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    32 Bit Picaxe?

    A Picaxe programmed into one of these would get along at a cracking pace... http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/Market_Communication/PIC32%20MX1%20and%20MX2%20Presentation.pdf to be available in a 28 pin DIP package!!
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    Serial to iPhone/pad/device is here...

    Well, it's finally happened, sort of. I'd like bluetooth as well but you can't have it all (at once!). http://www.redpark.com/c2db9.html and... [ for all those verdant Picaxers, just ignore the A*****o bit ;-) ]...
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    What I want - an iPhone Serial App

    I thought I'd throw this around for discussion... I would like to have some sort of interface to an iDevice (iPhone/iPad). Something like a bluetooth serial interface... i.e. microcontroller <-> Serial to Bluetooth or WiFi Converter <-> iPhone. This is just a pie in the sky idea (unless...
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    Sparkfun is having another Freeday.

    For a frustratingly good (?) time see http://www.sparkfun.com/. It's too b....y hard for us 'foreigners' ;-P Now where's my alarm clock.
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    Cheap lithium backup batteries (Aus)

    Hi all Aussies, KMart is running out Duracell CR2 3V Lithium camera batteries for $1.50 a pack of two . If you file the ends of the battery you can solder to it (quickly) and they make excellent time backups, power sources, etc. If you're around a KMart, it may be worth checking out the...
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    Chipaxe?

    Not quite up here with the Picaxe but a bit cheeky none the less! http://www.chipaxe.com/
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    Aus Dick Smith - More Component Bargains

    Here we go again... I imagine components will all be gone soon. Electrolytics 90% off (all less than 10c each) Pots 75% SCRs on special Relays on special Wishboard Kit (prototype board) $9.99 .... etc. Checkout the ad in November Silicon Chip magazine... can't remember the rest, the newsagent...
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    High speed and temperature measurement.

    Hi all, I'm running a 20X2 at 64MHz, but need to make a DS18B20 temperature measurement on a regular basis. From what I can see this needs to be done at the standard clock speed of 4MHz for the 20X2 and I should be able to do a Setfreq M64 command right after the Readtemp command. It doesn't...
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    Highlighting Manual Updates

    Technical, My apologies if this has bee covered in the past... Many technical manuals I read are regularly updated (as are the Picaxe ones). Most other manuals use a system of highlighting 'what's new since the last update' in some way, usually with a black bar in the column / border adjacent...
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    Microbric Viper Robot

    For those Aus/NZ interested... Dick Smith has the Microbric Viper Robot and accessories on quite hefty specials at the moment ... http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4a1f389009270e3e273fc0a87e01061f/Product/View/K1800 - Rob.
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