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It’s cute and it’s Arduino – meet the Mini

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

Meet the Arduino Mini R05 which is now available in the Maker Shed. Not only is it petite and highly functional it is cute as well. A great Arduino for small installations and when you need to fit a bunch Continue reading →

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More Arduino News: Arduino Due board and software live

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

The Arduino team just announced the Arduino Due board and software are live. You can check the details on their site. The Due board is the first to use a 32-bit ARM processor, as two USB connectors, and 54 digital Continue reading →

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Great video introduction to Arduino

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

As you know I’m a big fan of Arduino and Making in general and have posted one of my own projects on this site. Massimo Banzi recently did a Ted Talk and it is now posted online. This is a Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, future, Maker | Tagged Arduino, hardware, maker, makers, Massimo Banzi, open source, project, TED Talk, video | Leave a reply

Project Update to Arduino Garage Monitor

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Ron — 3 Comments ↓

Last year I published a blog about a Arduino project I created to monitor my garage door and send an alarm to my iPhone if it was left open for a period of time. At that time I installed the Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, Maker | Tagged alert, Arudino, Ethernet, internet, Prowl, Python, WiFi, WiFly | 3 Replies

Sign this. Now. End Piracy, Not Liberty

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

  End Piracy, Not Liberty – Google.

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Good intro to Arduino and Projects

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

If you’ve heard about Arduino and want to know more about the system and get an idea of some of the projects you can implement this Lifehacker article would be a great place to start. Just keep in mind the Continue reading →

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Zite (iPad News App)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

Time for my second iPad app recommendation. Flipboard seems to get all the love yet, while I do use it, I find myself looking at Zite much more often. While Flipboard is source oriented, Zite manages personalization using topics. This generally Continue reading →

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Echofon (Twitter Client)

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

Now that I’ve been living with my iPad 2 for a few weeks I’ve settled on some favorite apps. The first I’ll mention is the Echofon twitter client. I’m using the lite version on all my devices (Mac, iPhone and Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Commentary, Microsoft | Tagged client, free, iPad, iPhone, lite, Mac, read, sync, tweet, Twitter, Windows | Leave a reply

Smoking Hot: AT&T 4G LTE Hotspot (Elevate)

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

Last month I decided to get a Mifi/Mobile hotspot device and went with the AT&T Elevate. It’s a 4G LTE device (or at least claims to deliver LTE speed). I’ve played with it for a few weeks and have noticed Continue reading →

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RC Car + Arduino + iPad on Vimeo

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Ron — No Comments ↓

This is a very cool Arduino-based project. An awesome setup allowing you to remotely control a RC car from an iPad (with video). Check it out! via RC Car + Arduino + iPad on Vimeo.

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