Pragmatic Programming

"Reinhardt is the name I gave to this client-side web framework. At this point, it simply offers URL dispatch. I can imagine a client-side framework offering tools to help you organize large Dojo-based applications in easy to understand, simple to grow manner. The built-in URL dispatch could also provide automatic history and back button support. For now, however, it is just a small bit of code to make client-side URL dispatch clean and simple." - Clint Ecker via Bookmarklet

Bioelectricity is used by biological cells to store energy. - ionela via Bookmarklet

"The WebKit team has been busy. Publicly announcing a brand new JavaScript engine release, amusingly named SquirrelFish Extreme (nicknamed SFX), they're already boasting performance gains twice as fast as their prior release: SquirrelFish. SquirrelFish Extreme is an amalgam of improvements to the JavaScript engine that powers WebKit, made over the course of the last couple months, combined with a brand new form of property caching and a just-in-time compilation." - Clint Ecker

A complete web server, capable of downloading web pages on demand, can be implemented using protocols HTTP/TCP. - ionela via Bookmarklet

"The inverter found on air conditioners means the ability of the unit to regulate its thermal power flow." - ionela via Bookmarklet

"ZigBee module with 32-Bit ARM Processor - high level of integration" - ionela via Bookmarklet

I liked the verdex (in a gumstix box). I'm too lame for welding and being 'lectronic, so this is the only way for me to feel like a "hardware developer" ;) I want one for my birthday. - The Dod

High-Definition Television (HDTV) is a digital television system with greater resolution than analog television systems (NTSC, PAL/SECAM) and standard-definition television (SDTV) and Digital TV is more flexible and efficient than analog television. - ionela via Bookmarklet

To have a smart PCB layout that controls or eliminates any electromagnetic interference (EMI)and noise is the most important aspects of a good reliable design. - ionela via Bookmarklet

Beagle board, an ARM Cortex OMAP3530 based and USB powered SBC, is a low-cost, high performance, low power development platform. It is only 3 inch square in size, and powered by a USB connection. - ionela via Bookmarklet

GPS tracking systems are well known GPS based applications in daily life. - ionela via Bookmarklet

Usb i/o board (based on a Microchip microcontroller featuring an usb port) allows you to drive relays and read input status, easily and at a low cost (starting from 39 euro).This board is similar to a PLC (Programmable Logic Control) yet, it receives commands from a Personal Computer using USB bus. It is easy to connect using USB because when you plug the USB to the PC, a virtual RS232 port is created so you can easily develop the application software. You can use this board for domotic application, industrial automation, etc... - ionela via Bookmarklet

Controlling an inverted pendulum using a Microchip microcontroller was possible at a University in Switzerland. The FLEX Base Board (hosting a Microchip dsPIC - see the Datasheet) and the FLEX Multibus Board with a CAN module were used for swinging-up and maintaining the inverted equilibrium. The Source code was entirely generated using Scilab/Scicos , an automatic code generator for control systems. - ionela via Bookmarklet

Wireless communication is becoming more and more pervasive, that's why new development tools for wireless applications are welcome. The goal of this demo is to provide basic tools to develop more complex wireless applications, using the Erika kernel in conjunction with the FLEX Board {with a microcontroller from Microchip} - ionela via Bookmarklet

This article will cover GPS receiver module design based upon existing chip-set, component and firmware/software sources. - ionela via Bookmarklet