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XMODS RELAUNCH ANNOUCEMENT
12 years ago
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Read this excerpt:
"RadioShack regularly surveys DIY customers to refine its product offering. As a result, the company added Arduino microcontrollers as well as hundreds of new parts and tools to its stores and website in 2012. Similarly, the newly announced products deliver on things makers told the company they desired most from their neighborhood DIY resource, including RadioShack-branded:
ColdHeat Soldering Tool, available now
Expanded assortment of Light-Emitting Diodes (LED's), available now
New collection of Youth Hobby Kits focused on building your own RC and robotics, available now
Electroluminescent (EL) Wire, Tape and Flex Strip LED's, available in the summer
U Mold moldable plastic, available in August in two sizes
New line of Mini PC Microcontrollers that have video and Wi-Fi capabilities, available in the summer
In addition, RadioShack will be re-launching XMODS, which are DIY remote control car or truck kits that customers can build, tune, and race, which will be available this fall.
For more about RadioShack's DIY products and to find projects, visit RadioShackDIY.com and makezine.com/weekend projects. Be sure to also check out the company's YouTube channel to find related videos, including the "DIY Update" and "How to Choose a Soldering Iron."
Attending Maker Faire Bay Area, May 18-19, 2013? Stop by the RadioShack tent to learn how to solder, have your picture taken with life-size DIY props, recharge your phone, or shop our on-site store."
Read the full article: Here
"RadioShack regularly surveys DIY customers to refine its product offering. As a result, the company added Arduino microcontrollers as well as hundreds of new parts and tools to its stores and website in 2012. Similarly, the newly announced products deliver on things makers told the company they desired most from their neighborhood DIY resource, including RadioShack-branded:
ColdHeat Soldering Tool, available now
Expanded assortment of Light-Emitting Diodes (LED's), available now
New collection of Youth Hobby Kits focused on building your own RC and robotics, available now
Electroluminescent (EL) Wire, Tape and Flex Strip LED's, available in the summer
U Mold moldable plastic, available in August in two sizes
New line of Mini PC Microcontrollers that have video and Wi-Fi capabilities, available in the summer
In addition, RadioShack will be re-launching XMODS, which are DIY remote control car or truck kits that customers can build, tune, and race, which will be available this fall.
For more about RadioShack's DIY products and to find projects, visit RadioShackDIY.com and makezine.com/weekend projects. Be sure to also check out the company's YouTube channel to find related videos, including the "DIY Update" and "How to Choose a Soldering Iron."
Attending Maker Faire Bay Area, May 18-19, 2013? Stop by the RadioShack tent to learn how to solder, have your picture taken with life-size DIY props, recharge your phone, or shop our on-site store."
Read the full article: Here
(back on-topic: I own four ZZ's one BiTCharg and an Xmods Civic)
Oh, and you may want to watch out posting all these xmod pics. It's against the AUP and the admins may take them down. It's happened to me multiple times...