We use a lot of batteries at ITP. Most of these end their life as industrial waste in our “Techo-scrap” bin, eventually to be carted off by an NYU contractor to parts unknown where their chemicals perhaps leach into places unthinkable? Maybe, not. Hopefully they’re treated with great care, but it certainly would be far […]
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A few interesting developments have happened over the holidays with XBee radios. The company (formerly known as Maxstream) has rebranded the radios (formerly known as the XBee Series 2). From now on you’ll be calling them the Digi XBee ZNet 2.5. The XBee ZNet 2.5 name coincides with brand new firmware. This update includes bug
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People ask me all the time which battery they should use for their Arduino project, or how long an XBee will run on a specific type of battery. Rather than continue to give vague answers, I decided that it would be much more helpful to generate some real-world battery life results for Arduino projects and
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Hey, bandwagons are for jumping on, so I created an ITP AlumniBlender Facebook application that dynamically displays all AlumniBlender headlines and authors. You can add it to your profile. Thinking of making your own feed app? Try reading a bit of their getting started information and check out the great tutorial on HowToForge for specific
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The ITP AlumniBlender put on quite a bit of weight over the holidays as I mined databases and tracked down more of our ilk. It’s now almost tripled in size with feeds from five continents and alumni that span 17 years of the Interactive Telecommunications Program. From sneakers to scaling, and from tempers to tweetups,
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