"Also, see this video response from Microchip themselves, after the youtube video that Ryan linked generated a lot of buzz in the community. Despite their response sounding like they'd be fixing the problems with the PICkit3, its been months and…"

"I can vouch for the PICkit2. Its an outstanding programmer, and a great deal better than the PICkit3. Microchip developed a very nice software package that not only allows you to program just about any PIC product they produce, but also provides a…"

"@Bill I'm eagerly awaiting your next devboard release! Have you gotten to do any more testing this week? Are you still satisfied with the choice of new sensors? How is the early June ETA looking at this point, for the board to be available for…"

"@David Those links are not for gyros. I've seen that they now have 2 axis gyros integrated on one chip, but have yet to see a 3 axis one. It will be nice when they do finally come out with a high quality 3 axis gyro IC, at the right price."