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MindKits Arduino Course - Wellington

Tim Carr - Monday, June 15, 2009
What could be better than spending a weekend learning about Arduino, the favorite open source physical computing platform for designers, artists and hobbyists. Get started in a friendly learning environment designed especially for beginners.

Don't have any experience with software, electronics or physical computing?

Excellent! No experience necessary.

Interested? Check out www.MindKits.co.nz/Arduino_Course.html

  for more info

Not quite a beginner? If so, this course will have something for you too.
Class size is strictly limited so you will receive more personal attention over the weekend.

* Day one *
An introduction to physical computing and then get you started with the Arduino, writing sketches and connecting parts.

* Day two *
An opportunity to create your own project that interacts with its environment while you learn how to use a variety of sensors and
control devices. And you'll get to take your project home with you!

MindKits is proud to provide the opportunity for you to attend this course. We're very fortunate to have Philip Lindsay of rancidbacon.comto take the class and impart his wealth of knowledge in two full days of learning and experimenting.

 

Sale - MindKits Winter Sale!!!

Tim Carr - Saturday, June 06, 2009

So the MindKits Elves reminded me that its about time for a winter sale! What a fantastic idea I thought and here we are announcing our first winter sale where we've drastically reduced the prices on a bunch of great winder bits and pieces that make for a comfy weekend of tinkering, all wrapped up warm.

Now go check out the plethora (yes, I did just use that word) of goodies to add to your projects

 Check out the items on sale here for more info

Tim
MindKits Chief Ninja

MindKits Pre-Order from SparkFun - Order Anything You Like

Tim Carr - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Quite often we get asked if we can order parts from SparkFun for some of the MindKits tinkerers and we're always happy to help out with this. It lets us know what kinds of kit you may like us to stock in the future, saves you the cost of shipping from the USA and the worry about if its going to arrive and we generally see our shipments delivered quicker than the usual.



So, what about pricing you may be asking? Well, the price almost always ends up being the USD price in NZD converted directly - this means it doesnt cost you any extra. Whats more, we're also happy if you want to consolidate shipments from existing MindKits stock and even if you'd like to come and pick up your goods in person and say hi (we're Auckland based).

So, if you'd like to order something from SparkFun to ship with our order this Friday the 5th June then let us know the SparkFun part number and the quantity and we'll order it in for you - hassle free. We'll give you the price in NZD and once you decide you're happy we'll add it to the order and you can transfer funds. Couldnt be easier! Contact us via the contact form or Tim@MindKits.com