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Re:Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform by zackham on Saturday August 08, 2009 @02:25AM (#749048)
Does anyone here have any cool projects to show off? I would love to see what people here have put together...

I'm working on an alarm clock that requires me to do some math in order to turn it off. Thinking about extending it with an automated french press with heating element to have a cup of coffee ready for me.

Re:Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform by almost on Saturday August 08, 2009 @07:12AM (#749181)
Not Arduino (I use mainly PICs at the moment 'cos they're cheap and simple) but my current hardware project is working with my friend Felix on his Machines (music making sound art machines):

http://felixsmachines.com/

I do the electronics & programming stuff, it's an awful lot of fun. Plus I got to go to TEDGlobal for a day :)

Re:Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform by kcy on Saturday August 08, 2009 @11:29AM (#749388)
That's pretty sweet! I thought this video was great: http://felixsmachines.com/video.html
Re:Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform by mattyfo on Saturday August 08, 2009 @08:32AM (#749222)
I made a Gmail checker based on a project I did with my local hackerspace, step by step guide is below,

http://www.matthewforr.com/index.php/how_to_make_an_led_ardu...

Re:Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform by hugs on Saturday August 08, 2009 @08:18AM (#749213)
An "Ambient Orb" clone I call "orbison": http://code.google.com/p/orbison/ And here's a video about it recorded at a Chicago Python meeting a few months ago: http://blip.tv/file/1773285