[Noisebridge-discuss] Vibration North ankle kit thing...

[Rachel McConnell]

Well the Sensebridge North ankle thing, which we call the North Paw, was 
actually developed at Noisebridge by Eric Boyd and Adam Skory, with help 
from myself and others.  Eric, Adam, and I sell them online, and yes 
they're normally $149 plus shipping.  They really do have a bunch of 
expensive parts (the compass chip alone is $30 -- and Parallax has 
discontinued it, without even telling us, so we're currently scrambling 
for a replacement) and a lot of twiddling to put together so we had to 
charge a lot to cover expenses.

We do have a hackerspace discount though.  For kits bought at 
Noisebridge they're 'only' $120, which is at least a little better.  And 
no shipping obviously.  Mitch and Milo have some for Circuit Hacking 
Mondays if you're around tonight (or I can bring you a kit or two on 
other days, with a little advance notice).

That said, if you source the parts yourself, you can indeed make one for 
cheaper.  The design is open source and available on the website:

http://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/northpaw-downloads/

And the instructions for the kit, which would be useful for a non-kit 
assembly too, are:

http://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/instructions/

Is the North Paw what you were thinking of or did you find where someone 
else is doing this too?  I'm not aware of anyone else but I'd love to 
find out.

Cheers,
Rachel McConnell

On 4/18/11 11:38 AM, Rameen wrote:
> My friend wanted to get one, but I don't know where/how to obtain them.
> There are some on the internet for over $100, but I remember them being
> much more affordable..
> Can anyone provide me with some details?
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