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HOMEBREW WEATHER SATELLITE Automatic Picture Transmission RECEIVER

This project is a very nicely designed weather satellite image receiver. The project write-up has the hardware schematic along with many nice photographs of the hardware in action. Take a good look at how much you can do with a simple PIC16F628 microcontroller.

http://noaa-apt-homebrew-rx.blogspot.com/

Short Range Personal Radar Device

A very small & portable radar device that uses an ir sensor & a pic microcontroller. This diy guide shows you how to build your own for less than $30.

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YouTube users caught in Warner Music spat

Corey Vidal is no pirate, but he's been branded one as a result of the licensing spat between Warner Music Group and YouTube. On YouTube, Vidal posted a humorous video tribute to John Williams, the man who scored the soundtracks for such blockbuster films as Indiana Jones, and Star Wars.

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TechInsights Announces the 'Great 8' Designs in the Microchip PIC32 Design Challenge

TechInsights, the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry, today announced the top eight designs in the Microchip PIC32 Design Challenge (www.myPIC32.com). This announcement marks the start of the fourth and final phase of this year-long contest, which is sponsored by Microchip Technology Inc. and Digi-Key Corporation, as the exclusive distributor. Three final winners will be announced April 1st at the Embedded Systems Conference in Silicon Valley. More than 5,700 community members rated and voted to select the top eight designs submitted during this international competition. To review the "Great 8" design finalists, visit http://www.mypic32.com/web/guest/contestants.

Read the full press release here.

Embedded design discussion about human interface applications

Notes from the Lab is a new blog featuring an embedded design discussion about human interface applications. It is "written and maintained by engineers for engineers who wish to explore the role of human interface control in today’s embedded applications." The blog is definitely worth a read for anyone interested in human interfaces such as graphics, touch screens, and audio for embedded applications.

Visit the blog.