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January 13, 2011 by · Comments Off on Sparkfun 

Sparkfun, On January 13, 2011, Boulder SparkFun Electronics provide $ 150,000 worth of products in the second annual iteration of the event aptly named “Free Day.” The event is open to anyone who has the magical power of the Internet. Free day is designed to celebrate existing customers while giving those unfamiliar SparkFun SparkFun an easy foray into the wonderful world of DIY electronics. To learn more about or participate in the Day Without www.sparkfun.com please visit.

“Day without our way of giving back to our loyal customer base of electronics enthusiasts innovative and passionate, and offer people the first opportunity to start designing and building electronic gadgets fun,” said founder SparkFun Nathan Seidle and CEO. “We love helping people transform their ideas into reality drawings and we look forward to seeing what our community members arrive in the aftermath of this event.”

In the winter of 2003 were SparkFun but a twinkle in his eye Seidle. But as he toiled away on an engineering project, Seidle realized it was unnecessarily difficult to find the parts he needed to complete his project. From his college apartment, he reached the limit of his credit cards to buy essentials (parts and pizza) and founded SparkFun Electronics. The rest, as they say, is history.

In its seventh year of operation, SparkFun held its first free day event, giving away successfully and 100k worth of goods on a first come, first served. In the second free day, the stakes are high and with 150k (a maximum of $ 100 per person) to earn that users are rewarded is based on the number of years they have been customers SparkFun or their responses to an electronic -quiz on the theme. In addition to the price of funds, will donate SparkFun and 2 for each correct answer (to a total of $ 30,000) to a collection of three charities: The Gathering Place, The Hunger Project, and X Prize Foundation.

For full details on Free Day SparkFun and learn how to get your credit, visit www.sparkfun.com

About SparkFun Electronics

SparkFun is an online retail store that sells songs for electronics projects possible. Whether it’s an MP3 player or a homemade GPS tracking device cat, our products and our resources are designed to make the electronic world more accessible to anyone with an inventive mind. In addition to products, SparkFun also offers classes and a number of online tutorials designed to help people in the wonderful world of electronics.

For more information, call 303-284-0979 to Anndrea Boe, ext. 800, or email anndrea@sparkfun.com Anndrea Boe.

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