The web page was out of date; the “January” part has been removed. In general, we do expect the specials to change monthly.
Parallax has been a distributor of our micro motor controller, and all of our products are compatible with the BASIC Stamp (to some extent). Compatibility with electronics components is somewhat like nail compatibility with wood: you need to provide the hammer, there might be better nails for a particular job, and your results will depend on you skills.
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