Long Summers and Slow Mice
10/08/12 13:00
It’s been an incredibly hectic summer for both Jules and I, so here is a quick update on the state of things.
We haven’t had much time to work on Dormouse, sadly, however with school starting back up soon, we have hopes to at least get a Beta 1 of the Digital Package out within the fall. Although it will be far from complete, every good product or service on the internet has a beta these days. We want to make it available as soon as possible, especially with new courses to be concerned with, and a new project soon to be under way.
Check back soon for the Dormouse v0.2 Beta 1.
We haven’t had much time to work on Dormouse, sadly, however with school starting back up soon, we have hopes to at least get a Beta 1 of the Digital Package out within the fall. Although it will be far from complete, every good product or service on the internet has a beta these days. We want to make it available as soon as possible, especially with new courses to be concerned with, and a new project soon to be under way.
Check back soon for the Dormouse v0.2 Beta 1.
Imagining Imagine
04/05/12 20:07
Imagine is literally just around the corner. In twelve hours, Jules and I will be setting up the booth. At the moment, however, we are frantically finishing the final wiring for Dormouse v0.2. Most of the last minute work from throughout the week has been coming together quite well today, but we have yet to be able to test the unit in it’s entirety. Thats what the early morning is for I suppose.
Imagine RIT is this Saturday, May 5, 2012. Events start at 10am. Do come out and see us at the Center for Student Innovation all day tomorrow!
Imagine RIT is this Saturday, May 5, 2012. Events start at 10am. Do come out and see us at the Center for Student Innovation all day tomorrow!
Bugs, Bluetooth, and Broken Things
18/04/12 22:18
Dormouse progress is coming along more or less swimmingly. With Imagine RIT racing toward us, the best thing we have going for the project at this point is organization. The major ingredients for getting Dormouse done in time – rewriting the code from scratch and integrating new hardware – are coming along at the same rate. I’ve been working on finishing the modeling, which is reaching its last stages. On that note, the process of looking into 3D printing/prototyping options is ongoing. Sadly, the free-use prototyping lab at Global Village is having too many issues with their Bits From Bytes machines for us to rely on them, even after many hours of trying to get a successful print. At the same time, I’ve been rewriting the code to implement the next-best-thing to event based programming with the Arduino.
Jules broke both the new LCD and the servo today. Though it puts us back in having to order a new screen and find a more easily modified servo, his side of the work could be going worse. In the meantime, Jules has been rewriting the Bluetooth code to make it both cleaner and far more secure.
T-minus 18 days...
Jules broke both the new LCD and the servo today. Though it puts us back in having to order a new screen and find a more easily modified servo, his side of the work could be going worse. In the meantime, Jules has been rewriting the Bluetooth code to make it both cleaner and far more secure.
T-minus 18 days...
Dormouse and Other Updates
12/04/12 21:06
As the site comes together, here’s an update of whats going down at Busted Theory Labs. The newest addition to the site, though not yet entirely together, is Dormouse. Dormouse is a collaborative project between myself and Jules Heckbert designed to unlock our dorm room door using the Bluetooth on our iPhones as a wireless key. Originally designed for an innovation class at Rochester Institute of Technology, we are expanding the capabilities of Dormouse to theoretically fit any door. The entire project follows a philosophy of Open Hardware, Open Software. While the first Dormouse sits on our door, we are working hard to have Dormouse 2 ready for Imagine RIT on May 5th. Eventually the Dormouse page under Labs will be updated with information about both the new version and the original prototype. Stay tuned.
A new site and a new iOS App
29/05/11 18:53
Welcome to the new Busted Theory. We’ve transitioned from crusty old iWeb to confusingly expensive RapidWeaver and are in the process of making the site everything it can be. In addition, a new app for the chemistry-types is on its way. Look out for an update on that in the near future. Until then, watch something funny over in Productions.