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><channel><title>Coactlab &#187; prototype</title> <atom:link href="http://coactlab.com/blog/tag/prototype/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://coactlab.com/blog</link> <description>A SoCal Based Technology and Design Firm</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:14:11 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Arduino Nano and Parallax Accelerometer</title><link>http://coactlab.com/blog/arduino-nano-and-parallax-accelerometer/</link> <comments>http://coactlab.com/blog/arduino-nano-and-parallax-accelerometer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:40:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Edwards</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[accelerometer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arduino]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nano]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prototype]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shield]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://coactlab.com/blog/?p=52</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#60;a href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3013432778/&#8221; mce_href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3013432778/&#8221;&#62;&#60;img src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3192/3013432778_0d2a5b3477.jpg&#8221; mce_src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3192/3013432778_0d2a5b3477.jpg&#8221; /&#62;&#60;/a&#62; This is a Arduino Nano Shield Prototype I made for a Parallax Accelerometer. &#38;lt;a href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3012609855/in/photostream/&#8221; mce_href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3012609855/in/photostream/&#8221;&#38;gt;&#38;lt;img src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3039/3012609855_5f75d3011a.jpg&#8221; mce_src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3039/3012609855_5f75d3011a.jpg&#8221; /&#38;gt;&#38;lt;/a&#38;gt; &#38;lt;a href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3013460758/in/photostream/&#8221; mce_href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3013460758/in/photostream/&#8221;&#38;gt;&#38;lt;img src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3170/3013460758_8dcb524664.jpg&#8221; mce_src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3170/3013460758_8dcb524664.jpg&#8221; /&#38;gt;&#38;lt;/a&#38;gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><script src="http://webdev.yuan.cc/flickr/flickrnotes.php?photoid=3013432778"></script><noscript>&lt;a href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3013432778/&#8221; mce_href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3013432778/&#8221;&gt;&lt;img src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3192/3013432778_0d2a5b3477.jpg&#8221; mce_src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3192/3013432778_0d2a5b3477.jpg&#8221; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</noscript><br
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/><script src="http://webdev.yuan.cc/flickr/flickrnotes.php?photoid=3013460758"></script><noscript>&amp;lt;a href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3013460758/in/photostream/&#8221; mce_href=&#8221;http://flickr.com/photos/redwards/3013460758/in/photostream/&#8221;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3170/3013460758_8dcb524664.jpg&#8221; mce_src=&#8221;http://static.flickr.com/3170/3013460758_8dcb524664.jpg&#8221; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</noscript></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://coactlab.com/blog/arduino-nano-and-parallax-accelerometer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Blinkm Powered Interactive Coffee Table &#8211; The Deke</title><link>http://coactlab.com/blog/blinkm-powered-interactive-coffee-table-the-deke/</link> <comments>http://coactlab.com/blog/blinkm-powered-interactive-coffee-table-the-deke/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:12:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Edwards</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Products]]></category> <category><![CDATA[projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prototypes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[becausewecan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blinkm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cnc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coactlab]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coffeetable]]></category> <category><![CDATA[europly]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interactive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interactive furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[led]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prototype]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rohs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shopbot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sustainable]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://coactlab.com/blog/?p=15</guid> <description><![CDATA[BlinkM Interactive Coffee Table- The &#8220;Deke&#8221; A partnership with Because We Can to produce a interactive coffee table that is capable of displaying millions of colors. Materials: 3/8 acrylic, FSC Cert. Europly, 25 BlinkMs, Arduino Platform, IDC Connectors. (All electronics RoHS compliant) This is a prototype of an Interactive Coffee Table from Coactlab.com and becausewecan.org [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span
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/> </span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;">A partnership with <a
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/> </a></h2><h6 style="text-align: left;">Materials: 3/8 acrylic, <a
title="Columbia Forest Products - Europly" href="http://www.columbiaforestproducts.com/products/prodeuro.aspx" target="_blank">FSC Cert. Europly</a>, 25 <a
title="BlinkM" href="http://coactlab.com/blog/wp-admin/thingm.com/products/blinkm" target="_blank">BlinkMs</a>, <a
title="Arduino" href="http://arduino.cc" target="_blank">Arduino Platform</a>, IDC Connectors. (All electronics <a
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rel="nofollow" href="http://coactlab.com/" target="_blank">Coactlab.com</a> and <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://becausewecan.org/" target="_blank">becausewecan.org</a> The electronics are done by Coactlab and the furniture by Because We Can.</p><p>The table seen below will ship with distance sensors to provide input for selecting modes and defining colors on the table.</p><p>The table will be available for sale, along with another side table, through <a
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