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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 34
Author Mark Frauenfelder
Make Volume 34 takes to the sky, land, and the sea with projects and articles about underwater robots, incredible kites, and easy-to-make robots that are packed with personality. You'll also find features on an ancient and unusual maker material, and an excerpt fr....
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Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents
Author Stefan Sjogelid
Turn your Raspberry Pi into your very own secret agent toolbox with this set of exciting projects!Detect an intruder on camera and set off an alarmListen in or record conversations from a distanceFind out what the other computers on your network are up toUnleash you....
Release Date 2013/04 -
Kinect in Motion – Audio and Visual Tracking by Example
Author Massimo Fascinari , Clemente Giorio
A fast-paced, practical guide including examples, clear instructions, and details for building your own multimodal user interfaceStep-by-step examples on how to master the essential features of Kinect technologyFully-functioning code samples ready to expand and adju....
Release Date 2013/04 -
The Designer's Guide to the Cortex-M Processor Family
Author Trevor Martin
The Designer’s Guide to the Cortex-M Family is a tutorial-based book giving the key concepts required to develop programs in C with a Cortex M- based processor. The book begins with an overview of the Cortex- M family, giving architectural descriptions supported wit....
Release Date 2013/03 -
What's the Future of Business?: Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences
Author Brian Solis
"In today's rapidly changing digital environment, Darwinism is alive and well. What's the Future of Business doesn't just explore trends and theories; it introduces a dynamic, actionable path to transformation."—Evan Greene, CMO, The Recording Academy, Producers ....
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Introduction to Electric Circuits, 9th Edition
Author Richard C. Dorf , James A. Svoboda
This book is designed for a one- to three-term course in electric circuits or linear circuit analysis and is structured for maximum flexibility. The central theme of Introduction to Electric Circuits is the concept that electric circuits are part of the basic fabric....
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The Inverse Method: Parametric Verification of Real-time Embedded Systems
Author Romain Soulat , Etienne André
This book introduces state-of-the-art verification techniques for real-time embedded systems, based on the inverse method for parametric timed automata. It reviews popular formalisms for the specification and verification of timed concurrent systems and, in particul....
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Author Ram Charan , Daniel Kahneman , Harvard Business Review
NEW from the bestselling HBR’s 10 Must Reads series.Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers—and how to make better ones.If you read nothing else on decision making, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Rev....
Release Date 2013/03 -
Author Brendan Horan
Practical Raspberry Pi takes you quickly through the hardware and software basics of the Raspberry Pi. Author Brendan Horan then gets you started on a series of fun and practical projects, including a simple temperature sensor, a media center, a real-time clock, and....
Release Date 2013/03 -
Author Mark Rollins
Building robots is a snap with LEGO Technic Robotics! This book shows you how to use LEGO bricks and Power Functions components such as motors and remote controls to create all kinds of robots. Best of all, you don't have to learn any programming. You just need you....
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Author Jon Bruner
Consumer networks have revolutionized the way companies understand and reach their customers, making possible intricate measurement and accurate prediction at every step of every transaction. The same revolution is underway in our infrastructure, where new generatio....
Release Date 2013/03 -
Instant IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.3 How-to
Author Barry Max Rosen
Master IBM Lotus Notes with tips, hints, and instructions that will help you increase your productivityLearn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.Customize your Lotus Notes 8.5.3 experienceWork with Calendars and T....
Release Date 2013/03 -
Electrical Drives for Direct Drive Renewable Energy Systems
Author H Polinder , M Mueller
Wind turbine gearboxes present major reliability issues, leading to great interest in the current development of gearless direct-drive wind energy systems. Offering high reliability, high efficiency and low maintenance, developments in these direct-drive systems poi....
Release Date 2013/03 -
Raspberry Pi Networking Cookbook
Author Rick Golden
Computer expert or enthusiast, this cookbook will help you use your Raspberry Pi to enhance your existing network. From sharing media across devices to deploying your own web portal, you’ll be amazed at what can be achieved.Learn how to install, administer, and main....
