The Sensor Bike Helmet I finally got tired of my old bike helmet and decided to put together a new one. It’s been on my to do list for the past few months. I stopped by the Fremont Recycle Cycles and asked if they had a Giro Indicator in stock. The clerk told me they only sell those at the U-District store, but offered to show what they stocked. I took a look and found a Uvex i-vo. I had…
With the end of the quarter close in sight, building a purposeful app is key now. I’ve been fortunate to find so many resources, both online and printed, that have made the prospects of making an app feasible. With that said, the remainder of the quarter will be dedicated to this goal. Build an app that measures and stores sound level readings and GPS data. This data will be used to find any correlation between noise and air pollution. I happened to…
Earlier in the week on Facebook, my cousin Berry posted a picture of the house he grew up in. I recalled our Uncle Herb had built a model of the house, so I asked if they still had it. Berry said he had it on his mantel and so I mentioned we could make a 3D model of it from pictures. My sister Beth chimed in and asked if it could be printed in 3D. That got the gears going and…