Check out this homebrew accelerometer controlled USB gamepad using a PIC18F2550 from Starlino. You'll find code and schematics on their site. The code for the firmware was written in PicBasic Pro and it implements a HID USB device with 2 axes and 4 buttons (only 2 buttons connected in the prototype). The device is detected by Windows XP/Vista a...
Most of the iPhone controller hacks I've seen tend to use the accelerometer along with on on-board camera. Walky is a bipedal walking robot that's controlled using a natural gestural interface. [via[...]
For just $1500, you can have your very own remote-controlled bowling ball! Maybe this is worthy of a remake? How about adding flashing LEDs to one of those translucent bowling balls? That shouldn't b[...]
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Humberto writes in to point us at this handy use of the Google Voice transcription feature. In his Voice2LED Project, Josh converted a simple LED sign into a voice-activated one by connecting it up[...]
Saelig offers a dongle to link I2C-enabled components to USB networks. [...]
NI CompactDAQ hardware delivers accurate measurements in a small, simple, affordable system; and is optimized for multicore processing and Windows 7. Learn more. [...]
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced the smallest 2.25-MHz DC-DC converter for USB-powered portable applications and wireless modems.[...]
John Boiles, he of the iPod-controlled RC car, also produced this sweet wirelessly controlled light dimmer, which he demonstrates in this video, controlling different sets of X-mas lights by shaki[...]
More Dorkbot Austin goodness! John Boiles demonstrated this radio-controlled car steered using his iPod's built-in accelerometer via its built-in WiFi transmitter. All you have to do is tilt the [...]