Devices

I have looked into GPIO programming in Python. Looks ok so I ordered some basic (and cheap) stuff:

a full-sized breadboard
50 F/M patch wires
assorted colored LEDs with resisters
assorted colored push-button switches

After I figure out programming those simple devices, I plan to move on to controlling the LEDs from my iPhone.

Once that works, I plan to move on to more challenging (and expensive) devices.