to explore such themes as mythology, nature, inner fantasy and technology, some of the artists featured include Greg Brotherton, Nemo Gould, Stephane Halleux, Paul Loughridge, Mike Libby and Jeremy Mayer. Forward by Make Contributing Editor Gareth Branwyn. The project was designed this project to demonstrate how to use the digital LED strip, how to use a Atmega32u4 breakout board with the Arduino IDE, and how to make a portable battery powered project that runs off of AAs. This project is not too difficult, and can be finished in a day.
Discover Electronics Kit Version 2 DSO Nano V2.0 - Pocket Sized Digital Storage Oscilloscope
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MAKER FAIRE 2008 TOP SELLER! DSO Nano V2.0 - Pocket Sized Digital Storage Oscilloscope
Harness the power of the electron! Create games, toys, and contraptions with these fundamental components. Follow the easy instructions to make a light detector, LED flasher, noisemaker and more! Once you master the basics, you'll be ready to create your own! DSO Nano v2 is a Digital Storage Oscilloscope designed for basic electronic engineering tasks.
Eccentric Cubicle EL Wire Starter Pack - Aqua 2.5 Meters (8.2ft)
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EL Wire Starter Pack - Aqua 2.5 Meters (8.2ft)
From desktop guillotines and crossbows to mood-enhancing effects and music makers, author Kaden Harris of Eccentric Genius introduces aspiring and die-hard Makers to a highly entertaining parallel universe of surreal office-based projects that are sure to pique the curiosity of even the most jaded office mates. This bundle includes everything you need to experience the glowing greatness that is EL wire. The pocket inverter energizes the included wire to create a heat-less, high brightness Aqua light. Perfect for parties, raves, concerts, and for making your own Tron style accessories.
Ephrem's Deluxe Bottle Cutter ERECTOR 15 Model Set - 252PCS
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Ephrem's Deluxe Bottle Cutter ERECTOR 15 Model Set - 252PCS
Use Ephrem's Deluxe Bottle Cutter to recycle bottles into drinking glasses, vases, and other works of art! This simple jig is made of steel and with just a little practice, will have you cutting bottles like a pro. To use, simply insert a bottle into the jig, rotate the bottle while applying pressure to score the bottle, heat the score line then cool it with ice. The bottle will cleanly break apart just like magic! 252 pieces. Builds 15 models. Comes with Cable Command. Compatible with most Erector sets. Great for ages 8 & up.
ERECTOR 30 Model Set - 352PCS Fashioning Technology
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ERECTOR 30 Model Set - 352PCS
Build 30 Amazing Erector Models! Dune buggy, lawn mower, crane, speedboat, tractor, forklift, motorcycle with rider and more! Ages 8+ Ready to take your craft projects to the next level? With "smart" materials, unorthodox assembly techniques, and the right tools, you can create accessories, housewares, and toys that light up, make sounds, or do even more.
Geek Dad Geek Dad's Guide to Weekend Fun
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The Geek Dad's Guide to Weekend Fun
The ultimate DIY project guide for techie dads raising kids in their own geeky image, in the spirit of The Dangerous Book for Boys Let Geek Dad Ken Demead show how to have some geektastic fun this weekend with this excellent book. Learn how to make your own robots from scratch, write and direct your own stop-motion movies, and hack + modify mechanical toys with electronics. The book even includes a high tech scavenger hunt involving Apache servers, mobile computers and HTML / JavaScript! End those monotonous weekends and enhance creativity and learning with Geek Dad!
Get-A-Way Driver Getting Started with Arduino Kit v3.0
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Getting Started with Arduino Kit V3.0
The Get-A-Way Driver has dozens of everyday uses for the Maker and hobbyist. As a compact screwdriver, it has four standard flat and Phillips hex bits to tackle almost any job. Great gift for Father's Day! Bridging the gap between the "real world" and your computer, the Getting Started with Arduino kit is your starting point into the world of physical computing, you'll be ready to join the tens of thousands of engineers, designers, artists and hobbyists who have discovered this incredible and educational prototyping platform.
Getting Started with Arduino, 2nd Edition Gift Certificate
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2nd Edtion
This valuable little book offers a thorough introduction to the Arduino open source electronics prototyping platform that's taking the design and hobbyist world by storm. Can't decide what to get your favorite Maker, Crafter or Hacker? Give them a gift certificate good for anything from the Maker Shed with the amount you choose.
And best yet, you can choose to email it straight to them and avoid those long postal deliveries. A great last minute present that could spark a lifetime of making!
   
 
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