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May/08

My Arduino Has Arrived

Filed Under Arduino, Hardware at 29th May 2008 13:58 by

I have got my Arduino in the post today. Can’t believe the Royal Mail charges a “Handling” fee for international mail. How else is mail going to come in except through a currier? I’m sure they have offices at major … Continue reading →

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May/08

GPS on Computers

Filed Under Java, Laptop, Linux, Mac, Mobile Phone, Programming, Windows at 27th May 2008 20:28 by

I have been trying to get get a bluetooth GPS device hooked up to various computers from mobile phones, Asus EEE PC to a Vista desktop. I thought it would be fairly easy but boy was I wrong. Starting out … Continue reading →

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May/08

Velleman Mini Kit

Filed Under Hardware at 24th May 2008 18:18 by

Now armed with a soldering iron and some soldering wire I wanted to try my soldering skills before getting my Arduino. From the first visit I got a kit from Maplin which includes all the components, board and battery holder … Continue reading →

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May/08

BlueNext BN-909GR & SirfStar III Chip

Filed Under Hardware, Java, Mobile Phone, Programming, Review at 23rd May 2008 14:33 by

I have been playing around with a BlueNext BN-909GR which has the SirfStar III GPS chip. The chip and implementation by BlueNext was amazing. I was able to get a lock of up 10 satellites on a clear bright day … Continue reading →

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May/08

Arduino

Filed Under Arduino, Hardware at 20th May 2008 17:32 by

Overview Arduino is an open source hardware and software hardware controller. It can be used to read, process and output to various sensors and displays/emitters. The hardware is very cheap and it uses C like language to program the controller … Continue reading →

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May/08

BugLabs Bugs

Filed Under Hardware, Java, Linux at 18th May 2008 2:44 by

This cool modular open source hardware is a pretty good idea but seems a bit big and expensive. It’s a good idea and the even better part is that they use the Java to programming and the Eclipse IDE works … Continue reading →

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May/08

More Nas Talk

Filed Under Hardware at 10th May 2008 15:58 by

I have done some more research into NAS devices and specifically the Drobo/DroboShare and Netgear’s ReadyNas NV+ / Pro. The Pro line is the new product line of NAS systems. Currently they do a 2 and 6 bay version but … Continue reading →

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May/08

Canon Hacker’s Development Kit (CHDK)

Filed Under Camera at 6th May 2008 20:36 by

I found an article on Life Hacker and it appears that people are creating cool firmwares for Canon cameras. The best thing about it is: Free as in beer Adds new features Scripting functionality DOES NOT OVERWRITE FIRMWARE The last … Continue reading →