SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-29T06:02:02-06:00SparkFun Electronicsorcinus on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter Kitorcinusurn:uuid:005e0440-d93e-874e-8328-c45e9758ede42011-10-17T02:55:13-06:00<p>Insane price is insane.</p>
Kamiquasi on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitKamiquasiurn:uuid:89476062-6ba6-b052-5cdc-829909df1e842011-10-11T22:56:40-06:00<p>Yeah, looks like it was affected -after- I posted. I'll replace it with an archive.org link.</p>
SynthShoppingDotCom on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitSynthShoppingDotComurn:uuid:0b06b096-e428-f340-4868-53883f50ca622011-10-06T11:07:45-06:00<p>Search on this page for "Eagle Files." It's a .zip file containing .brd and .sch files. You can load them into the free version of the program Eagle from http://cadsoft.de</p>
Customer #254688 on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitCustomer #254688urn:uuid:f1dc2ad4-d3dc-6d1d-0889-f409c13fc3602011-09-28T03:10:31-06:00<p>waw that's amazing! a dream for electronic amateurs! am purchasing my kit right away!</p>
aMeyer on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitaMeyerurn:uuid:492f3699-6c66-80f6-2b62-d01b2a1839a42011-09-26T17:55:50-06:00<p>The creator of littleBits is one of the founders of the OSHW Summit. Im sure that was a simple oversight.</p>
jk_CBWP_net on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter Kitjk_CBWP_neturn:uuid:0d362e7d-9dd9-b312-9394-ae86150646f52011-09-23T17:37:00-06:00<p>often the hacked site is legit and the offender has inserted an iframe with display=0 and the offending site checks your ip to make it harder to "catch" them <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XSS" rel="nofollow">xSS</a>...</p>
rsp on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter Kitrspurn:uuid:80bd9a1e-2ebb-e12a-9351-505b3989e2ef2011-09-19T21:55:29-06:00<p>There are two power connectors and one signal connector at each end of a module. One end is signal in, the other is signal out. Some of the boards just pass the signal through, and some modify the signal. The magnets themselves are not used for electrical connections.<br>
I was wondering where the schematics are too, since it's supposed to be an OSHW product. LittleBits appears to be big on marketing, but not on sharing.</p>
Tadpole on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitTadpoleurn:uuid:e6fb9bbc-3685-8ee2-17d7-ff60894932f32011-09-19T05:38:37-06:00<p>Please remove this link. It goes to a site, but then bounces to another porn site that tries to DL a batch file. (somthing.bat) We all know what that means. I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, but it shouldn't be clicked on.<br>
I haven't been able to repeat this except for the first time. The original site seems legit. Odd.</p>
ElectronicAussie on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitElectronicAussieurn:uuid:c6d6c5cc-5bd2-6136-fbab-4a4b8141ff732011-09-18T19:31:00-06:00<p>Are the schematics available?<br>
From the images it looks like there are three only three conductors in the connector, yet there are several boards daisy chained together. How does this work?</p>
MadManinc on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitMadManincurn:uuid:d37f94dc-b7a9-f48a-449a-38abfcfa23042011-09-18T10:14:02-06:00<p>Add more parts doubling the amount of parts in the kit would excuse the cost of the product but not add much more to the cost make more simple switches different battery connector, is there a light sensor? different color LED's you make a toggle switch, and maybe set into the chips some kind of distortions, or a mic and a SD card slot that would be cool then later on you can add coding SOLAR CELLS!, there should be more robot parts legs, wheels they cloud make little robots or cars</p>
TimZaman on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitTimZamanurn:uuid:562d7a5f-cded-e37d-a983-60fc8eabf6e22011-09-18T04:12:53-06:00<p>Indeed. Have not seen anything as overpriced as this kit :)</p>
ohararp on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter Kitohararpurn:uuid:6eabb1b3-4db6-4082-b8f7-0d51186ec1092011-09-17T06:57:29-06:00<p>Sign me up for some of those connectors. I think they could be pretty handy for some prototyping I do here!</p>
Kamiquasi on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitKamiquasiurn:uuid:897533cb-53a8-5ab9-50ff-1d45d34ef4112011-09-16T16:22:52-06:00<blockquote>
<p>I wonder what it would take to make a cheap beginner hobbyist alternative?<br>
simple.. travel back 2-3 decades and pick up some bloc-tronic or similar kit:<br>
http://web.archive.org/web/20110107084104/http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2006/05/24/bloc-tronic-electronics-toy/<br>
( original site may or may not have code injected by sad people )<br>
These days there's similar such experimentation kits. littleBits looks like a fine - albeit expensive - addition.</p>
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RobertC. on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitRobertC.urn:uuid:d4fd098d-8239-d7a2-8a4b-fa10cba2a6422011-09-16T11:48:04-06:00<p>We don't. They would need a bit of work for prototyping and such, as they don't have a super-secure connection. It works fine for this application, but you might want something more robust for a solid interface.</p>
lowestsodium on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter Kitlowestsodiumurn:uuid:90622123-3b6b-ba08-4502-f6bf0322c5ed2011-09-16T11:24:49-06:00<p>Do you guys carry those magnetized connectors? I think these would be great interfaces for debugging and testing mass produced items, just like the pogo-pins.<br>
Thanks!</p>
JoshFranz on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitJoshFranzurn:uuid:dc9c7ea4-6f23-3a50-1958-5bb93da89c1a2011-09-16T08:45:48-06:00<p>I agree. It's definitely pointed at a beginner educational institution, because it's not feasibly affordable for anyone else... I wonder what it would take to make a cheap beginner hobbyist alternative?</p>
Tadpole on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitTadpoleurn:uuid:d3929877-3e64-858b-c097-932716d55bbe2011-09-16T04:57:48-06:00<p>Wow! This is really cool I'm going to get onnn.. WHOA! $129!? Forget I said anything.</p>
JoshFranz on KIT-10627 - littleBits Starter KitJoshFranzurn:uuid:82ed4ba7-192d-b85a-3cec-435c892576472011-09-15T20:34:23-06:00<p>Whaaaaaaaat this is so cool. I've always wanted to make something like this! Great beginner set!<br>
You should sell the connector kits and have specs for it so that someone (I'd be up to it) could make an Arduino block!</p>