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From: James on 21 Jan 2010 04:14 "Don McKenzie" <5V(a)2.5A> wrote in message news:7rp1r6Fr5kU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > Free Day recap of what it was like behind the scenes in the SparkFun > offices on January 7th. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgFayRF4M2c&feature=player_embedded > http://www.sparkfun.com > > Cheers Don... > > Another here who set the alarm to wake up at a ridiculous hour of the morning to be repeatedly met with a message indicating the website could not be contacted. I expected as much though, and to be honest I had trouble finding something I wanted that couldn't just be ordered through work for a legitimate purpose anyway. Good luck to them though. It was obviously a spectacular success and I doubt they could have bought better advertising for the $. So what is the story with Littlebirdelectronics here in Aus anyway? are they in some way affiliated with Sparkfun or just a coincidence that their product range and website just bear a striking resemblemce to Sparkfun's? I'd never heard of them before seeing their add / dse like cheat sheet on last months SC. Oh...by the way Don any idea when you'll have the TTL-232R-AJ interface cables in stock? (Maybe I get some of them at the Dontronics free day too. That will be coming up soon wont it? :)) Regards James __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4791 (20100120) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
From: Chris Burrows on 21 Jan 2010 06:45 "James" <dotatdot(a)tpig.com.au> wrote in message news:4b581ae6$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... > > So what is the story with Littlebirdelectronics here in Aus anyway? are > they in some way affiliated with Sparkfun or just a coincidence that their > product range and website just bear a striking resemblemce to Sparkfun's? They are a Sparkfun distributor: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/distributors.php -- Chris Burrows CFB Software Armaide: ARM Oberon-07 Development System http://www.armaide.com
From: Don McKenzie on 21 Jan 2010 16:15 James wrote: > So what is the story with Littlebirdelectronics here in Aus anyway? are they > in some way affiliated with Sparkfun or just a coincidence that their > product range and website just bear a striking resemblemce to Sparkfun's? > I'd never heard of them before seeing their add / dse like cheat sheet on > last months SC. I have feelers out to see what the score is there. I am also curious. > Oh...by the way Don any idea when you'll have the TTL-232R-AJ interface > cables in stock? Had them on order for 2 months. I hope to see them on my shelves in 1 or 2 weeks. (Maybe I get some of them at the Dontronics free day too. > That will be coming up soon wont it? :)) Free day was 1:45 hours. :-) I figured to line up with my 100th birthday. Isn't too long to wait! I actually had a free order for my 100,000 hit to my site, but that was in 1996? They had to capture the [100,000] screen counter to get the free goods. Too long ago to remember who got it. I gave prizes for one either side also. Another silly story in progress: http://www.dontronics.com/my_early_tote_years.html Cheers Don... -- Don McKenzie Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap E-Mail Contact Page: http://www.dontronics.com/email Web Camera Page: http://www.dontronics.com/webcam No More Damn Spam: http://www.dontronics.com/spam Product Sellout: 15% OFF 4DSystems OLED Displays & modules. http://www.dontronics-shop.com/micro-oled.html
From: keithr on 21 Jan 2010 21:30 On 22/01/2010 8:15 AM, Don McKenzie wrote: > James wrote: > >> So what is the story with Littlebirdelectronics here in Aus anyway? >> are they in some way affiliated with Sparkfun or just a coincidence >> that their product range and website just bear a striking resemblemce >> to Sparkfun's? I'd never heard of them before seeing their add / dse >> like cheat sheet on last months SC. > > I have feelers out to see what the score is there. > I am also curious. Had a look at their website, not overwhelmed by their pricing. If you are in a hurry and they have it in stock (not too many items at the moment) then you could save possibly $10-15 over Sparkfun's express mail option. Not in too much of a hurry, Sparkfun via first class mail is the cheaper option. Checked on a few mid price components ($60-70) your milage may vary.
From: David L. Jones on 21 Jan 2010 22:32
On Jan 21, 8:14 pm, "James" <dotat...(a)tpig.com.au> wrote: > > So what is the story with Littlebirdelectronics here in Aus anyway? are they > in some way affiliated with Sparkfun or just a coincidence that their > product range and website just bear a striking resemblemce to Sparkfun's? They are one of the multitude of Sparkfun resellers. > I'd never heard of them before seeing their add / dse like cheat sheet on > last months SC. Littlebird started out distributing the Arduino in early 2007. Dave. |