Busy busy busy. It seems the more free time I theoretically have, the busier I am. Confused? So am I…

One of the bigger consumers of my time lately has been my new obsession. It’s a geeky obsession, and it has consumed both my brother and my friend in the process. It is the open source Arduino Controller. More specifically, the “Duemilanove” (meaning “2009” in Italian). This little platform houses an embedded Atmega328 processor running at a blisteringly fast 16mhz with an enormous 2KB of ram!

Ok, so it certainly isn’t the fastest device on the block, but it has one of the best communities and 3rd party support out there! It is truly amazing what off the shelf expansions you can buy for this device. (for what it’s worth, I have bought all my prototyping gear from LittleBirdElectronics)

What can you do with it? Well, that’s the amazing part. A hell of a lot! There are home made UAVs shooting fireworks while streaming real time video to the pilots video glasses, there are laser harps, there are endless applications. What are my plans? You will just have to wait and see…

That’s all I have for now – well, I could go one but I am off to (re)learn good ol’ C and prepare for tomorrows meetings. Hopefully it is enough to wet your tastebuds :)