Yesss!!! The Art of Electronics is all you need to start with, in fact is "All You Need" (r).
From there on just play yourself, experiment, read, burn capacitors, have fun!.
There are tons of more or less detailed projects in internet, ask Mr. Google
For a starter's microprocessor kit, I'll go fo Arduino it's cheap (22 euros plus shipping), all included (no need for a programer), and it's Open Source (well, that's slashdot, what else could you expect?;-).
If you're after audio look into DIY Audio & Video the cricket amp is a good starter project, and sounds nice (provided you do have an electric guitar). Or may be you prefer to assemble your own mp3 player or this other .
If you're after radio applications, ARRL is your place to go.
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Yesss!!! The Art of Electronics is all you need to start with, in fact is "All You Need" (r). From there on just play yourself, experiment, read, burn capacitors, have fun!.
There are tons of more or less detailed projects in internet, ask Mr. Google
For a starter's microprocessor kit, I'll go fo Arduino it's cheap (22 euros plus shipping), all included (no need for a programer), and it's Open Source (well, that's slashdot, what else could you expect?;-).
If you're after audio look into DIY Audio & Video the cricket amp is a good starter project, and sounds nice (provided you do have an electric guitar). Or may be you prefer to assemble your own mp3 player or this other .
If you're after radio applications, ARRL is your place to go.
If you like robotics, the list is endless, try Kronos Robotics, DIY robotics (in UK), BEAM walkers , etc.
And for lots of ideas,as well of lot's of references, read Make , or just keep reading slashdot ;).