Working in much the same was as an inkjet printer, the Jeep promotional waterfall system “prints” images with water drops to create an eye-catching effect.
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Guide to help you choose a microcontroller
If you’re wondering how to select a microcontroller for your next project, this guide might be helpful.
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Microcontroller learning kit makes it easy
Having grown-up with one of those Radio Shack 50-in-one electronics kits (which I still have!) I have first-hand knowledge that those kind of guided-learning/sandbox kits can be educational and interesting to both kids and adults. The field of electronics has changed quite a bit since my 20+ year old kit was produced and one of the huge changes has been the emergence of microcontrollers.
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New style roller coaster offers Superman like thrills
Not only does this steel coaster have the usual ups, downs, banked turns, loops and all of that good stuff, but it also has a cool design that puts the riders out to the side of the car where they can feel as though they’re flying.
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Home-built OLED wristwatch that plays Pong
This cool project combines an OLED (organic LED) display, some clever programming, careful casing design, and a great idea to create the self-playing Pong wristwatch.
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