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Connecting a kitchen scale (part 1)

Sep

30

2014

This is the part one attempt to make a €2.5 kitchen scale connect to the cloud. Part 1 is aimed to hack a cheapo kitchen scale so that we can get the weight readings from a Spark Core. Part 2 will be to connect it to the Internet so that the readings can be push to a smart device, or ...

Why the back ends?

Sep

4

2014

While talking with a colleague on a UX training program to be given to the internal staffs, a question was raised: why the backend? What has the backend, specifically the middle-ware to do with UX? I told her, the answer is simple, the data presented and accepted by the middleware will affect how information can ...

Automatic water pump

Sep

2

2014

While the Water Alarm built a few days ago was still working great, having to remove the accumulated water frequently is still not a pleasurable task. Therefore, I decided to automate the work by automatically pumping the water away form the small container to a bigger bucket. The Water Pump Quickly found a €4 12V mini ...