Comments on: SparkFun open-sources latest kits

By: Tobby

Tobby — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:03:44 +0000

This is a fairly compact circuit for a clock. Using open source makes it more adaptable and viable for integration to other circuits. this is very good product.

By: Oren Beck

Oren Beck — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:47:01 +0000

the “everyone wins” point of open sourcing is that our basic information base expands. Except? It’s not merely an expansion or multiplication- it’s an exponential explosion. One which may usher in the singularity scenarios of fictions. But from an often overlooked potential source. Projects by single hackers reconfiguring the genius of others.

By: stinkymonkey

stinkymonkey — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:30:30 +0000

that picture looks like an eye test ….:::Quick What time does it read?? and go….

By: fartface

fartface — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:26:22 +0000

Nope saw it at a maker faire last year. it was really cool. I wish the group that did it posted the info and code online.

By: Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:02:22 +0000

@fartface – i’ve long had that idea in the back of my mind for a “one day” project, do you have a link with details of how it was done / source code?

By: fartface

fartface — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:02 +0000

Sparkfun rocks. I have seen that alarm clock kit upgraded with a pic and one of those Ethernet to rs232 devices to make the alarm clock always adjust it’s time from a NTP server as well as adjust the alarm based on predetermined events.

Web interface for setting made it Rock hard.

By: fsphil

fsphil — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:05:32 +0000

Nice move. I do wish there was a Sparkfun in the UK – I buy from there occasionally but the postage charges do limit impulse buying.

Actually that’s probably a good thing ;-)

By: Brennen Bearnes

Brennen Bearnes — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:23:22 +0000

For what it’s worth, I’m a web developer / sysadmin / general purpose nerd at SFE, and we’re also working on being a little better at open source _methods_. I’m hoping to get most of our in-house product designs and source code hosted on GitHub within a few months.