Turn Your Pringles Can into an Amazon Echo with C.H.I.P.!

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A while back, Sam Machin built a $10 Amazon Echo using C.H.I.P.! To celebrate the occasion, we all sat around and ate some Pringles chips. Then it hit us! Sam’s project needed an enclosure, and that now empty Pringles can was perfect.

Wasting no time at all, we bundled up all the electronics, Dave got creative with building a nifty cardboard support structure, and we shoved everything inside. The result, Pringles Alexa! Here’s how to build one.

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All that Good Pre-Order Shipping Info!

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Pre-orders are shipping soon and we’re just as excited as you (this post assumes that you pre-ordered and are excited).

UPDATED: For more up-to-date shipping information and estimates, please visit the NTC forum.

Pre-order shipments are scheduled to begin on June 25th!  Address confirmation emails will be sent over the next 48 hours. If for some reason you do not receive the email, you can confirm your address at track.getchip.com.

TL;DR

  • Address confirmations are necessary.
  • We’re shipping by order number, in batches over the next month.
  • Orders with PocketC.H.I.P. may be delayed slightly.
  • Shipping takes 2 weeks on average and is trackable.
  • Customers outside of the US may be subject to duties and taxes.

Now for detailed information in larger than fine print…
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How I Became a Hacker Using PICO-8 on PocketC.H.I.P.

Playing the PICO-8 game Celeste on Mega PocketC.H.I.P.!

Playing the PICO-8 game Celeste on Mega PocketC.H.I.P.!

To be completely honest, I didn’t get PICO-8 the first time I saw it back in October of 2015. At first glance, it was difficult to see why I’d love game developer software.

Now it’s June 2016, PICO-8 ships for free on PocketC.H.I.P. and I can’t stop playing with it.

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C.H.I.P.s & DIPs: 5 New Community Accessory Boards

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Look closely behind the Spinach DIP and all its spinachy goodness and you’ll spot C.H.I.P.!

A few weeks ago Kolja Windeler’s Queso DIP was featured in a blog post. Queso connects to C.H.I.P. and adds four additional USB ports, plus handles power.

But Queso is not the only DIP JKW, as he’s known on the forums, is working on. He currently has five more DIPs in development! Make sure to use the forums and let JKW know if you have questions about his awesome new DIPs!

DIPs are add-on boards for C.H.I.P. that connect directly to it and expand its functionality. A good DIP design doesn’t add every possible feature all in one board, but focuses on adding one or two new features. That’s why there are so many different DIPs starting to appear on the forums –each DIP is meant to specialize.
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Try PocketC.H.I.P. at Maker Faire Bay Area!

Come see, use, and learn about, PocketC.H.I.P. this weekend during Maker Faire Bay Area, May 21-22 in San Mateo, CA.! This is your first change to get your hands on PocketC.H.I.P..

And don’t miss Dave’s talk, PocketC.H.I.P. or: How and Why We Made the SciFi Device from our Childhood, Sunday at 4:00 PM on the Center Stage.

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