Index

Olimex

http://www.olimex.com/ is a manufacturer of microcontroller boards and accessories at very interesting prices. Amazing customer service.

SeedStudio

http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/bmz_cache/d/d5f00cd15115bdcc94ce6cf15195d244.image.300x200.jpg SeedStudio is the maker of a lot of interesting hardware including pocket-size oscilloscopes.
European suppliers:

  • hwkitchen has the scope and buspirate
  • watterott has the OpenLogic sniffer, the buspirate (from Dangerous Prototypes)

Sugru

https://sugru.com/images/417x593_hack1.jpg https://sugru.com/images/417x593_pack1.jpg http://sugru.com// sells a silicone-like putty which can be formed by hand, and becomes a flexible rubber in less than 24 hours.
Useful for small repair jobs (cables, keys, etc.)
Extremely cheap (about 12 € for a bag of 12), excellent customer service.

Teensy usb

http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/features.gif teensy usb is a standalone board which can emulate a serial, mouse, keyboard and other devices while accessing I/O pins.
Available from http://www.pjrc.com/