Wireless power
As the effort to save Wardenclyffe continues, I thought this Instructables on Wireless Power an appropriate real world example of the shear awesomeness and audacity of the late Nicola Tesla’s vision.
Wireless
Android “Cupcake” widgets
Starting today T-mobile will start pushing the latest Android update to folks with G1 smartphones. One of the more interesting features of Android 1.5 “Cupcake” is the ability to author widgets.
Bluetoothing a motorcycle helmet
This how-to shows you how to add a bluetooth wireless headset inside of a full-face motorcycle helmet. Bluetooth Motorcycle Helmet DIY Design
iPhone-controlled full-sized R2D2
Check out this detailed R2D2 reproduction. Using the accelerometer or OSC slider control on the iPhone makes this R2 unit’s dome whirl back and forth. There are also buttons that control banks of sounds for different moods. Eventually more controls will make it over to the iPhone. Right now it’s taking its first steps forward.
Android-controlled robotic blimp
YARB is a robotic blimp controlled using an Android phone. Images are sent over wifi from the blimp to the phone display as it’s maneuvered along using the tilt sensor inside the G1.
Using Skype over 3G on iPhone
Yet another reason why I am glad to have a jailbroken iPhone. Yup, this one is limited to those who are jailbroken, or willing to jailbreak. Anyway, it is possible, even easy to make VoIP calls on the iPhone using a cellular connection, which in my case is AT&T’s 3G network
Relay control with Xbee modules
In this adafruit video, Limor demonstrates how to set up Xbee modules to wirelessly control both standard-type and latching relays. Using Xbees to control relays
