I’ve been working on an idea for an ITP class that explores the psychology of human decision-making, and applies this powerful science to interaction design. The best way to learn something is to teach it, so on Sunday I did the first run of an hour-long presentation on the subject at BarCampNYC3. I talked about […]

In case you hadn’t heard, we’ve made Botanicalls Twitter as a do-it-yourself example for people who like to–well–do it themselves. It’s the first step in making Botanicalls available to a wider audience, and the online press has taken note. In the last 48 hours, we’ve been graced by the attention of: Make Magazine CNet Slashdot

Why is this man smiling? It’s because our XBee API Library for Processing now can handle multiple I/O samples in each data frame. This is a big help for projects getting high frequency data, like accelerometer information, where the sample rate needs to be very frequent. For example, if you want to take samples every

The Eye-Fi card is a memory card for cameras that wirelessly uploads photos to your home computer or to online services like Flickr. It connects automatically to a pre-selected Wi-Fi network, then interactively transfers JPEG files in real-time. The whole thing operates out of a standard-size SD memory card, a technical feat so incredible that

Dan Shiffman and I are continuing development on our Processing library for Digi’s XBee radios. The 1.1 library now facilitates receiving single sample I/O packets in API mode from both the Series 1 and ZNet radios (formerly known as Series 2), and returns an object that contains the analog values, digital values, sender’s address. Please

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

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

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

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

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,