Rumor has it there is to be a announcement this coming weekend of a whole new upgrade in hardware and software. Not an incremental upgrade, but a big jump in the evolution of the platform. It’s said to be mostly

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The Arduino was designed for artists and architects originally, so here is our nod to Art. Wordle takes our blog feed, and converts it to this representation, based on the popularity of keywords. Make your own Wordle maps at http://www.wordle.net

Want a inexpensive and easy method to store your variety of resistors, capacitors, transistors, LED’s and more? Get a three ring binder, and some of these zippered inserts to store your components. Ziplock baggies can subdivide the various devices further

Tonight I added a RGB LED to the project. The LED turns red when the temp drops too cool (to indicate that the furnace has turned on), and blue when it gets too hot (to indicate the A/C has turned