SPARK Project #2, Post #2
So now I have the cabling to talk to my Create, but I need to know how to configure messages and what to send in order to control the robot.
Computers & Mobile
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Foldable mobile device stand that fits in your wallet
If you’ve ever been stuck on a cross-country flight and needed something to prop up your mobile while you watched a movie, then you’ll love this clever adjustable folding stand from the creator of the iPhone Paper Clip Stand.
Processing script makes Mona’s eyes move
Bitartist has written and posted a Processing script that causes the eyes of an onscreen portrait to follow your face as you move past a camera. Primo haunted house material. Thanks man!
Wi-Fi dowsing rod
Dutch maker Mike Thompson designed and built this WiFi dowsing rod by joining old and new to deliver a whimsically arcane device.
ILoveSketch, a gesture-based 3D sketchpad
Researches at the Univerity of Toronto’s Dynamics Graphics Project are developing this gesture based 3D sketching program.
RjDuino
Using a custom RjDj patch to control an Arduino. Made possible via the “netsend” and “netreceive” objects in PD, which are also usable in RjDj. The interface with the Arduino is made through the Firmata firmware in combination with the PDuino library.
Dumpster diving + computer = 100 trees
Nice story at CNN…. Dumpster diving + computer = 100 trees– Jude Ndambuki teaches high school chemistry, but when he’s not in class, you might find him Dumpster diving for discarded computers. For the past eight years, the Kenya native has been refurbishing computers, printers and other electronic educational resources otherwise headed for landfills, then […]