[HyPe] over at the Natural User Interface Group developed this concept as part of his Master's Degree in Industrial Design. This suitcase sized projector and computer allows people to have a 60" multitouch screen available wherever there is a large enough surface. The current software is designed for ad-hoc meetings about large-scale construction plans. The rolling case includes a short-throw … [Read more...]
Parts: Unboxing the Bus Pirate
July 20, 2009 By 43 Comments
For months we've used our Bus Pirate universal serial interface tool to demonstrate electronics parts, so it's only appropriate that the Bus Pirate get it's own parts post. We recently had a Bus Pirate preorder, and today we received the pre-production Bus Pirate prototype from Seeed Studio. This prototype was mailed just a few days before preorder 1 started to ship, so those packages should … [Read more...]
Volver
July 20, 2009 By 17 Comments
Volver is a 3.75 inch square LED matrix that will display over 1600 unique patterns. Designed by members of Image Node and Disorient, it is a fundraiser for burning man 2009. While it is certainly less colorful than its older sibling the Nodeblinky, it features 8 more LEDs and a bit smoother and faster graphics. Volver can be picked up as a kit, or fully assembled from their site. Just like last … [Read more...]
Touchpad and VFD hacking
July 20, 2009 By 17 Comments
[Agent420] brought up this touchpad and VFD hack in the comments on our capicitive sensor guide post. He had broken dell laptop from which he harvested the touchpad and an HP laserjet that contributed the VFD. Though the touchpad communicates using standard PS2 protocol, he wanted to use it with his Atmel 8535 AVR which required him to write some custom code. In the picture above, you can see the … [Read more...]
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