Fantastic to have an Arduino group on element14 now. I hope it will bring more of the DIY maker & hackerspace community into the fold.
I've been playing around with PIC & AVRs for couple years now. Recently, I picked a LoL Shield (130 charlieplexed LED display) from the great Jimmie Rodgers and decided it was time to finally jump into the world of Arduino.
Here's previous post I wrote on the LoL Shield:
What are other shields that people have used and would recommend?
Thanks,
Drew