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The Microview is a Tiny Arduino With Screen for $45 (Kickstarter)

posted by mrcoolbp on Tuesday March 25 2014, @09:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the man-thats-tiny dept.

AndyTheAbsurd writes:

This miniature Arduino that includes an OLED display called the MicroView is an interesting development. It is available from Kickstarter and has already been funded over $250,000 (10 times the goal). I hadn't previously heard about their earlier project Ninja Blocks, but it's evidence the team knows how to bring a product to market already. From the article:

You basically get a micro controller and a lot of inputs and you can drive the display via software, allowing you to build wacky little projects with various sensors, motors, and I/O devices.

The Microview can be programmed and powered from multiple sources although the guys who made it, Geek Ammo, are offering a little serial-to-USB programmer for $10 extra. It seems like it works great for wearables and for creating tiny brains for robots and sensor systems. It can also be used as a small ambient data display for cars, computers, and other tools.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by Urlax on Wednesday March 26 2014, @05:46AM

    by Urlax (3027) on Wednesday March 26 2014, @05:46AM (#21414)

    I like it.

    with these kind of projects there is always a trade-off. you can get an arduino + oled from ebay for 12 dollars. you have to wire them up and get some kind of casing.

    on the otherhand this unit is a bit pricy, but has a nice enclosure. you don't need expensive equipment to create a PCB for the SMD connectors, and the WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) will be a lot higher if i put this in my living room..