NerdKits goes from beginners to way beyond... We actually publish lots of educational content -- see 18 free videos so far on http://www.nerdkits.com/videos/ -- that show off lots of programming and electronics concepts that push the limits of what most hobbyists are doing with microcontrollers. But we are definitely focused on education rather than selling products to professional engineers! (This is Mike from NerdKits)
I think you've done a nice job of meeting a real gap in the product space. In ten years of watching this stuff (mostly from the sidelines -- anyone more involved please correct me if I'm wrong), I haven't seen much in the way of an all-in-one kit that includes actual interesting components and well-written / MIT-literate instructional content.
The quality online presence -- forums and video tutorials! -- may even be a killer feature.
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NerdKits goes from beginners to way beyond... We actually publish lots of educational content -- see 18 free videos so far on http://www.nerdkits.com/videos/ -- that show off lots of programming and electronics concepts that push the limits of what most hobbyists are doing with microcontrollers. But we are definitely focused on education rather than selling products to professional engineers! (This is Mike from NerdKits)
I think you've done a nice job of meeting a real gap in the product space. In ten years of watching this stuff (mostly from the sidelines -- anyone more involved please correct me if I'm wrong), I haven't seen much in the way of an all-in-one kit that includes actual interesting components and well-written / MIT-literate instructional content.
The quality online presence -- forums and video tutorials! -- may even be a killer feature.
this goes along nicely with the new CarlHProgramming reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/carlhprogramming/