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Environmental Monitoring with Arduino
Author Patrick Di Justo , Emily Gertz
Right now, thousands of people worldwide are tracking environmental conditions with monitoring devices they’ve built themselves. You can do it too! This inspiring guide shows you how to use Arduino to create gadgets for measuring noise, weather, electromagnetic inte....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 29
Author Mark Frauenfelder
The first magazine devoted entirely to do-it-yourself technology projects presents its 29th quarterly edition for people who like to tweak, disassemble, recreate, and invent cool new uses for technology.MAKE Volume 29 takes bio-hacking to a new level. Get introduce....
Release Date 2012/01 -
IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.3: Upgrader's Guide
Author Scott O'Keefe , Tim Speed , Barry Max Rosen
Upgrade your system and embrace the exciting new features of the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.3 platformUpgrade to the latest version of Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.3Understand the new features of Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.3 and put them to work in your businessCo....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Author Dan O’Connor , Tony McGuckin , Maire Kehoe , Martin Donnelly
A Practical Primer for XPages Application Development, Debugging, and PerformanceUsing XPages, Lotus® Notes® and Domino® developers can quickly create state-of-the-art web, mobile, and Notes client business applications using standard technologies like HTML, JavaScr....
Release Date 2012/02 -
The Internet of Things: Key Applications and Protocols
Author Omar Elloumi , David Boswarthick , Olivier Hersent
An all-in-one reference to the major Home Area Networking, Building Automation and AMI protocols, including 802.15.4 over radio or PLC, 6LowPAN/RPL, ZigBee 1.0 and Smart Energy 2.0, Zwave, LON, BACNet, KNX, ModBus, mBus, C.12 and DLMS/COSEM, and the new ETSI M2M sys....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Beginning Kinect Programming with the Microsoft Kinect SDK
Author James Ashley , Jarrett Webb
Beginning Kinect Programming with the Microsoft Kinect SDK gets you up and running developing Kinect applications for your PC using Microsoft tools and the official SDK. You will have a working Kinect program by the end of the first chapter! The following chapters w....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Author Sandy Antunes
Can any hobbyist build a satellite? Our DIY guide steps you through designing and building a base picosatellite platform tough enough to withstand launch and survive in orbit. If you have basic maker skills, you can build a space-ready solar-powered computer-control....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Meet the iPad (third generation)
Author Jeff Carlson
This invaluable guide to the new, third-generation iPad steers you through how to navigate the home screen; buy, launch, run, and switch between apps; change and lock screen orientation, adjust screen brightness; and conserve battery life. You’ll learn how to maste....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Just Start: Take Action, Embrace Uncertainty, Create the Future
Author Paul Brown , Charles Kiefer , Leonard Schlesinger
How to succeed at work and life—in an increasingly unpredictable worldIn a world where you can no longer plan or predict your way to success, how can you achieve your most important goals? It’s a daunting question. But in today’s environment, where change is the onl....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Author Matt Parker , Daniel Herrera C. , Florian Echtler , Nicolas Burrus , Jeff Kramer
Hacking the Kinect is the technogeek's guide to developing software and creating projects involving the groundbreaking volumetric sensor known as the Microsoft Kinect. Microsoft's release of the Kinect in the fall of 2010 startled the technology world by providing....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Arduino and Kinect Projects: Design, Build, Blow Their Minds
Author Przemek Jaworski , Ciriaco Castro Díez , Enrique Ramos Melgar
If you've done some Arduino tinkering and wondered how you could incorporate the Kinect—or the other way around—then this book is for you. The authors of Arduino and Kinect Projects will show you how to create 10 amazing, creative projects, from simple to complex. ....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Author Tom Igoe
If you want to experiment with radio frequency identification (RFID), this book is the perfect place to start. All you need is some experience with Arduino and Processing, the ability to connect basic circuits on a breadboard with jumper wire—and you’re good to go. ....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Enabling Programmable Self with HealthVault
Author Vaibhav Bhandari
Personal health and fitness has joined the digital revolution. Using Microsoft HealthVault, people interested in monitoring their health have an unprecedented opportunity to research their own data. This concise book explains how HealthVault users can collect and an....
