Creating a remote weather sensor is incredibly easy using an Arduino micro-controller, a wifi ‘shield’, and an SHT15 sensor. The SHT15 and breakout board are available from Sparkfun for around $40 USD. The WiShield is produced by Asynclabs and currently on version 2.0. The WiShield hooks onto the Arduino and allows for communication over wifi, [...]
A friend of mine I worked with back in Baltimore recently got a great write up from John’s Hopkins on his financially sustainable robot which converts newspaper articles, photos and any other paper based media into searchable, online data available to all. However what I find most important about this creation is that many smaller agencies such [...]
