PLEASE READ - Nov. 13th Meetup - Choose Your Own Kit

[Tara Tiger Brown]

Hi!

I chatted with Carlyn Maw on the phone last night about our upcoming
meetup on Nov. 13th and we thought that for our first hardware-esque
meetup it might be best for everyone to bring their own kit to work
on. This way you can pick something that interests you, there is a
variety of kits so you can check out what others are working on, and
you have something to take home. I hope you all are OK with that!

PROVIDED TOOLS
Carlyn and I will bring:
- soldering irons
- desoldering tool
- solder
- oscilloscope
- cutters

WHERE TO BUY KITS
Best places to find kits. Most kits are under $20:
Sparkfun http://www.sparkfun.com/categories/157
Makershed http://www.makershed.com/All_Kits_s/20.htm
Adafruit http://www.adafruit.com/

STEPS:
1) Buy Your Kit (give enough time to be delivered before the meetup.
Don't delay!)
2) Check the details on what you need to build your kit. If you don't
have the tools and they are different than what I listed above, please
shoot me an email.

IDEAS:
Here are some example kits that may intrigue you. If this is your
first time, go for simple.

Electronic Dice Kit - http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10212

Christmas Ornament - http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9565

Metro-Gnome - http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9236

Simon Says Game - http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10547

Minty Boost USB charger for your phone - http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10094

Botanicalls Kit (pricey, but how adorable is it to communicate with
your houseplants via Twitter??) http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10334

Loud Objects Noise Kit - http://www.makershed.com/product_p/mklok.htm

[Megan Westerby]

Terrific idea! I can't wait to see everyone and hands-on work on something. 

Thank you for doing all the research for us -- I'm ordering a Minty Boost kit now!

Megan Westerby
www.meganwesterby.com