Earlier I had mentioned I ordered one of the GameOptic devices from ThinkGeek. It arrived, and wow, I really like this USB LCD info-gadget. Here are some pictures of some of the things it can do. I hooked up my web cam and set it to upload pictures to Flickr when someone messaged me (photo). There are about a dozen other projects I’m going to do with this little guy and the developers of product have been really receptive to more ideas and hacks.

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I think it’s pretty cool and have a few ideas. It would be nice if it had non-Windows drivers or if there were at least specs.
Nice. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a software version that would just send it by SMS to my phone, so i can get these notices anywhere and perhaps for free. Is there something like that? I guess you can install a mail server and a few hacks to trigger messages.
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RedPark TTL iOS Cable Breakout Pack
Exclusively in the Maker Shed, this updated Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS makes interfacing your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the real world easy! This bundle includes the new RedPark TTL Cable for iOS so a TTL adapter (and soldering) is no longer required.
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