The Ignite Show just posted episode 2, Kati’s Botanicalls Ignite NYC talk from back in September 2008 during Web 2.0 Expo. You may want to skip past the intro…and start at 1:33.

The Botanicalls system and applications use networked open source hardware and software to allow plants to communicate with people on people’s terms – using the telephone, text messages or twitter.

Posted on February 26th, 2009 by kati. Filed under Announcements.

Botanicalls was featured in the Winstom-Salem Journal’s Living Section on February 26th and in the Home Section of the Baltimore Sun on January 27, 2009 and The Hong Kong Standard on February 17, 2009.

Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by kati. Filed under Press.

Posted on November 29th, 2008 by Kate. Filed under Announcements.

The leafy goodness is now available from ThinkGeek, Adafruit, and Etsy. Woohoo!

Posted on November 5th, 2008 by Kate. Filed under Announcements.

The soon-to-be-released Botanicalls Kit made an appearance in this month’s issue of Wired Magazine. Clive Thompson’s article “Build It. Share It. Profit. Can Open Source Hardware Work?” give the inside scoop on the beloved Arduino and includes comments from our good friends Tom Igoe and Limor Fried. Check out page 172 for a glimpse of the leaf board!

Posted on October 24th, 2008 by Kate. Filed under Press.

The release of the newest Botanicalls Kit is just around the corner! Check out the leaf-shaped circuit board:

Posted on October 7th, 2008 by Kate. Filed under Announcements.