Whats New

So I have had a snag with my glove controller. My Arduino chip no longer wanted to be detected on any computer. I think I fried it somehow, so I order a new one. So hopefully when the new part comes in I can get all my sensors to work. I hope to developed a glove similar to the picture below. 

Once I finish the glove, I then need to figure out how I plan on using it. 

Couple things I thought of:

       1. Using my glove to play a virtual instrument; like a trumpet

         2. Use each finger to trigger different things

         3. Maybe conduct a virtual piece by moving my hand

If you have any ideas on what I should use my glove for, leave a comment?

Website where I buy my parts: www.sparkfun.com

Is this a Dog??????

Star Wars + Lasers

I saw this and I had to post it, enjoy:

Prolight lightshow Star Wars from Darco on Vimeo.

Full Teaser Trailer of Transformers 2

How excited are you in seeing this movie????

An FRC Music Video

Are FRC video team did a great job making this video. The song we used was "What ever it Takes" by LifeHouse. Every campus sang this live while the video was playing on all the screens. It definitely turned out really well!! 

Enjoy the Video:

Whatever It Takes from Flamingo Road Church on Vimeo.

Grammy's

I love the Grammy's, because it is not just an award show but it is an amazing concert. I love how it started off with U2 performing. Then the first award went to Jennifer Hudson who suffer a lot in 2008 with death of her mother, brother, and nephew.  Then later that night she performed and I know it was an emotional performance. Coldplay won a few grammy's and had an awesome performance. Boy, can Carrie Underwood sing and she had a girl lead guitar that rocked.  Jonas Brothers singing with Stevie Wonder was pretty cool. Then when MIA came out for her performance, and she did it nine months pregnant. She was actually due that night, props to that!! Overall it was a good Grammy's!! 

Stuff

Man, I haven't blog for a while, been keeping busy. I am really excited that Heroes has started up again, Monday's episode was good. Of course Lost started its new season just 2 weeks ago and it's already insane. I am currently working on a cool glove controller for my senior research at FIU. (I have to full fill at least 4 credits of research in the music technology program at FIU) The glove will have flex sensors that will detect the movement of my finger as I bend them, it will also have accelerometer that will detect the movement of my entire hand, and lastly I am putting infrared sensors in order detect when I pass an object/person. I am controlling all of this with Arduino USB board. Right now am having problems programing the Arduino. Once I get it working I can get the sensor to work. The software I am using is called Max 5. As my research gets further along, I will check in with its progress. 

Thats all for now, enjoy this movie trailer: