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Testing, Testing, ChipCorder

Add your own voice to your next project

Making some noise, triggering a sound effect, or, even speaking a word or two inside a DIY project can be an arduous task of trial-and-error hexadecimal array programming. Sure there’s the digital alternative from Magnevation, SpeakJet, but you still have to tackle that programming chore for converting phonemes into words. Ideally, you should be able to speak a word, “ON,” and it’s in your project, ready for use.

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Cure for the Failed Credit Card Swipe: Part Deux

Get to the bottom of the plastic bag shroud trick for balky credit cards

Remember the flurry of discussion generated by our original article about prodding a bashful credit card into making a good swipe? Well, those creative minds at SparkFun Electronics (SFE) have now entered the fray.

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