With ArduSat, anybody can get some time with a real satellite in space to take pictures or collect other data. full story ![]()

Here's looking at you. Got an Android phone? It's now got a cousin in space. A Google Nexus One-powered nano-satellite got rocketed into orbit this morning. The satellite, called STRaND-1 for Surrey Training, Research, and Nanosatellite Demonstrator, will use its phone's computing power to collect scientific data, take pictures of Earth and perform some of its operations...
popsci.com (2 months and 24 days ago)

Ghana will launch its first satellite as part of its new space programme today, as college students send a tiny model satellite the size of a coke can 200 yards into the air.
telegraph.co.uk (4 days ago)
The UDOO (pronounced "you do") brings together the power of four Raspberry Pi's and the popular micro-controller Arduino to create a highly customizable PC for just $100.
cnn.com (26 days ago)

What do you get if you cross a Raspberry Pi computer with an Arduino microcontroller? It might be an awful setup for a joke, but it's an enticing question if you're an electronics hobbyist or Internet of Things doer. Happily, thanks to Udoo, this is now a question with an answer. The mini PC combines the best of its predecessors in a compact PC-on-a-board with four times the...
gizmag.com (1 month and 2 days ago)

The town of Williston, North Dakota, has vast oil deposits and recent investment has meant that the desolate area is now lit up as brightly as the biggest cities in the U.S.
dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 26 days ago)
What can a pair of Google engineers do with their technical prowess at home? Create an Android app that controls a lawn watering system through an Arduino board and the web!
gigaom.com (2 months and 1 day ago)

Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a Coke can on a big yellow balloon. It went aloft to a height of 165…
azstarnet.com (4 days ago)

KOFORIDUA, Ghana -- Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon.
thehour.com (3 days ago)
KOFORIDUA, Ghana (AP) -- Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a Coke can on a big yellow balloon. It went aloft to a height of 165 meters (yards) and then came back down on a red parachute....
ap.org (4 days ago)
KOFORIDUA, Ghana (AP) - Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a Coke can on a big yellow balloon. It went aloft to a height of 165 meters (yards) and then came back down on a red parachute.
boston.com (4 days ago)
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