This is a very long-term project, and one that I’ve been wanting to start for a few years. I purchased the Ultimate Microcontroller Kit with a Netduino microcontroller from Make (p/n MSUMP2). That part number is no longer available, however…
Our cats enjoy chewing on headphone cables, and of course we never catch them in the act. So in this case, a pair of Apple headphones were the victim. This model also has the inline mic and remote, which adds a couple…