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Chronulator 2.0 Number 1

November 26, 2008 by jboone

So here it is, Chronulator 2.0 number 1, photographed on the ShareBrained trademark kitchen tablecloth. It went together well, with just a couple of tweaks. First, I forgot/neglected to connect power between the ISP port and the AVR chip. That’s … Continue reading →

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Prototype boards on the way!

November 24, 2008 by jboone

I just received notice from Advanced Circuits that the Chronulator 2.0 prototype boards have shipped and will arrive tomorrow afternoon! The Digi-Key parts for the final prototype arrived today. So tomorrow evening, I’ll solder up a board or two and … Continue reading →

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Chronulator 2.0 Design Complete (I think…)

November 11, 2008 by jboone

I just finished up the design of the Chronulator 2.0 board. It’ll have a few nice features and more expansion possibilities than Chronulator 1.0. I’m hoping people will have fun hacking and enhancing their Chronulators, since one of my primary … Continue reading →

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Making Progress, Really!

October 27, 2008 by jboone

Chronulator 2.0 development is proceeding, albeit more slowly than I planned. Here’s what it looks like right now: Over the last few weeks, I’ve gotten to know the Arduino development kit. With it, I’ve prototyped new Chronulator software, which is … Continue reading →

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We’re still here!

July 13, 2008 by jboone

Life and work are interfering with progress on the next ShareBrained kit. But rest assured, we have some good stuff coming in the next couple of months (meaning, “the summer of 2008″).

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Chronulator Power

May 25, 2008 by jboone

UPDATE: Texas Instruments has a neat little video on powering their MSP430 microcontroller from fruits and martinis! The Chronulator uses the same chip, although the meters draw substantially more current — you might need something bigger than a couple of … Continue reading →

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Chronulator in the Holiday Gadget Guide

November 17, 2007 by jboone

Gareth Branwyn (of Street Tech and the MAKE Blog) posted a review of The Chronulator kit to the Federated Media Holiday Gadget Guide. Thanks Gareth!

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Send Us Your Chronulator Photos!

November 17, 2007 by jboone

We’ve sold several dozen Chronulators so far, but have yet to receive any pictures! So if you’ve got a finished Chronulator you’re proud of, please send us pictures at info@sharebrained.com. We’re really anxious to see what you’ve done with your … Continue reading →

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Chronulator Posted to MAKE and Boing Boing!

October 6, 2007 by jboone

We made it into the MAKE Blog and Boing Boing! [Update: We got Dugg too. Thanks Alexis!] Because of the publicity, we’ve nearly sold out. Get your Chronulator soon! (When we sell out, we’ll make more, but it might take … Continue reading →

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Introducing The Chronulator

April 4, 2007 by jboone

Update: The Chronulator is now available. The Chronulator is our first product. It’s a clock. Or is it? Well, that’s for you to decide. It features two old-school analog panel meters that nominally display the time, in a picture frame … Continue reading →

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