Arduino this, Arduino that. What is Arduino anyway? If you want the official definition from the Arduino website, it is "an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments." In layman's terms, it's a little board that you can use to create interactive stuff and connect it to sensors, lights, motors and other outputs.
More importantly, what can you make using an Arduino? Check out these 10 unbelievably awesome Arduino projects that blow our mind:
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 13px;"><span style="line-height: 13px;"><a href="http://web.media.mit.edu/~leah/LilyPad/build/turn_signal_jacket.html" target="_blank">Turn Signal Jacket for Biking</a></span></span></span><iframe style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZtNEPkwCfxA?feature=player_embedded" height="270" width="480" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 13px;"><span style="line-height: 13px;"><a href="http://blog.arduino.cc/2011/08/02/chilean-teen-twitts-about-earthquakes/" target="_blank">Earthquake Warning System with Tweets</a><span style="font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.unmaintained.com/?p=1591" target="_blank">LED Table Top</a><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4mkZMc2bf1U?feature=player_embedded" height="270" width="480" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"></iframe></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Garduino-Automated-Gardening-System/?ALLSTEPS" target="_blank">Automated Gardening System</a></span>
<a href=" http://www.instructables.com/id/Tweet-a-Pot-Twitter-Enabled-Coffee-Pot/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Twitter Enabled Coffee Pot</span></a>
<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/CatBot-Automated-Cat-Laser/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Automated Cat Laser</span></a>
<a href="http://www.stephenhobley.com/blog/laser-harp-2009/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Laser Harp</span></a>
3D Printed Quadcopter
<a href="http://imgur.com/a/7MMDy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Game Controller</span></a>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/toa-mata-robotic-lego-band/26714/" target="_blank">Robotic LEGO Band</a></span><iframe style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MAbKXp7CP0g" height="270" width="480" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"></iframe>
If you could make any of these projects, which one would you make? Or if you make anything else with an Arduino, what would it be?