Release Date 2013/03 -
MSP430-based Robot Applications
Author Dan Harres
This book provides a careful explanation of the basic areas of electronics and computer architecture, along with lots of examples, to demonstrate the interface, sensor design, programming and microcontroller peripheral setup necessary for embedded systems developmen....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Author Fereidoon P. Sioshansi
Energy Efficiency: Towards the End of Demand Growth is a detailed guide to new energy efficiency technologies and policy frameworks affecting the profitability of efficiency projects. The contributions drawn together by F.P. Sioshansi feature insights from recognize....
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Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor High Performance Programming
Author James Reinders , James Jeffers
Authors Jim Jeffers and James Reinders spent two years helping educate customers about the prototype and pre-production hardware before Intel introduced the first Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor. They have distilled their own experiences coupled with insights from many e....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Real World Multicore Embedded Systems
Author Bryon Moyer
This Expert Guide gives you the techniques and technologies in embedded multicore to optimally design and implement your embedded system. Written by experts with a solutions focus, this encyclopedic reference gives you an indispensable aid to tackling the day-to-day....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Author Daniel Browne
Energy is the fuel that drives you. The Energy Equation explains how we all have the potential to get 15-19 hours of fully-energised waking hours from our day, and shows us just how to achieve it. It determines the speed at which you get things done, the results you....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Author Arthur Vincie
You have the camera, time, money (or credit card), so why don't you just start shooting? Preparing for Takeoff will give you the tools you need to fully prepare for your independent film. This book features:Vital preproduction tips on scheduling, previsualization, ....
Release Date 2013/02 -
CMOS Voltage References: An Analytical and Practical Perspective
Author Wing-Shan Tam , Chi-Wah Kok
A practical overview of CMOS circuit design, this book covers the technology, analysis, and design techniques of voltage reference circuits. The design requirements covered follow modern CMOS processes, with an emphasis on low power, low voltage, and low temperatur....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing
Author Hod Lipson , Melba Kurman
Fabricated tells the story of 3D printers, humble manufacturing machines that are bursting out of the factory and into schools, kitchens, hospitals, even onto the fashion catwalk. Fabricated describes our emerging world of printable products, where people design and....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid
Author Raj Samani , Eric D. Knapp
Many people think of the Smart Grid as a power distribution group built on advanced smart metering—but that’s just one aspect of a much larger and more complex system. The "Smart Grid" requires new technologies throughout energy generation, transmission and distribu....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Delegating Effectively: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done
Author Clemson Turregano
In today's organizations, leaders are neither able nor expected to do everything themselves. The consequences of trying to do so can be dire. That's why the ability to delegate effectively- to assign new projects and responsibilities to individuals or a team and p....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Author Sam Nazarko
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a full-blown media center using Raspbmc. This guide has all the plain language instructions you need to control your TV with a smartphone and create your own media library. No special skills required.Discover how you can stream video, mus....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino
Author Andrew K. Dennis
If you have the will this book will show you the way to combine the Raspberry Pi with an Arduino board to automate your entire home. With practical projects and insightful chapters, it’s a hobbyist’s dream.Learn how to dynamically adjust your living environment with....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Innovation Lessons From 3-D Printing
Author Jeroen P. J. de Jong , Erik de Bruijn
These days, 3-D printing is much in the news. Also known as “additive manufacturing” or “rapid prototyping,” 3-D printing is the printing of solid, physical 3-D objects. Unlike machining processes, which are subtractive in nature, 3-D pr....
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Build Your Own Teams of Robots with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT and Bluetooth®
Author Cameron Hughes
CREATE YOUR OWN SYNCHRONIZED ROBOT ARMY!PLAN, DESIGN, ASSEMBLE, AND PROGRAM ROBOT SQUADS THAT COMMUNICATE and cooperate with each other to accomplish together what they can’t do individually. Build Your Own Teams of Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and Bluetooth show....
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Author Marek Smoszna
Precharge logic is used by a variety of industries in applications where processor speed is the primary goal, such as VLSI (very large systems integration) applications. Also called dynamic logic, this type of design uses a clock to synchronize instructions in circu....
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Basic Robot Building With LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0
Author John Baichtal
Basic Robot Building with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!Learn LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 from the ground up, hands-on, in full color! Ever wanted to build a robot? Now’s the time, LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 is the technology, and this is the....
Release Date 2013/01