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Tron-Club, a monthly circuit-building kit

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Re: Tron-Club, a monthly circuit-building kit

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Post by notum »

empressplay wrote: post #7

Cool concept! A couple things: 1) Using 'Tron' could be a bit problematic if Disney's lawyers get bored. 2) You might want to drop the annual price a bit, and maybe work on your shipping costs.

Dictionary to the rescue! All they need to do is to include a piezo pressure sensor in the fist kit.

tron (trɒn) n: a public weighing machine

[C15: from Old French trone, from Latin trutina, from Greek trutanē balance, set of scales]

Re: Tron-Club, a monthly circuit-building kit

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Post by i_don_t_know »

sanswork wrote: post #5

Is there a way to see international shipping prices or is it US only?

The FAQ says they're Canadian and they ship overseas. But you are responsible for customs, import duties, and local taxes if any should apply.

To get to the FAQ and other information: Scroll all the way to the bottom and click on "Terms".

Re: Tron-Club, a monthly circuit-building kit

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Post by rlevy »

notum wrote: post #12
empressplay wrote: post #7

Cool concept! A couple things: 1) Using 'Tron' could be a bit problematic if Disney's lawyers get bored. 2) You might want to drop the annual price a bit, and maybe work on your shipping costs.

Dictionary to the rescue! All they need to do is to include a piezo pressure sensor in the fist kit. tron (trɒn) n: a public weighing machine [C15: from Old French trone, from Latin trutina, from Greek trutanē balance, set of scales]

Amazon and google are also words to find in a dictionary but that doesn't get in the way of enforcing their trademark

Re: Tron-Club, a monthly circuit-building kit

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Post by batou »

The only killer value here is the material and there's little of that on display at the moment. What appears to be there is stuff you can find for nothing on the web with a little googling ( http://allaboutcircuits.com/ http://electronicsclub.info/ for example)

The parts are worth little to nothing; less than $30. You can get bagged kits from bitsbox.co.uk with everything you need for $24.

I can't see the value proposition and it seems to be an attempt at monetizing something.

I get that you've got to eat, but you'll only manage that if you keep that material flowing.

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