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By: Project: Distance Detecting PC

Project: Distance Detecting PC — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:15:05 +0000

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By: troy nall

troy nall — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:40:17 +0000

i was wondering what it would cost to get you to manufacture one of these for my paranormal group ? we could easily implement this into our investigations and Im sure I can modify the PHP could to write to a file as a log.

could you subsitute a aurdino clone(Product #CGBBB Bare Bones Board Arduino Clone Kit) in place of your arduino decimilia ?

troy nall
troyleenall@gmail.com

By: Sonar Distance Twitter Buzzer at ArduinoShow.com

Sonar Distance Twitter Buzzer at ArduinoShow.com — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:01:21 +0000

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By: Twitter Hack - How to Make a Sonar Distance Twitter Buzzer! | TweetHacking.com - Twitter Hacks

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:03:36 +0000

[...] an ultrasonic range finder modules from SparkFun and Arduino microcontroller as the controller, Josh over at blog.joshuamcginnis.com has created an awesome DIY sonar distance Twitter buzzer that will tweet the distance he’s [...]

By: cnawan

cnawan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:09:00 +0000

Ooh, that’s nice – I was daydreaming something similar a while ago, but more from a wearable computer standpoint.

Some possible use cases:
* Put one or two of these on your hands and use them to modulate a sound – everything could be your theremin.
* Maybe you’re an urban explorer and you’re afraid of hitting your head on a low ceiling – attach it to your head and you’ll get a ‘beep’ when you’re about to hit the roof.

By: morsey

morsey — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:27:30 +0000

interesting. another feedback loop for the computer itself so the user can interact with it, and it can interact with the users space.

it’s small things like this that become huge steps forward

By: NerdNews.it

NerdNews.it — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:20:48 +0000

A che distanza siete dal pc? Arduino Sonar Buzzer…

Con questo interessante progetto potete far conoscere al vostro pc quanto siete lontani dallo schermo! Immaginate di allontanarvi dal pc vedendo magicamente ingrandirsi i font delle pagine web che leggevate…
Il progetto, non troppo difficile, com…

By: technology blog » Blog Archive » Distance detecting pc

technology blog » Blog Archive » Distance detecting pc — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:41:14 +0000

[...] sent in his latest project. using a sonar rangefinder, an Arduino, and some clever programming, he’s made is computer react to his distance from it. As you can see in the video after the jump, he has programmed it to change text size and [...]

By: JB

JB — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:32:04 +0000

This could have a variety of uses. Its not nearly as useless as it looks. if you can get it to detect from a long range (i’m not sure it can) then it can change font size or zoom in any program according to distance, keeping it constant. As Daniel said, volume could work with this too. It could automatically log on/wake up/un-screensaver(is there a word for this?) as you approached your computer, welcome voices (“Hello Master Joshua”), and anything else you could think of.

By: RR

RR — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:59:11 +0000

I think you have a realistic use case for the system right there on that video. Just replace that text with a stream of tweets or something else you want to follow, then you can see it comfortably from anywhere in the room. If you need to see more content, just come have a closer look at it.

Comfortably browsing at the desk or sitting on a couch 10 feet away. I would like that very much.