Tag Archives: Sparkfun

Friday Video: Buy the guts of a GoPro 1080p video camera for $159.95 from Sparkfun Electronics

Posted on August 24, 2012 by sleibson2

Sparkfun Electronics in Boulder, Colorado runs a new-product video every Friday. Today, the video features a board-level product called a HackHD, which is essentially the electronic guts of a $199.99 GoPro rugged camcorder. The HackHD sells for $159.95. As usual, … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Product testing with attitude from Sparkfun

Posted on July 20, 2012 by sleibson2

There’s no reason that product testing can’t be fun. Sparkfun, even. This 90-second video from Sparkfun demonstrates the company’s rigorous quality testing of its enclosures using a jacked-up pickup truck and shaving cream. Now, doesn’t that just give you some … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Sparkfun unleashes mobile, robotic potato cannon and tears down a digital caliper (How do those work?)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by sleibson2

Once again, the guys at Sparkfun in Boulder, Colorado are having way, way too much fun. First, they have a new $15 digital vernier caliper to sell you. But they don’t just show you one for sale, they tear it … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Webcam + Open-source video code + Arduino Uno microcontroller board + pan/tilt servo make automated face-tracker, prove the power of an apps-centric world

Posted on October 7, 2011 by sleibson2

Presented for your consideration: This very cool video from Sparkfun (the 21st-century version of Heathkit) shows how you can use a surprisingly small about of custom code and an open-source video software toolkit, a Webcam, an off-the-shelf Arduino Uno microcontroller … Continue reading →

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