Be the first to try out the GadgetBox! We are just waiting for some charging modules to arrive from China and then we will have everything ready to go with the first batch of 50-100 GadgetBoxes for the Arduino Mini Pro. We finished the hardware guide, made the product page, and even got the GadgetBox library accepted in the Arduino IDE library manager. Everything is ready to go, so we decided to start taking pre-orders now and as soon as we get the last shipment from China we will ship the very first GadgetBoxes out.

You can get one of the first GadgetBoxes for as low as $11 for the unsoldered option. For $11 you get an enclosure, battery charging module, and the GadgetBox Motherboard that breaks all of the IO of the Arduino Mini Pro (clone) into four easy to interface locations. Perfect if you have a project in mind and can forgo the eCogs for now and just directly solder your components to the Motherboard.

Up next for documentation and pre-orders is the following eCog Snap Packs:

• A sensor Snap Pack - Takes any sensor from the 37-in-1 Sensor kits, an ESP8266 Wifi Module, and an I2C OLED display module.
• A remote control Snap Pack - eCog to send and receive IR commands, ESP8266 Wifi Module, and an I2C OLED display module.
• Barcode Scanner Snap Pack - PS/2 connector for a barcode scanner, EP8266 Wifi Module, and an I2C OLED display module. (This was a special request to make an Iot Barcode Scanner)

We would love to hear your ideas for eCog Snap Packs, please feel free to comment with your ideas.