TinkerKit website down long time

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Hi,

Perhaps it's an old news but I can't connect to TinkerKit website and it appears to be down for many days.
Unfortunately I do have quite a lot of they HW and information is not available anywhere else.

Do you know what happened to them?

Thanks

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Sorry, I don't know.
The libraries at Github are still available: TinkerKit ยท GitHub
The Internet Archive has capture a lot: Internet Archive: Wayback Machine (type www.tinkerkit.com, it is slow, but you can find a lot).

3

Thanks for the tip!

It's really strange. They HW is still available everywhere and I guess a lot of folks have it but they just disappears and no support left (no info and not working website).
Not the bed business model for sure.

4

Hi

any updates on this at all?

Was planning to use the tutorials with students shortly but looks like no can do....

Seems to be one of the best systems I have come across...

Cheers
Chumby

5

I was trying to get some answers from "official" arduino email but they just point me to they store page with tinkerkit modules for sale and no further respond.
Very strange and not proper situation. I wouldn't buy it without any support (like tutorials) and now I left with plenty expensive isles HW and many others as well.
In your situation for students I think it costs you a lot.

6

Interesting but looks like nobody really care about it.

7

Response I was able to obtain:

I can assure you that the website will be back online but, I can't tell you when precisely. We are working to be back as soon as possible.
At the moment I don't have further information.

Cheers
Chumby

8

any news from the people Tinkerkit? their products are very good.

9

Still waiting...

10

Do you know any kind of sensors/actuators that could be directly connected to Tinkerkit sockets available in Esplora board and Motor & USBHost shields? In other words: a drop-in replacement. Thanks

11

It's June 2015 and the site still appears to be down. It's quite unfortunate.

12

tinkerkit still inactive a year later.

13

All the tinkerkit gear is turning up on surplus shelves such as princess auto etc so going to say they went pop.
I still have one of thier LCD leos in action.

14

As of March 30th, 2018, I am unable to find the website. One of their packages I got from amazon seemed a little flattened and old/scuffed. I agree with ballscrewbob when he suggested they went out of business.

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If you need specific drivers etc there is still a GITHUB repo.

Much needed if you have some of thier things.