In preparation for the Maker Faire Austin in October, we’re putting together a couple of electronics learning products. These will range from traditional kits, to more extensive ‘lab’ type tools.

Leading up to this, we’re going to need some beta testers. People who will assemble the kits, run through the documentation, and experiment with the ‘lab’ products. The kits will require soldering experience and equipment (soldering iron, solder, assorted simple hand tools). The ‘lab’ will require no tools at all and will come with everything you need.

We’re trying to find a range of people. Those with some electronics experience (to proofread and verify) and those without (to make sure we aren’t making things too complicated). Many of the projects will be focused on electronic music and sound.

The beta program will start in July and run for about a month. Let me know if you, or someone you know, would be interested. Either leave a comment or send me an email at the following address:

Update: There is no cost for the beta testers. We’ll supply the kit (PCB), parts, and instructions. You just need to build the kit and provide feedback. You get to keep your finished product, though we’d ask that you take some photos so that we can see if the soldering was easy to do, if it fits together nicely, etc. 

Update 2: We’d also like to hear about some of the frustrations you might have had with kits in the past. Electronics in particular, but any kind of kit/project feedback would be helpful. Stuff like “they needed to include photos” or “they didn’t explain why to do this” or whatever. Send a note the the e-mail address above, or leave a comment. Thanks.