The best way to understand what a piece of hardware can do is to see it in action. So if you're interested in the Edison, you'll probably want to check out these links:
Nine Awesome Intel Edison Projects
Member Projects
Follow element14 member madara_x64, an Embedded Systems enthusiast from Nigeria, set out to build a small vehicular robotic platform controlled from a personal computer that can stream live video and send data back to a Base Station. Here's some links to his project:
My Intel Edison Kit for Arduino Reviews – Blog 1
My Intel Edison Kit for Arduino Reviews - Blog 2
My Intel Edison Kit for Aduino Reviews - Blog 2.5
My Intel Edison Kit for Arduino Reviews - Blog 3 - WiFi and Software Setup
The Ben Heck Show projects featuring the Intel Edison
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See Felix use the Edison's blue tooth feature to retrofit a PS2 controller into a controller for his HackBot |
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Ben, Felix and Karen build a Laser Harp in this two-part episode: |
RoadTest Reviews from element14 Members: