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Leading conference for open source enthusiasts and experts features world-class panels, speakers and classes on open source movement BOULDER, Colo., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, is excited to announce its participation in the Palmetto Open Source Software Conference (POSSCON), taking place March 27-28 in Columbia, SC. The conference brings together visionaries,...
Company's Department of Education embarks on nationwide tour in June, aims to bring mobile teaching unit to every state in the U.S. BOULDER, Colo., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, is excited to announce its 2013 National Education Tour (https://learn.sparkfun.com/tour). The goal of the tour, which plans to make at least 50 stops across all 50 states, is to inspire...
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the "Make a Makerspace" event taking place February 1-3, 2013 in Somerville, Mass. In an ongoing effort to support the maker community, SparkFun engineers and members of its Department of Education (http://learn.sparkfun.com/) are helping lead the education track of the...
BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, was recently honored with two awards that underscore the company's continued growth and workplace culture. The first was from the Denver Business Journal which named SparkFun as one of the top places to work in the Greater Denver Area...
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, is embarking upon a nationwide education tour in 2013 and is leveraging the power of the popular Kickstarter fundraising platform to secure funding for the initiative. SparkFun's Kickstarter campaign (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2112812006/sparkfun-national-tour) runs Tuesday, November 20, to Wednesday, December...
BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, is pleased to announce the release of the LogicBlocks Kit (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11006) - a new educational product designed to help students and beginners explore the obscure concept of digital logic. LogicBlocks represents the first in a line of upcoming products the SparkFun Department of Education...
ROCKLIN, Calif., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, and Parallax, designer and manufacturer of microcontroller development tools and small single-board computers, are pleased to announce their first ever collaborative effort - a LilyPad eTextiles class taught by SparkFun employees at Parallax Headquarters. The idea of the class came about in August 2012, when SparkFun...
BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, is celebrating Halloween by hosting its first ever costume contest. The company will reward three lucky entrants with free SparkFun goods for demonstrating the most innovative use of electronics in their Halloween costumes. Skeptical about incorporating LEDs, sounds or animated effects into a costume this year? Don't be --...
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, is excited to announce its upcoming West Coast Tour. Teachers from SparkFun's Department of Education (http://learn.sparkfun.com/) are loading up a 28-foot RV with more electronic gadgetry than you can shake a laser pointer at and turning left at the Continental Divide for three weeks of workshops, classes and makerspace...
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (http://www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, is proud to announce CEO Nathan Seidle will be presenting at the third annual TEDxBoulder (http://tedxboulder.com/) event on Saturday, Sept. 22. The theme of this year's event, which runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Macky Auditorium on CU Boulder's campus, is "Edges and Experiences." Seidle's talk will focus on what he...
