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3-in-1 All Terrain Robot

3-in-1 All-Terrain Robot

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3-in-1 All-Terrain Robot

$50

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Reviewed: November 13th, 2011

I’ve been building OWI robot kits since the mid-1980s. Some have been good, a few not worth the box they came in. Every once in a while, OWI does a kit that’s great — their 3-in-1 All Terrain Robot (ATR) is one of these. This entertaining kit, suitable for kids 12 and up, lets you […]

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Chronulator PM2V

Chronulator PM2V

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Chronulator PM2V

$49

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Reviewed: November 3rd, 2011

Alternative time-telling devices are compelling, but only if they’re easy to read. Building a kit can be satisfying, but only if it leaves room for creativity. The Chronulator clock kit fits the bill on both counts. Solder it together, and you’ve got a microcontroller-based clock that converts time to current, displaying hours and minutes on […]

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HD2Combo Remote Control Relay

HD2Combo Remote Control Relay

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HD2Combo Remote Control Relay

$30

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Reviewed: October 25th, 2011

Don’t tell the co-op board, but I now use this RF fun relay kit to get into my apartment building wirelessly and keylessly, by hacking into its intercom system, which lets you buzz people into the front door. The kit consist a small printed circuit board and a key fob remote. After enclosing the PCB […]

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