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Did you know... That the website for Solarbotics (the parent company of HVW Tech) now carries all the same items that HVW does? And it even has more
new items that are being brought in and added? Solarbotics is still a
Canadian company, run by the same people with the same friendly
customer service. It's the same good stuff as HVW, but with more
selection and a better website (with bigger images, more resources,
parts bundles, etc). Feel free to head on over, and give us a shout if you have any comments or questions.
Posted September 2nd,
2010 by Chris
Teensy++ 2.0 AVR Board HEY! YOU! Are
you looking for the Teensy++ 2.0 AVR Board? It seems like everyone else
around these parts is. What do you need it for? Robotic pancakes? USB
powered shoe laces? Whatever it is, we ain't actually askin', so you
don't need to do no tellin'. We're just in the business of gettin' you
the goods.
Seriously though, we've been experiencing incredible demand for the Teensy++ 1.0 AVR Dev Boards.
Which, unfortunately, we are all sold out of. We're currently in
contact with the manufacturer to get some stock in of the new 2.0
version as soon as possible. We've yet to determine the pricing or
estimated ship date, but if you're interested you can leave us with
your name, contact information, and desired quantity (via email to
sales@solarbotics.com or a call to 1-888-448-9832) and we'll get back
to you as soon as we have something to report.We apologize for the
inconvenience - we're doing our best to get this sorted out as soon as
we can.
Posted September 2nd,
2010 by Chris
Mid-Summer Awsome Sale - Week 4Update: The mid-summer awesome sale has finished. Better luck next time!
Well
folks, looks looks like we only have half a month to go before August
is officially dead. Just like the days of summer, our sales are rapidly
running out - we're almost at the end of our Mid-Summer Awesome Sale
Spectacular. If you've been hording your pennies for the last possible
minute, you may want break open your piggy bank before it's too late.
This week we have some Matrix Orbital displays and a handful of other
odds and ends on for 15-20% off:
Remember that sales are in effect only while quantities last, blah
blah...
Posted August 14th,
2010 by Chris
Mid-Summer Awsome Sale - Week 3Another week, another batch o' sales. This time around we have some
EFX-Tek, MeLabs and CCS items on for 20% off. Chekkitoot:
That's about it for this week. Remember that these sales are for as
long as quantities last.
In fairly related news, this week we found a neglected box of parallel
cables. The
younger members of our staff don't even know what they're used for. So
you know what? BAM! 60%
OFF! They're pretty decent units, so we'd just like to see
them off to a happy new home.
Posted August 6th,
2010 by Chris
Mid-Summer Awsome Sale - Week 2A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE FESTIVITIES!
Solarbotics and HVWTech
will be closed for Heritage Day on Monday, August 2nd.
Standard rules apply - send emails, submit orders, leave phone
messages. When we get back in the office on Tuesday the 3rd we'll be
filling and shipping packages and address any corespondance that has
been left. Have a great long weekend everyone! Now on with the show...
The
days of summer may be dwindling and passing us by, but we seek to
maintain the balance by putting MORE STUFF ON SALE. This week we have
all sorts of crazy Phidgets stuff. You like your USB ports, right? I
bet you even like plugging things into
your USB ports. Well, most people. I'm a Universal Serial Bus Puritan -
I only plug in things beside
my USB ports, which can remain unlaiden of any device. How do I operate
my periphials? Lots and lots of USB to serial adapters. But I
personally prefer parallel ports.
*Cough*
Anyways,
Phidgets makes a bunch of great, easy-to-use sensors and other gizmos
that interface with USB. Check out our new batch of sales, with many of
the items on for 15-20% off:
Aaaaand
that's about it for now. Remember - many/most of these items are
limited quantity, so once they're gone that's it. So have a great
weekend and stay tuned for next week's sales...
Posted
July 29th,
2010 by Chris
Mid-Summer Awsome Sale - Week 1Ok
folks, let's get one thing straight. Summer is boring. Lame. Mundane,
even. Who needs sunshine and lolypops and all that junk anyways? REAL
men (and women) stay indoors, bent over a soldering iron creating all
sorts of twisted devices for nefarious purposes. So to further your
endeavours, we're going to shake up your summer by offering some sweet
deals on a bunch of big brand items. Mind you, quantity is limited.
