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Arduino Enigma Machine and External Lamp Field
The Enigma Machine, an encryption device famously used by the German military in World War II, has been the subject of much intrigue, producing documentaries and works of fiction based around it and...
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Solar Light Soldering Kit
While learn to solder kits can be entertaining, at the end of the day I’d wager that most become shelfware in fairly short order. On the other hand, this kit from The Curious Electric Company not only...
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Seen in the Flea Market: November 2017
If surfing around in Tindie’s curated “garden” of guaranteed products is getting too tame for you, then perhaps it’s time to check out the Flea market. You really never know what you’ll find there, and...
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Black Friday Through Cyber Monday, the Tindie Sale Is on Now!
During the next 5 days, Tindie Sellers are offering discounts on hundreds of items. It’s the perfect moment to order the parts for your next project and save money at the same time. See all the deals...
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Thoughts on Low Volume Production
If you’re familiar with Tindie whatsoever, you know that the products here can be very specialized, sometimes appealing to only a small group of people. Making them one-by-one usually works fine if...
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Cyber Monday Deals on Tindie
Tindie sellers have been very busy this weekend with the Tindie Sale and we’re still going through Cyber Monday! See all the deals at Tindie.com/Sale Our community brings you the latest in hardware...
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Tindie Badge Kit Assembly
You probably remember reading about the wonderful time Tindie had at the New York Maker Faire this September. Hopefully lots of people reading this were able to stop by to see our smiling faces and...
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Solar Tracking Module Positions Your Panels
Installing a solar panel is easy, you just take it outside, point it up in the sky, and voila! you are now pumping “free” power into your house or outdoor appliances… OK, it’s not quite that simple....
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Simple Line Following Robot Kit
Perhaps you’ve considered building a line following robot, but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’d like a more challenging solder kit than a simple badge. If so, then you might consider the D2-5...
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Raspberry Pi Zero RJ45 Connector and USB Hub
Growing up in an era when a 200MHz PC was extremely fast, it still amazes me that a 1GHz machine with 512MB of RAM is available for $5—that is, the Raspberry Pi Zero. Oh, and its small enough that you...
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Spacehuhn Stickers!
Tindie is a great place to sell actual electronics and gadgets, but what if you’re a well-known hacker who would rather get the word out about yourself through cool stickers? Sure, you could give them...
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A Synth Not Meant for Human Ears
When you think of a synthesizer, or just “synth,” most will picture an electronic keyboard of some kind, or perhaps even a song or music video from the 1980s. As seen in our vibrant sound section,...
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Monster LED Clock Kit
Clocks come in all shapes and sizes, and after perusing the DIY or semi-DIY options available, it seems that making your own clock is something of a rite of passage. The Monster Clock Kit from...
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Tindarian-Modded Nutube Amplifier Kit
Whether or not you consider yourself an “audiophile,” you’ve certainly heard that vacuum tubes produce a warm sound that is difficult, if not impossible, to duplicate with more modern equipment. While...
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ESP8266 Sensor Board Features Multiple Power Options
Unless you’ve just emerged from hibernation to check out the Tindie blog for the latest in maker electronics, you’ve certainly heard of the ESP8266 module. While interesting by itself, having a...
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Retroball is 4 Player Pong-Style Fun
Pong, which Wikipedia calls “the first commercially successful video game,” can be played against a computer or one other player. This game was originally developed in an upright cabinet. If you were...
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Hackaday Coin Cell Challenge Features Massive Tindie Payoff!
As announced here, Hackaday is hosting a “Coin Cell Challenge.” What is a coin cell challenge you might ask? The contest involves using this type of battery—be it the venerable CR2032, or any other...
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Labrador Board Turns Your Smart Device Into an Oscilloscope and Function...
When working with basic electronics, a multimeter is usually all you really need, however, there’s a lot more going on than you can tell by simply measuring the instantaneous voltage and other stats....
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Adjust Voltages with Boost or Buck Converter
When working with electronics, many times you’ll need to produce a voltage for some or all of your system that doesn’t align with your battery supply. Using a voltage dividing resistor is one...
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CV.OCD is a MIDI to Analog Conversion Box
If you buy any type of electronic musical equipment today, chances are it runs via the MIDI specification. This allows a wide variety of instruments to work together, and can carry up to 16 channels...
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