Overwatch: adding FPS videogame aesthetics to real-world gamers (via Overwatch) Gamers have been hardcore FPS (First Person Shooter) players since id Software’s Wolfenstein 3D hit PCs back in 1992. Since that time FPS games have evolved into fa...
Lean production requires on-time suppliers When your manufacturing relies on predictable and reliable material delivery, Meggitt Sensing Systems has the solutions for your piezoceramic products. We bring the broadest selection of piezoceramic ma...
As promised here is my blogpost with the final description of the Hillstar MGC3130 controlled Sparki robot. VideoFirst a video showing the robot in action:www.youtube.com/watch Implementation details First I made a small trolley to car...
By now I've found many applications for the MGC3130 3D gestured recognition IC - if you're interested please see my other blog posts about what I've done with it- so of course I want to start creating my own devices using the chip. One important...
OK, I'm not sure why - I don't even go to shops that much - but the first application that came to mind when I saw the Roadtest announcement for the MGC3130 3D gesture recognizer kit was:"Hey! It would be interesting if we could create i...
One of the most interesting uses for gesture sensing is connecting real world user gestures to "virtual" systems such as apps or games which can receive those gestures and take almost infinite number of actions based on those inputs.This op...
In this blog I am giving insight about python Server which uses gesture data to control Google Earth using Google's python APIs. Before writing program you need to install Google python API package which is attached with this blog. Install this p...
Hi, Even after I am done with my basic demo long back, I am writing this blog post which I wanted to write before only. Anyway, in this blog post I am giving insight about how did I implement MGC3130 side software. In fa...
I'm sorry I have to throw in the towel and wait for VS2012 support for this kit.Thanks to the Arduino Hover library I'm able to finish my project.I installed the VS2010 Express edition, but I got stuck in a Microsoft problem while the standar...
Element 14 gave me the chance to road test the Hillstar MGC3130 3D gesture kit.You can find it here: http://www.element14.com/community/roadTestReviews/1809.In addition I would like to blog about an application I'm currently working on. This...
This weekend I have been talking with a friend about this project. We looked at what is needed to get a custom coil to work with the best settings. To get the correct values for Rp_Min, Rp_Max and frequency you should use an Impedance Analyzer. These...
I was browsing through a list of products that were using EnOcean, and found some neat examples I thought were worth sharing. They are all commercial products that use self-powered sensors in novel ways.Since these products all use Enocean technology...
Hi All, First of all, thanks element14 again to shortlist me for this challenge. In this blog post I am just going to give overview about one of the application using 3D gesture. In fact the idea I am going to discuss ca...
Marc Kerger wearing his Tetris shirt June 6 marked the 30th anniversary of Tetris. One fan decided to celebrate this monumental day by placing Tetris where no man has ever placed it before – on his very own shirt – to honor the day. Tetris ...
That’s no magic wand but rather a training tool for gamers to hone their skills with. (via SteelSeries) Everybody wants a leg-up while gaming against others in an online battle to the death, however not everybody can be the next Fatal1ty and pra...
OMsignal’s Biometric Smartwear: functional and fashionable. (via Omsignal) Fitness and small electronic devices seem to go hand-in-hand with one another. Just look inside any workout center and you’d be hardpressed to find someone who didn’t at ...
Will the V2 Tracking SDK improve on Leap Motion’s not so stellar performance? (via LeapMotion)Since Microsoft released their Kinect motion-tracking controller back in 2010, companies have been clamoring to bring their own gestural interfaces to the m...
MotionSavvy’s Beta translator program running on an Android tablet (via MotionSavvy)A team of deaf student from the University of Rochester recently teamed up with Leap Motion to create a device that can translate American Sign Language (ASL) i...
Have you ever stood in an agonizingly long line and wondered if there would ever be a faster way to pay for transactions than counting all the pennies in your piggy bank, one-by-one? Well, thanks to students at Lund University in Sweden, now there is...
The mould will be used for casting concrete. For this project I will use 2 mould sizes; 2” dia. and 4” dia. with a height of 5”. Rebar samples will have 6” in length. Concrete will be poured into the mould with a rebar (steel) in the middle. Inductan...
Join us at Stand 12-264 at Sensor+Test MSS Piezo Technologies will be exhibiting at the Sensor+Test conference in Nurnberg, Germany June 3-5, 2014. At stand 12-264, Piezo Technologies' ultrasonic measurement solutions will showcased throug...
This week I received the kit but I had to pay PHP 515.00 to UPS. I acquired the permit to use the Material Testing Laboratory of Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology.
