Ran across this neat article and video at Make Magazine. They attached an Arduino to a candy vending machine, and connected it to the internet so you can pay for the candy using paypal. A fascinating and intriguing project: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/10/paypal_vending_machine.html

Congratulations, Michael Van Varenberg, you have won the free Arduino Uno. Mark from Hacktronics will be contacting you shortly for your shipping info. For those less lucky (this month), check out the starter kit which now includes the new Uno. The

The arduino is great for interfacing with sensors, but lacks the horsepower of a PC. One of the projects we are working on is a solar / wind data logger, and I’d like to save the results in a database

This sensor reminds me of an automotive mass airflow sensor. http://shop.moderndevice.com/products/wind-sensor – The Wind Sensor is a thermal anemometer based on a traditional technique for measuring wind speed. The technique is called the “hot-wire” technique, and involves heating an element

Want a pumpkin light that turns itself on at night, off during the day, and flickers like a candle? Here’s a great Halloween project. http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Pumpkin-Light-controlled-by-Arduino/ Become the Maker you were born to be. Try Arduino Academy for FREE!    

  Robots: Amateur UAVs – mp3 In today’s episode we speak about flying robots with Chris Anderson, founder ofDIY Drones which is now the largest amateur UAV community in the world, and one of the largest robotics communities. Chris Anderson Become the Maker