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Build It: The Electronic Post-It Note
Pick up milk. Feed dog. Finish homemade nuclear sub. Like many people, I cant function without writing little reminders to myself. But using one paper sticky note after another causes a lot of clutter and can be pretty wasteful. Instead, assemble a bunch of surplus parts into a digital note system for your kitchen or office. Just write out your message with your fingertip on a computer trackpad, and it appears on an LCD screen.
3.13.2008 at 03:17pm - Comment by russosvThis is a cool project, but very price restrictive. Jhickner makes a fantastic point! The Parallax "Board of Education" is way overkill for this project... the Propeller board looks like a perfect substitute; and from what I understand it already decodes PS/2-- so you can leave out the PS/2 decoder chip as well! That will cut down the cost of this project to around $75, which is much more feasible than $175... Another thing you could save $$$ on would be the LCD-- if you're only using the 2 colors there's no need for a full color LCD. Sparkfun sells a B&W 128x64 LCD for only $19.95 with a built-in controller. That would shave another $20 off the price. Sparkfun B&W LCD: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=710
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