Ringing a bell, throwing some cash, snapping your fingers and maybe even showing a little extra cleavage have all been used to flag down bartenders. But Sean Carney, creator of Barbot, can catch the attention of his bartender with a quick click of the mouse and a remote Internet connection. The Barbot is an Internet-controlled […]
Did you know that The New York Times writes itself? No, not the newspaper-but objects at The New York Times R&D Lab have “thoughts” of their own that they journal for our reading pleasure. The New York Times R&D Lab has created Object Record, a device that pairs objects with sensors that perceive environmental conditions around it through […]
BeagleBone project spotlight: CryptoCape When I think of cryptography, I think of movies like Sneakers, U571 and Pi. However, Josh Datko’s new solution will put cryptography in the hands of every developer not only submariners (even though Josh happens to be one) and MENSA-level mathematicians so that everyone from students and garage developers […]
Some unlikely combinations just seem to work: Oreos and peanut butter, Dwight Schrute and Michael Scott and now Arduino and BeagleBone Black! With the new Shield I/O, you can now use (almost) any Arduino shield with a BeagleBone Black. The Shield I/O, created by Andreas Behrend, adapts Arduino shields to be BeagleBone Black compatible, it […]
By Tara Stratton Dont drink and drive, unless you are the driver of todays featured Beagle project. That is, unless you are… a fish! Goldfish can now explore the world beyond the limits of the tank with Fish on Wheels, a robotic car from Studio diip, a design shop in the Netherlands. Fish on Wheels […]
By Tara Stratton As working professionals, Michael Jones, Jonathan Piat and their team at Valent F(x) know that interfacing with FPGA boards can be a clunky and cumbersome process. With these complexities of electronic design in mind, they strove to devise a more user-friendly, plug-and-play method to, as Michael put it, make even students and […]
Imagine having the ability to personalize your Christmas tree lights. When the holiday is approaching and its time for your family tradition of picking a tree, baking cookies, and putting on the garland, lights, ornaments, and big star on top, it seems like there is always something wrong with the lights! A few bulbs have […]
Inspiration is not an easy thing to come by, and no one can predict when it will strike. The light bulb suddenly flashes on overhead, and the gears inside your brain start to turn. The excitement of the Ah hah! moment is great, but often short lived when the realization of the logistics come into […]
By Tara Stratton ForestDew Apiaries, located in Ottawa, Ontario, has been keeping, testing and trying 20 strains of bees from all over the world for 13 years. They pride themselves on coming up with innovative products and solutions in the bee industry, and their BeeDome is definitely one of these solutions. The BeeDome is a […]
As Alex Neskin slipped out the front door for work, he couldnt help but feel the heartache as he heard the barks and cries from his Chihuahua, Rocky. It was the same routine every day. He would try to sneak out the door attempting to be unnoticed by Rocky, but every time the door would […]