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- Master the grammar of NXT-G and build a ScanBot
- LEGO and National Instruments designed the computer language NXT-G to explicitly run on a toy, but that doesn't mean it's "just a toy" or that it can't be used to write "real" programs. There is a lot of power under the hood in NXT-G. In this chapter download...
- Tags: LEGO Co., Lego Mindstorms, NXT-G, Chapter Coverage, Robots, Blogging, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Marketing
- Book chapters 2007-10-04
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- Parrot Minikit Slim Bluetooth Speakerphone
- With its simple interface and slim profile, the Parrot Minikit Slim is a very attractive looking Bluetooth speakerphone. Dig a little deeper and you'll find an intuitive feature set that makes placing calls from the device simple. However, use the Minikit Slim for an extended period of time and you'll...
- Tags: Bluetooth, speakerphone, Parrot Minikit Slim, Minikit Slim, phonebook, phone
- Product reviews 2008-09-23
- AMD slims down, sells digital TV business to Broadcom
- AMD slims down, sells digital TV business to BroadcomDigital TV products...So, does this mean there won't be any AMD TV Wonder/HDTV Wonder and All-in-Wonder products anymore that usees those chips?Slimmer? leaner?Nope, this isn't 'slimmer' or 'leaner', it is all about, "we need some cash, and we need it urgently'. I...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, digital television, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Broadcom Corp., TV, ATI Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- AMD slims down, sells digital TV business to Broadcom
- Broadcom said Monday that it has acquired AMD's digital TV business for $192.8 million in cash in a move that's a win-win for both parties. For AMD, the sale offloads a business that wasn't a priority and allows the chipmaker to save capital expenses while raising some...
- Tags: Broadcom Corp., Digital Television, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Interpreting Images With MRDS Services
- Most people do not realize how difficult it can be to process a digital image and extract meaningful data, such as information required to drive a robot or operate an embedded platform. Humans see the world as a series of concrete images, but robots using a web cam see it...
- Tags: Robots, Emerging Technologies
- White papers 2008-08-21
- SkDNS ActiveX Control 4.0.0.9 (Windows)
- SkDNS ActiveX Control is a DNS Domain Name Service ActiveX control that can be used for network diagnosing, troubleshooting, and monitoring. The Magneto Software DNS Domain Name Service ActiveX control (SkDNS.OCX) allows developers to integrate the DNS protocol message sending capability into their applications. It can request any of 41...
- Tags: DNS, Magneto Software, Microsoft Windows, SkDNS ActiveX Control, Domain Names, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Networking, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-08-05
- ERP Provider Upgrades Solution for Contemporary Look, Easy Customization
- While Verticent has always been proud of its user-friendly Windows-based user interface, Verticent executives were conscious of the need to keep that interface up-to-date and consistent across the application in order to keep the application attractive to customers. But Verticent found limits to the visual appeal it could introduce with...
- Tags: User Interface, ERP, Microsoft Corp., Customization
- Case studies 2008-04-17
- Sandbar MP3 SoundMate (yellow)
- Portable speakers are not in short supply, but very few are built to truly withstand the elements. However, Sandbar International's MP3 SoundMate is an exception. This compact speaker-cum-case, which sells for a reasonable $29.99 and comes in a variety of colors, helps protect your MP3 player from sand and water...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, MP3 SoundMate, MP3, speaker
- Product reviews 2007-07-31
- New TiVo HD is full of surprises
- A few days earlier than predicted, TiVo HD boxes went on sale today at tivo.com. The new DVR features a totally redesigned motherboard and support for the MCard standard so you don't have to rent two CableCards from your cable company.Ok, so you don't get the fancy glowing remote, but...
- Tags: General
- Blog posts 2007-07-24
- On to the next version of Windows
- On to the next version of WindowsIf Vista Was The Best OSIf Vista was the best OS ever created, you'd still find fault with it.They'll be so busy trying to hold Vista together with duct tape and bailingwire they will be another five years. And, don't forget they have to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Fiji
- Discussion threads 2006-12-02
- Kensington SX 3000R Speakers with FM Radio for iPod
- Kensington is more than familiar with the peripheral and accessories game, and the company doesn't appear to be stopping anytime soon. The latest iPod-ready product to come off the Kensington lines is the SX 3000R Speakers with FM Radio. This $170 audio unit offers an understated design and decent sound...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, FM-radio, SX 3000R, Apple iPod, Kensington, radio
- Product reviews 2006-11-29
- iPod turns 5. Competitors turn stomachs. And Apple's just gettin' warmed up
- iPod turns 5. Competitors turn stomachs. And Apple's just gettin' warmed upDifferent endingYou posit that the story ends with customers locked into the iTunes store. Why so gloomy? I can see an alternate ending, one where RIAA domination slowly wanes, and more and more artists take control...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, music
- Discussion threads 2006-10-20
- CMU and Lego put advanced robots in Pa schools
- Are you ready for the four Rs of education - reading, writing, ritmatic and robots? In Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon is teaming up with Lego Education to put robot-building programs in over 60 schools, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. "The goal here is using the motivational...
- Tags: robot
- Blog posts 2006-08-10
- Logitech mm28 portable speakers
- The Logitech mm28 is one of the first portable speakers to incorporate NXT technology, which forgoes the traditional speaker cones and drivers for a sleek metal panel that translates sound signal vibrations into crisp, clear sound. One of the main benefits that NXT speakers have over the conventional variety...
- Tags: speaker, Logitech, NXT
- Product reviews 2006-06-02
- Lego opens up Mindstorms NXT firmware
- Lego opens up Mindstorms NXT firmwareLegos made me and engineerLegos frickin' rule. Maybe toys with microcontrollers will get the US out of our current educational/engineering slump. Or maybe they won't sell because the kids are too lazy... we'll see.
- Tags: MINDSTORMS NXT, Legos, LEGO Co., firmware
- Discussion threads 2006-05-03
- Personal Robots in LegoLand
- Could one product turn around the fortunes of a company that has been struggling?If you’ve been following the personal robot space—perhaps an aficionado of the TV show RobotWars, or the proud owner of a Sony Sebo or dependent on Roomba—you’ve got to feel a thrill at the news that Lego...
- Tags: robot, LEGO Co.
- Blog posts 2006-03-08
- Photos: Building blocks for bots
- Lego's Mindstorms NXT may look like a kid's toy, but it's actually a robot development kit.
- Tags: toy, LEGO Co., bot, robot, Lego Mindstorms
- Image galleries 2006-03-07
- Photos: Building blocks for bots
- Lego's Mindstorms NXT may look like a kid's toy, but it's actually a robot development kit.
- Tags: toy, LEGO Co., bot, robot, Lego Mindstorms
- Image galleries 2006-03-07
- Photos: Building blocks for bots
- Lego's Mindstorms NXT may look like a kid's toy, but it's actually a robot development kit.
- Tags: toy, LEGO Co., bot, robot, Lego Mindstorms
- Image galleries 2006-01-06
- BroadSoft: "It's Hammer Time!
- I've railed on and on about the importance of VoIP performance testing. The key issue, end users and vendors keep telling me, is to make lab testing as true-to-life as possible.That's no different an aspiration than those goalsheld by generations of laboratory denizens in almost any endeavor. Yet as computational...
- Tags: Hammer, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-03-16
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