Schmartboard will soon launch a new website.  Our current website was built in 2003 and we bandaged it together over the years.  Back in 2003 it was state of the art..today it might as well have a rotary dial on it.

The new website will have the ability to search for a product number or description.  You will be able to create an account should you choose so that you have access to past and current orders.  Overall it should be much easier to navigate, find information and get in and out much faster.  It will also be more mobile friendly.  We are hoping to launch by the end of August!

Schmartboard sells a lot of headers and jumpers.  We do for two reasons.  First, our jumpers are better quality than many of our competitors who all source the same product through the same Chinese factory. You will find that the male and female receptacles on Schmartboard jumpers are thinner than most on the market which allow you to work better and easier in tight areas. Our Female receptacles fit snugly on .1” and 2mm headers. The Male receptacles work great with both breadboards as well as PCBs. We challenge you to compare ours head to head with others because we know you will immediately understand the difference.

For the month of May, for every three(3) jumper 10 packs that you purchase(mix and match length and color), we will send you a 10 pack of 0.1" headers that you will find valuable having at your lab bench.  You do not need a coupon code..just place the order and for every multiple of 3, we will add your May gift.  (only 10 packs apply)

We are inundated by bad news, bad statistics, bad ethics, bad manners and bad expectations for the future. Many of us yearn for a time when it seemed like things were more positive, more manageable, more ethical and most importantly more hopeful.  Every so often we experience, even if for a few hours, a glimpse of something wholesome, positive and hopeful that reminds us of the days when these experiences were much more the norm and which gives us hope that they may be again.

The other day I had the opportunity to be a judge for Ohlone College Engineering Projects competition for social change. It was a 2 day competition, I judged students for day 2. Ohlone College is and excellent Community College in Schmartboard's home town of Fremont, CA.  Many students go there to start their technical education that will take them right into our local Silicon Valley work-force or to another University such as Berkeley or Stanford for more advanced study.

They were to choose a problem that exists in a poor Central or South American country, design, prototype and test a solution and then make a presentation to their classmates, their Professor, Rose-Margaret Itua and the Judges.  Part of the grading was based on how they answered questions and concerns afterwards.  The student teams all chose valid and worthy problems to be solved, came up with a great solution, successfully fabricated a working prototype, gave good presentations using Power Point, Videos and other multi-media tools and then with poise, answered any concerns that the judges and audience queried. 

Some of the solutions were for drinking water, energy, crop production and other such concerns. The students were a mixture of people born in the U.S. and others were immigrants from around the world. Based on this experience, I am hopeful and positive for the future.  These Freshman and Sophomore students have given me faith that America is producing smart, ambitious, creative and industrious minds to resolve issues that previous generations could not, or would not face. 

The top two teams will represent Ohlone College at the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference.  Good luck to these students who made my day. 

Neal Greenberg of Schmartboard(in middle, black shirt) with the Ohlone College engineering students

Schmartboard has produced some advertising photos that we just call SCHM{ART}. Which is your favorite?

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Schmartboard was a co-sponsor in a competition for the Ferriss Project.  The competition was entitled Visions of Tomorrowland.  As a sponsor, Schmartboard's Neal Greenberg,  was also a judge.  Criteria for the judging included creativity, artistic, and uniqueness. The judging was split into 3 age groups from very young though high school.

Many of the ideas were impressive both in imagination and artistry.  Congratulations to the Ferriss Project and the students who participated.

Some of the winning students, Alan Gilllette, Ferriss Project Curator(left), Neal Greenberg-Schmartboard next to him

Schmartboard's New Bread/Proto Boards’ are laid out exactly like a standard breadboard. Have you ever had to move a circuit to a prototyping board after first laying it out on a breadboard? Not Fun!

With these boards you can either remove the parts from a standard 400 or 830 Tie Breadboard one at a time and solder them onto this board, or you can lay this on top of your breadboard, place parts through this board and into your breadboard and then when ready, solder the components from the top to this board before removing the board and component leads from the breadboard thus saving the step of transferring the components from the breadboard to this board.

For the month of April as an introduction, we will send you a free one for each 2 that you buy.  What a great opportunity to stock up the classroom or Lab!

This offer is specifically on the 201-0015-01 and 201-0016-01.

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