This is on a first-come, first serve basis to make things just that much more
exciting. Kicking things off is a handful of Parallax items at 20% off:
But
wait, THAT'S NOT ALL! Ok, so maybe Parallax stuff isn't for you. Stay
tuned, because we'll be switching it up each week and having sales on
different brands. What brands, precicely? YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT TO FIND
OUT!
Hey, do you like free
robots? If the answer to that question happens to be
"YES!", then you may be in luck. If you're interested in doing a review
of a BeetleBot
to post on your blog or website, email chris [at] solarbotics
[dot] com.
Regardless of your traffic or audience, we have quite a few to give
away so let us know why you'd like a BeetleBot to review (and keep) and
give us some form of proof that you represent a certain site (such as
sending an email from that site's address).
"Wait a second," you
say, "This is all fine and dandy, but I feel like seeing something
NEW!" Well, we just happened to have you covered. Check the metric crap
ton of sweet new stuff we've just added:
Don't get any grand ideas - we won't be adding this much brand-new
product every week. We're not that
nuts.
Posted July 23rd,
2010 by Chris
Canada Day - Closed July 1st
& 2nd
This just in - our country is
awesome.
Now, we all know what you’re thinking. “Yeah?
Well my country is awesome too, and yours didn’t
even make it to the World Cup!” We certainly can’t argue that your
country is awesome as well. As for the World Cup… You wanna know what
we think of the World Cup? I’LL TELL YOU WHAT WE THINK OF
THE WORLD CU-BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
*Ahem*
As it just so happens, we can
say with confidence that for
July 1st our country is simply more awesome than
usual because it gives us a day off work so that we can celebrate
Canada Day (aka “Canada D’Eh?”). Ice cold igloos will stand tall in the
snowy, -30C/-22F summer air, and maple syrup will temporarily replace
the sparkling fresh spring water that normally flows forth from
household taps across the country. Throngs of patriotic citizens
commute via dogsled to our humble multicultural village centers, to
stand in queues and engage it polite French-Canadian smalltalk. All the
while wearing toques and eating Canadian bacon, of course.
The day comes to an exciting climax when ranks of Mounties, dressed in
bright red uniforms and large brimmed hats, parade around on their
horses while masterfully executing organized formations. And, I kid you
not, the last part is completely true.
And then to follow up Canada
Day, the staff at Solarbotics
will be celebrating We Don’t Feel Like Coming Into Work Day on Friday
the 2nd. So, to recap: Solarbotics/HVW Tech will be
closed on Thursday the 1st and Friday the 2nd of July.
Send your emails, leave messages, place orders, etc etc. We’ll get back
into the swing of things on the following Monday (the 5th), and start
shipping packages and addressing and correspondence we’ve received.
And to all of our pals to the
south in the United States (and
to the north in Alaska. Don’t worry - we didn’t forget you like the
rest of your country tends to do sometimes), we hope you have a great
My Country is More Awesome Than Usual Day on the 4th. We’ll be really
impressed (and a bit jealous) if you manage to follow it up with a We
Don’t Feel Like Coming Into Work Day on Monday.
Posted
June 28th,
2010 by Chris
Change of Address
We are moving from our
current humble abode to a new location
with more light, more atmosphere and more room! Yes,
Solarbotics & HVW Tech are moving on April 30, 2010 to our new
location. Don’t worry, we’ll still provide you with the same
great products and service but from a location where we can actually
stretch our legs.
So update your address book,
our new address is:
Solarbotics Ltd.
101-3740D 11A St NE
Calgary, Alberta
T2E 6M6
We will have a short
interruption in our service from April
30th to May 3rd (we have a crap load of stuff to move!) but should be
back in the swing of things May 4th.
Posted
April 19,
2010 by Eric
 HVWTechnologies
now is under
new management!
Mr. Mark
Hillier has a major new priority in his life (the type that crawls
around and drools on things), and approached us at Solarbotics to take
over the care and feeding of HVWTech.com! The transition has gone
smoothly, and now your orders are being processed and supported by the
fine staff at Solarbotics.
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