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For the last few years we’ve been offering students and institutions an opportunity to experiment and play with ThingM products through our Seedkit program. This year we’ve changed it up a bit, in exchange for a greatly reduced price, all we ask is participants commit to documenting and sharing their process with us. We’ll hopefully inspire our ThingM community by sharing the best ideas on our blog and in our newsletters. This year we have two options, a whole schmogasborg of ThingM goodies called the Grab Bag, as well as a Wearables Kit specifically geared for soft goods. All Seedkits are intended for educational, non-commercial purposes, you must have a .edu email address to request a Seedkit. Grab Bag: http://store.thingm.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=11&zenid=t7024k8qvadlgb7hlhobnjcan3 …

Our ThingM Kickstarter campaign closed with over 2,500 backs and $132,000 in funds to launch blink(1)! Thanks to everyone for the support!

Blink(1) has raised over $112,000 in the last several weeks!  To view updates or make a pledge please visit our page at: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thingm/blink1-the-usb-rgb-led?ref=home_location

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  blink(1), THE USB RGB LED ThingM has just launched a Kickstarter for “blink(1)”. A USB RGB LED that builds on our BlinkM Smart LED. It’s a super status light that packs three dimensions of information (color, brightness and pattern) into a single tiny package that fits into any USB port on nearly every device. It makes it incredibly easy to connect any data source in the cloud or on your computer to a full-color RGB LED so you can know what’s happening without checking any windows, going to any websites, or typing any commands. For more information visit: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thingm/blink1-the-usb-rgb-led Questions: blink1@thingm.com blink(1) UPDATES With 19 more days to go – we have nearly tripled our kickstarter goal and have …

blink(1), the USB RGB LED ThingM has just launched a Kickstarter for “blink(1)”.  A USB RGB LED that builds on our BlinkM Smart LED.  It’s a super status light that packs three dimensions of information (color, brightness and pattern) into a single tiny package that fits into any USB port on nearly every device. It makes it incredibly easy to connect any data source in the cloud or on your computer to a full-color RGB LED so you can know what’s happening without checking any windows, going to any websites, or typing any commands. To support and find out more information visit: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thingm/blink1-the-usb-rgb-led   Questions: blink1@thingm.com

tr-IO was an interactive installation exhibited at the dorkbot 2010 group show in sydney. it is a generative video/audio piece that is projected onto a wall and controlled via an interactive table. The pyramid objects were fitted with programmable BlinkM LEDs which could be easily programmed via an arduino board.  I know we’re biased but they really look awesome! To learn more about this amazing project please visit: http://www.julapy.com/blog/2010/02/16/tr-io-dorkbot/

THINGM BLOG June was another month of exciting new ThingM projects! To give you a little taste we have BlinkM’s in a wave shaping tutorial, more about why WireM’s are awesome (and where you can buy them), and last but not least the BlinkM coin cell holder! This last project, the BlinkM coin cell holder, is our official project of the month. To learn more please visit: http://blog.thingm.com/ THINGM GOES FRENCH This is a wonderful (and very thorough) French tutorial that goes over LED strips, BlinkMs, MaxMs, CtrlMs, and FreeMs! S’amuser! http://www.touteladomotique.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=473:2012062501&catid=74:leds&Itemid=13 SUBMIT THINGM PROJECTS Do you have any amazing ThingM projects that you would like to share? We’re always looking for new ThingM projects to post to our blog. …

Did you know you can power BlinkMs or BlinkM MinMs off two 3V coin cells? Here is a tiny 3d-printable coin cell and header socket holder for BlinkMs and BlinkM MinMs. It snaps together and has mounting holes to turn it into a pendant or mounting additional diffusors for the LEDs. And you don’t need many parts to build it: – one each of plastic pieces here (see the STL files on Thingiverse) – two CR2032 3V coin cells – one 4-pos female header socket (Digikey S7037-ND or equivalent) – two short pieces of solid wire (old resistor leads, 26 gauge wire stripped, etc.) Steps: 1. Push the 4-pin socket into the hole until it stops. It should friction-fit in …

Do we really need to tell you how awesome WireM’s are? Probably not – but just in case! WireM is a connector kit for the BlinkM family of Smart LED products that makes creating multi-BlinkM installations fast and easy. It contains all parts needed to make BlinkM strands controlled by LinkM or Arduino with up to 10 BlinkM devices. WireM works with any combination of BlinkMs, MaxMs, MinMs, FreeMs and CtrlMs, making prototyping fast and easy. No soldering is required. Put connectors wherever you want on the ribbon cable, plug into your BlinkMs, plug in a controller–or just a 5v power supply if you want an easy way to make a power bus–and go! Buy multiple kits if you want …