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WiiEarthVR – A Fully Immersive 3D Experience with Virtual Earth 3D
14 November 08 12:57 AM | Coding4Fun | 9 Comments   

In this article, Brian Peek will demonstrate how to use a Nintendo Wii Remote (Wiimote), a Wii Fit Balance Board, and Vuzix VR920 glasses as input devices for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D, providing a fully immersive, 3D experience. Brian Peek ASPSOFT, Read More...

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Hardware Boneyard - Using the CueCat with .NET
06 March 07 01:26 AM | Coding4Fun | 5 Comments   

In this installment of "Some Assembly Required" column, Scott Hanselman borrows Travis Illig's CueCat BarCode scanner and creates a plugin for Windows Live Writer than lets him blog more easily about books he's reading. We decode the bar code info, change Read More...

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Don't touch me! - Interfacing with a Fingerprint Reader
06 March 07 12:07 AM | Coding4Fun | 17 Comments   

In this installment of the "Some Assembly Required" column, Scott Hanselman creates a Family Fingerprint Manager using .NET 2.0 that interfaces with the Microsoft Fingerprint Reader and the GrFinger SDK from Griaule. Scott Hanselman Scott's Blog Difficulty: Read More...

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Part 2: Controlling a Microbric Viper Robot with an IR Serial Port using .NET and PowerShell
19 February 07 05:17 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   

In this Part Two of "Some Assembly Required", Scott Hanselman extends his original Microbric Viper Robot/Iguanaworks IR solution to script-enable control of the robot with Lee Holme's "PowerShell LOGO." Background Scott Hanselman Scott's Blog Difficulty: Read More...

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Controlling a Microbric Viper Robot with a custom IR Serial Port using .NET
01 December 06 11:10 PM | Coding4Fun | 6 Comments   

Summary: In this installment of "Some Assembly Required", Scott Hanselman teams up with the makers of the Microbric Viper Robot and the guys at Iguanaworks to create a custom IR serial port board to control the Viper Robot using .NET! Introduction The Read More...

Filed under: robotics, hardware miscellaneous, hardware, hardwarehacks