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The ‘most affordable’ DIY e-bike kit company just launched a new $349 version

Electrek

Swytch, makers of the self-proclaimed “most affordable” electric bike conversion kits out there, announced its newest model this morning. The UK-based company’s new Swytch GO kit comes with a super low pre-order price of just £299 (or US $349 for North American customers), though there’s a bit of a catch.

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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. supporters are counting down until the historic day when an amateur astronaut will climb aboard a homemade rocket and wave goodbye to Earth, ready to take a giant leap for DIY-kind.

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DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with a Raspberry Pi Pico

Cars That Think

So when I decided to build a cheap DIY scintillating gamma spectrometer, it was the natural choice—although I didn’t realize I’d find myself navigating around teething problems of the sort that often affect a first-generation integrated circuit. I wanted to see if I could make it easy and affordable to build a spectrometer.

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The ‘most affordable’ DIY e-bike kit company just launched a new $349 version

Baua Electric

Swytch, makers of the self-proclaimed “most affordable” electric bike conversion kits out there, announced its newest model this morning. One of the reasons Swytch has been so popular during past releases is that ultra-affordable entry price, though the sleek design and ease of installation surely don’t hurt sales either.

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Elephant Robotics Unveils New Desktop Educational Robots for 2023

Cars That Think

For robots to become widely used in education, they need to be smaller, easier to setup and use, and, more important, they need to be affordable to educators and students. There are two kits in the DIY series: the Drawing Kit and Laser Engraving Kit. It is a platform that generates the G-Code track and provides primary cases for users.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

Cars That Think

But if you want it, it's there—as long as you're able to afford it, of course. But for the vast majority of people, a DIY approach isn't practical, and buying something that works out of the box and comes with a friendly app seems like it would be worth a cost premium. Whether or not every device you own actually.

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

I’d like to have me some solar, but I can’t afford it right now. But then, just as it seemed I had reached my darkest hour I was suddenly flooded by the light of an epiphany so bright it blinded me for a stunning moment. All at once it seemed so clear to me. My situation is exactly the same as most of America.