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A simple standalone streetlight

Posted on February 26, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice product that is a solar powered street light that apparently can take a beating.  And as the author states, the company that made the one in the picture isn’t the only one. http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/green-tech/solar/moroccan-solar-streetlighting?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrumGreenTech+%28IEEE+Spectrum%3A+Green+Tech%29   http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/2225918

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Nice Comparison of microcontrolers…but..

Posted on February 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

The y forgot TI’s Stellaris.  Overall it shows that Arduinos are still the best for multiple lines (analog and digital) but for horsepower, Raspberry PI rules (of course I cam looking at costs too here).  Overall I like the chart, … Continue reading →

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A paintball gun on a quadcopter

Posted on December 31, 2012 by robertwilkie

Cat’s and dogs (and annoying kids) watch out. http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/paintball-gun-on-quadrotor-but-dont-panic?utm_source=feedburner-robotics&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrumRobotics+%28IEEE+Spectrum%3A+Robotics+Erico+Feed%29#disqus_thread  

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Using newlib with TI Stellaris

Posted on December 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice writeup on using newlib with TI over glib.  Real embedded systems usually don’t support system calls like printf.  Adding in newlib allows this. http://eehusky.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/using-gcc-with-the-ti-stellaris-launchpad-newlib/  

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Capacitive Touch Business Cards

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice design for a business card with a TI 430 on it.  Its $8 a card, but its a good way to get your name out there.  Check out the authors video for more. http://chasingtrons.com/main/2012/3/2/touch-enabled-business-card.html

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PGP Author builds encrypted communications (Silent Circle)

Posted on June 21, 2012 by robertwilkie

I was wondering what happened to PGP.  Looks like Phil Zimmerman was busy that time creating a new tool to encrypt communications during the silence. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/14/pgp_seal_encrypted_communications/

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Xerox Stock Study

Posted on June 6, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting fin. Study on Xerox…basically the biggest problem is Xerox has allot of debt that can be very scary for an investor. http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/06/04/lets-see-if-xeroxs-growth-is-for-real/

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A PAM-USB module

Posted on May 13, 2012 by robertwilkie

Stumbled across this project on using USB thumb drives for authentication.  Basically it sounds like it makes a quazi smartcard out of it.  Not positive yet, its something on my radar to tinker with, but not too promising on my … Continue reading →

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Xerox profits drop, but its not as bad as expected

Posted on April 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

Since the economy still hasn’t really recovered, it was not too bad.  Only thing the is a bit worrisome is the big push to put all the eggs into the services basket. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/23/us-xerox-idUSBRE83M0JD20120423

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