Got an Arduino... Now what?

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So, for Christmas for whatever reason, I asked for and received an Android Mega ADK Arduino board. One of the reasons I asked for it was to learn some programming, some electronics, and who knows what else. So, I have the thing, but I have no clue what I should do with it or what to do with it next.

So, two questions...

-If you have an arduino of any kind, how did you get started with it?

-What should I attempt to build with this thing?

 

[Edrick]

I think the 3D LED RGB cubes are cool

 

[cpf]

I got on-board back when they were first out (ish), and have since used then to build a root-cellar temperature controller, a keypad lock (or 3), QLab controller, RFID stuff, a number of solar-powered data loggers, and more...

 

[Van]

Build one of these !
Arduino controlled Robotic Hand - YouTube

 

[ScottT]

If you want to see what other people have done this website is a good resource