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One of the most important functions of an embedded system is the ability to connect to a variety of external signals. For my smart home energy efficiency dashboard, the signals come from a variety of sensors and use a range of different protocols. Ideally, I’d like to handle these signals in software by creating a […]
So you’ve got a pile of spent CDs you’d rather not toss into a landfill and a shiny new iPhone 3GS in need of a dock. What are you going to do?
Here’re some instructions for tethering your Palm Pre. It works the same way as tetherbot for Android in that it’s an SSH tunnel to the phone running as a SOCKS proxy. It’ll only get you HTTP, but hey, it’s something! Via BBG. More: Tetherbot – browse on your laptop through the T-Mobile G1
Marco Rapino, a developer working at the Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research at HSE in Helsinki, has developed a prototype controller using the accelerometer in his Nokia N95 smartphone, some Python, and the Blender 3D content creation suite.
Shamus wrote some impressive procedural city software in OpenGL and posted this simple summary of how the process works – The project is bound to Windows right now. Several people made great suggestions yesterday for wxWidgets, Qt or SDL. I don’t have time to examine those now (the interface is already done and I’m anxious […]
uke University students have developed a prototype smartphone app that reads characters drawn with accelerometer data and outputs text using OCR. Though a little impractical as a keyboard replacement, it would be great for gestural input.
With backpacking season upon us, the Survival Skills series on the Backpacker site caught my eye. Their newest skill is how to start a fire in the backcountry with your cellphone battery, some steel wool, and tinder. Simple enough, but worth sharing. You never know when the skill may come in handy for survival … […]
