Kits

Parents with kids stuck learning at home during the pandemic have had to look for alternative activities to promote the hands-on learning experiences kids are missing out on due to…

Thimble teaches kids STEM skills with robotics kits combined with live Zoom classes

Gift Guide: Solder: Time LED Watch Kit

11:53 am PST • November 15, 2012

Geek parents will get a huge kick out of the Solder:Time watch kit from Spikenzie Labs. It’s a cute kit that contains all the parts you need to make a…

Gift Guide: Solder: Time LED Watch Kit

I’ve been hearing about LittleBits, an electronics kit for hobbyists and kids, for quite a while but I never got a chance to play with them until recently. The company…

LittleBits Is A Nearly Perfect Electronics Discovery Kit

If you want to recreate what it was like for hobbyists before the advent of the integrated circuit, this clock is for you. This thing uses “215 discrete transistors, 518…

This DIY Nixie Clock Uses No More Components Than Necessary

Not a big deal but I just wanted to write a bit about replacing parts on your valuable and delicate electronics. Friends, I’m here to tell you that while it’s…

Hardware

Review: Touchatag RFID System

2:07 pm PDT • August 6, 2009

You always remember your first time, right? That heady rush, the embarrassment that turns into passion, that sense that this, this moment right now, is what you’re living for. You…

Hardware

CrunchDeals: Free shipping at Mr. Beer

7:49 am PST • November 21, 2008

I love me some Mr.Beer and if you get a chance, pop over before November 26 for free shipping on all orders. I’ve made Mr. Beer beer yearly for the…

Here’s a nice little weekend project. You can pick up a barebone MSI Wind system (not the netbook, the desktop version) from Newegg for $140. It’s one of the first…

Many of you like your digital photo frames. I’m of the opinion that they’re going to hit mass-market prices and really take off in the near future. Until then, you…

One thing we like about Sony-Ericsson’s phones is how the company has split them neatly into two distinct categories: musicphones and cameraphones. Unlike other phone makers, the music-listening and picture-taking…