Most toy industry analysts predict that LEGO’s MINDSTORMS Robotic kits willbe the runaway hit of the 2002 holiday season. Initially targeted to kids and youngadults, the creative possibilities offered by the LEGO MINDSTORMS line ofproducts have appealed to a large adult audience as well. Now, users of all ages can create another 30 incredible MINDSTORM projects withMario and Guilio Ferrari’s set of three amazing books. Included in this set are:10 Cool LEGO MINDSTORMS Dark Side R (more…)
Take a geek and a PC, add one soldering iron, a home, and a copy of Home Hacking Projects for Geeks, and you’ll give new meaning to the term, “home improvement.” From fearless neophytes to tool-wielding masterminds, the home hacker in any geek will find new inspiration and plenty of hands-on guidance to take on a variety of home-transforming projects once relegated to the world of sci-fi. This fun new guide combines creativity with electricity and power tools to achieve cool (more…)
Arduino is an incredibly flexible and easy-to-use physical-computing platform, and with Cool Arduino Projects, you’ll put it to work building home automation projects, robotics projects, and even (literally) out-of-this-world projects, including a rocket avionics system. The book will guide you through a variety of projects—some basic, some more advanced, some very practical, and some just plain fun. You’ll learn how to create home automation projects such as a DMX ligh (more…)
Come on out and play You can only surf the Net so long. You can only play so much video poker. So if youre a PC addict whos ready for some new fun, this book is your toybox. Each of the 14 projects inside includes a parts list, suggestions for finding the needed equipment, clues to the cost, helpful Web links, and complete directions. Whats that? You have a few ideas of your own? Check out the suggestions in the final chapter, and start inventing your own PC toys. (more…)
Come on out and play You can only surf the Net so long. You can only play so much video poker. So if youre a PC addict whos ready for some new fun, this book is your toybox. Each of the 14 projects inside includes a parts list, suggestions for finding the needed equipment, clues to the cost, helpful Web links, and complete directions. Whats that? You have a few ideas of your own? Check out the suggestions in the final chapter, and start inventing your own PC toys. (more…)
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