Monthly Archives: January 2011

Mask Making

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Erik

Just a couple of links I don’t want to forget if I feel the need to get into mask making Polytek and Smooth On. Pictured (a different sort of mask) is a fashionable swine flu mask by Samiraboon.

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PD and Arduino

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Erik

If you need a Max/MSP fix in Lab 246 you’re out of luck. However, we do have PD installed. The Arduino Playground has some info on interfacing with PD. Including PDuino, Firmata firmware and a corresponding PD object.

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Mobile phone research

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Erik

This is just a bunch of links of things I researched for connecting phones and arduinos and different ways of writing software for mobile phones. the image is a bluetooth rotary phone from sparkfun iPhone Develop native iPhone applications with … Continue reading →

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Music Shield for Arduino

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Erik

by Seed Studios link. Plays mp3s from a microSD card, 7.5 x 4 cm, and around $30. Seems less bulky than the Waveshield, and an inexpensive way to add sound playback to a hardware project.

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Outsider art and fashion

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Erik

New York Times article about outsider arts influence on fashion based on a London exhibition. Left is a picture of my niece and I visiting Baltimore’s mecca of outsider art, the American Visionary Art Museum. The picture is from an … Continue reading →

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Wearable Absence

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Erik

Article about the Wearable Absence project, part of the 2010 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. It involves two teams of researchers, led by Professor Barbara Layne of Concordia University in Montreal, and Professor Janis Jefferies of the University … Continue reading →

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OLED display

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Erik

Nice monochrom (B&W) OLED display at Adafruit.com complete with a tutorial and an Arduino Library.

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Seeduino Film

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Erik

The Seeduino Film is an Arduino compatible microcontroller that is flexible and super slim, plus it has a built-in Li-Po battery charger! Great for wearables, or any other project where space is at a premium.

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body mounted video cameras

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Erik

Boing Boing mentions a new body mounted video camera by ATC (the 9k) announced at CES that records in 1080p. The 2k seems to be available at Amazon for around $75, but only records at 640 x 480. Apparently GoPro … Continue reading →

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iPhone blood pressure monitor

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Erik

At CES, Withings unveiled a blood pressure monitor that connects to your iPod/iPhone: withings.com

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