Category: Electronics

BeagleBoard Gives New Power to Open Source Gadgets

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Open source hardware hobbyists now have a chipset to play with that’s comparable to the powerful processors found in smartphones such as the Nexus One or HTC Incredible. … Read More

Nerf Gun Hack – Secure Area and Fire on Intruders – Part 2

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This is part 2 of the Nerf Gun hack, you can see part 1 of the project here. Last time some wiring was done to allow us to remotely control the three internal motors. … Read More

Gesture sensing interface: Phone conversation with hand gestures

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A gesture sensing interface is on its way, if we believe the news mongers. Being developed by Patrick Baudisch, professor of computer science at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Postdam, Germany, and his research student, Sean Gustafson, the gesture sensing interface will require no physical input device like touch screen or a keyboard. Instead, a small video recorder and a microprocessor attached to the user’s clothing will capture and analyze all the hand gestures. When all the gestures are analyzed the outline of each gesture is sent to a computer display, allowing an equally good phone conversation.

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Light Lunch Box by Craig Hickman

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Physical Computing art by Craig Hickman.

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When left on its own the display randomly displays patterns and alphanumeric characters that dissolve by way of some random shenanigans… … Read More

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