It would be nice if the mbed group had some promotional gear, possibly with the pin-out diagram as an image.

I have found that these types of things can promote some conversations, friendships and collaboration in the past.

I visited:

http://www.nxppromotioncenter.com

But there seems to be no mbed on that.

-Johnnie

I actually spent way too long making the artwork for something unofficial last night, and ordered a batch. It was inspired by Dave's comment on having something to give to people who make projects that are cool enough to get posted on blogs like hackaday (see http://mbed.org/blog/entry/119/). Won't tell you quite what it is quite yet though :P

What sort of things do you (anyone) think would be awesome? I'm open to ideas!

Any ideas we end up making, the originator automatically gets some! btw, no I don't think mbed branded iPhones are a good idea, sorry :D

I quick promo hack on CafePress.com would do fine. It's a little pricey for the purchaser, but so easy to implement.

That should work until you get sponsorship for Nascar or something similar.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/nascar-basics/nascar-sponsorship.htm

-Johnnie

I'm studying mechatronics at the University of Western Australia where we use arduinos and AVR butterflys. (Well that's all I've been exposed to so far)

I'm a big fan of the mbed and I'd like to see it used around here. I'd be very willing to hand out some promotional material like pens, keychains, flyers and/or documentation to lecturers and staff.

A referral program with rewards would probably encourage users to spread the word a bit more as well.