- 2010-05-13 17:36
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If you haven't heard about the Rocket Racing League you most likely will over the next few years. The technology is still being developed. The essence of rocket racing is that small aircraft propelled by a rocket will race on a course laid out in the air. How exactly will they do that you ask? Head Up Displays (HUDs), regular monitors, video goggles... who knows at this point. The thing we do know is that pilots will need to maneuver with virtual rings in the sky. Much like the SNES game Firefox. The course will be viewable by big screen or other technologies. Ah the day when NASCAR is officially dead.
Anyway, I've been following their progress the last couple years and made a wallpaper to show my support. Be sure to check out the Rocket Racing League for more details.
- 2010-03-07 23:17
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Tired of vendors that lock down a product leaving you to ship it to a repair center for such things as battery replacement? I was and decided to post a quick fix so simple that it probably should have been shipped this way or better yet with a battery door. The Logitech DiNovo Edge keyboard boasts a battery life of three years but most likely will not reach that estimate.
Continue reading DiNovo Edge Battery Replacement...
- 2010-02-23 20:35
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It's been a while but I have had a couple nights here and there to start on my project. Actually have most of the initial phase done!
I decided to start a home monitoring system down to the controllers. A chance to program microcontrollers, get data wirelessly, and display on the web. I started with household utilities. So far i have a device that counts gallons of water consumed and can display this information with pretty graphs on the web. I still need to impliment the wireless part of the equation and initially wanted to use zigbee's but will most likely just use RF. Once the first controller is complete and in use I'll post the how to. For now you can see a sample chart [here].
- 2010-01-26 20:36
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The main reason I've updated the site with a new management system was to get some of my 3D/animation juices flowing again but some things have taken priority. One of those priorities is a new project! I ordered a microcontroller and some basic sensors to transmit data wirelessly. Something I've always wanted to fiddle with. Keep an eye out for updates on the project and of course I'll be telling how I made it all work in case you'd like to build something similar.
