Ask HN: What are some cool/nerdy gadgets to buy?

1 points by 147 12y ago ↗ HN

I'm looking for something neat to play/tinker with. I already have a Raspberry Pi, not looking to buy an Arduino. I've looked at the Nvidia Shield (too small game library), Oculus Rift (waiting on consumer version), Leap Motion (not enough apps) and MYO (not out yet).

Any recommendations for gadgets among those lines?

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taproot 12y ago ↗

Never have I heard a geek complain about lack of support, userbase or more recently apps.

Lack of apps is especially curious, why don't you take that as the rare opportunity it is and build some apps that you implied you find a need for yourself.

Or better yet just save your money and get yourself a ps4, just stop telling your friends you're a hacker ok?

zw123456 12y ago ↗

LOL, i have that feeling sometimes, you want a whole new realm to conquer, well listen grasshopper, you need to look to the world of FPGA,http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?No=593 that will keep you busy! but if that does not do it for you, then try these guys https://www.sparkfun.com/ they always have something going on. Hardware is the new software.