Release Date 2012/03 -
This Means This, This Means That Second Edition
Author Sean Hall
Semiotics is the theory of signs, and reading signs is a part of everyday life: from road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns of fire, to the symbols buried within art and literature. Semiotic theory can, however, appear mysterious and impenetrabl....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Brilliant LED Projects: 20 Electronic Designs for Artists, Hobbyists, and Experimenters
Author Nick Dossis
LET YOUR CREATIVE SIDE SHINE WITH THE COMPLETE DIY GUIDE TO MAKING EXCITING LED DEVICESBrilliant LED Projects presents 20 hands-on, step-by-step projects for you to make using inexpensive, commonly available components. Projects range from simple, functional device....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Author Mike Kleidermacher , David Kleidermacher
The ultimate resource for making embedded systems reliable, safe, and secureEmbedded Systems Security provides:A broad understanding of security principles, concerns, and technologiesProven techniques for the efficient development of safe and secure embedded softwar....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Smart Grid: Technology and Applications
Author Nick Jenkins , Akihiko Yokoyama , Jianzhong Wu , Kithsiri Liyanage , Janaka Ekanayak
This book provides discussion on the fundaments of the Smart Grid concept and then describes the technologies that are required for its realisation. It allows the reader to engage with the immediate development of the power system and to take part in the debate over....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 30
Author Mark Frauenfelder
The first magazine devoted entirely to do-it-yourself technology projects presents its 30th quarterly edition for people who like to tweak, disassemble, recreate, and invent cool new uses for technology.Until recently, home automation was an unfulfilled promise — s....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Embedded Software, 2nd Edition
Author Colin Walls
As the embedded world expands, developers must have a strong grasp of many complex topics in order to make faster, more efficient and more powerful microprocessors to meet the public’s growing demand. Embedded Software: The Works covers all the key subjects embedded....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Embedded SoPC Design with Nios II Processor and Verilog Examples
Author Pong P. Chu
Explores the unique hardware programmability of FPGA-based embedded systems, using a learn-by-doing approach to introduce the concepts and techniques for embedded SoPC design with VerilogAn SoPC (system on a programmable chip) integrates a processor, memory modules,....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Switchmode RF and Microwave Power Amplifiers, 2nd Edition
Author Marc J Franco , Nathan O. Sokal , Andrei Grebennikov
Combining solid theoretical discussions with practical design examples, this book is an essential reference on developing RF and microwave switchmode power amplifiers.Unique focus on switchmode RF and microwave power amplifiers that are widely used in cellular/wirel....
Release Date 2012/06 -
Fast and Effective Embedded Systems Design
Author Tim Wilmshurst , Rob Toulson
Fast and Effective Embedded Systems Design is a fast-moving introduction to embedded system design, applying the innovative ARM mbed and its web-based development environment. Each chapter introduces a major topic in embedded systems, and proceeds as a series of pra....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Author Alex Case
FX introduces today's up and coming musician to the fantastic creative potential of the most popular instrument today- the home studio. Explaining the basic and advanced signal processing techniques used in professional music production (EQ, compression, dela....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Start Here!™ Learn Microsoft® Kinect API
Author Rob Miles
Ready to learn Kinect programming? Start Here!Learn the fundamentals of programming with the Kinect API—and begin building apps that use motion tracking, voice recognition, and more. If you have experience programming with C#—simply start here! This book introduces ....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Mobile Agents in Networking and Distributed Computing
Author Sajal K. Das , Jiannong Cao
The book focuses on mobile agents, which are computer programs that can autonomously migrate between network sites. This text introduces the concepts and principles of mobile agents, provides an overview of mobile agent technology, and focuses on applications in net....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Author Allison Graham
Want to supercharge your life? Effective networking is the answer and this book will teach you how.Professionals of all stripes and ages are told to 'get out there' and network so they can build their careers, grow their businesses and elevate their influence in t....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Author Tony Olsson
You've probably seen LED-decorated t-shirts and hats, and maybe even other electronic gadgets embedded in clothing, but with Arduino Wearables you can learn to make your own wearable electronic creations.This book is an introduction to wearable computing, prototypi....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Digital Design and Computer Architecture, 2nd Edition
Author Sarah Harris , David Harris
Digital Design and Computer Architecture takes a unique and modern approach to digital design. Beginning with digital logic gates and progressing to the design of combinational and sequential circuits, Harris and Harris use these fundamental building blocks as the b....
Release Date 2012/08 -
Author Mike Collins
Pro Tools LE and M-Powered is an authoritative guide to Digidesign's entry-level hardware and software systems. Illustrated throughout with color screen grabs, the book starts by giving you useful overviews and advice about the hardware options available. Sub....
Release Date 2012/08 -
Author Russ Hepworth-Sawyer , Mark Cousins
First published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Release Date 2012/08