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Arduino Uno with Integrated Solderless Breadboard: BreadBro

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If you’re a newbie looking to get into electronics or a maker looking for a portable prototyping solution, Piote’s BreadBro might be right up your alley. It’s a solderless breadboard with one less power bus, allowing it to fit between the Arduino Uno R3’s pins.

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One of the BreadBro’s best features is the BreadBro guide card. It’s a printable diagram that you place over the breadboard so you can see exactly what components to connect and where you need to connect them. Piote will post lessons on its website with the appropriate guide cards so beginners can get started on their own right away.

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The BreadBro has a mini-USB port, a micro-USB port, a charge controller, a voltage regulator and a 140mAh battery that lasts up to 1 hour per charge. Its high end variant, the BreadBro Pro, allows you to swap out the included battery for one with a larger capacity.

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Pledge at least $50 (USD) on Kickstarter to receive a BreadBro as a reward. You can also get BreadBro starter kits that come with printed guide cards, jumper wires and other components.

[via Geeky Gadgets]

CakeBoard Breadboard Lets You Test Electronics, Circuits & LEGO

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Japanese shop Breadboard Maniac has come up with a custom breadboard that you can use for work and play. The CakeBoard is a solderless breadboard that you can stack and connect like LEGO. In fact you can connect it to LEGO. Because.

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The CakeBoard’s versatility comes from the holes on its corners. Each CakeBoard comes with four small pegs that you can place on the holes to connect multiple units. You can connect them side-by-side or stack them up. You can also use the pegs or screws to prop up the breadboard, in case you need some clearance. As a bonus, the holes happen to fit on LEGO studs. Finally, unlike most breadboards, there is no gap between the points at the center of the CakeBoard, giving you more connection options.

The only downside to CakeBoard is that it’s expensive, especially when you consider that you have to buy multiple units to maximize its potential. Pledge at least $30 (USD) on Kickstarter to get a CakeBoard as a reward.