Hacking Arduino to Create a Cheap Ambient Orb
by Dan Bennett
Mon, Oct 01, 2007
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Like the Ambient Orb - but not the price? Want to get your own data into an orb and don't want to go wireless? Have no idea what an Ambient Orb or Arduino is? Join this session to learn about the open source Arduino board and how to make your own orb using an Arduino and a handful of components from RadioShack and Ikea.
About the Author
Dan Bennett is a technology director with the online applications development group of Thomson West. A software developer/lead/architect for 15 years, Dan has now joined the ranks of pointy haired managers. However, all is not lost as he remains a keen 'hobby' developer in a variety of languages ranging from C to F#.