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10 Cool LEGO Mindstorm Dark
Side Robots, Transports, and
Creatures
The Dark Side
Developer's Kit is
targeted towards the
young or novice
LEGO MINDSTORMS
designer, age 9 and up,
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10 Cool LEGO Mindstorm
Robotics Invention
System 2 Projects
The LEGO MINDSTORMS RIS 2.0 is
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Initially designed for
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Projects: Amazing Projects You Can Build in
Under an Hour provides step-by-step
instructions and detailed illustrations for
users of all skill levels and proficiencies.
$24.95
25 Home Automation Projects
for the Evil Genius
by Jerri Ledford
Computer technology
has caught up with
home automation, and
it’s now easy and inexpensive to automate
everything in a house
— including lighting,
security, appliances,
entertainment, and
environmental conditions — and here’s
how to do it! This
well-illustrated resource offers 25 complete home automation projects that
require only basic household tools and the
instructions found within its pages.
$24.95
NEW 2006 CD-ROMS!
Nuts & Volts CD-ROM
Here’s some good
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Along with all 24
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Volts from the
2004 and 2005
calendar years,
the 2006 issues
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HOME COMPUTERS
PC Mods for the Evil Genius
by Jim Aspinwall
If you yearn for the
coolest, most crazed
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for the Evil Genius is the
key to the kingdom!
This book shows you
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MICROCONTROLLERS
PIC Basic Projects
by Dogan Ibrahim
Covering the PIC
BASIC and PIC
BASIC PRO compilers, PIC Basic Projects
provides an easy-to-use toolkit for
developing applications with PIC
BASIC. Numerous
simple projects give
clear and concrete
examples of how
PIC BASIC can be
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while larger and more advanced projects
describe program operation in detail and give
useful insights into developing more involved
microcontroller applications. $29.95
Take This Stuff and Hack It!
by Dave Prochnow
Transform common
household items into
really cool stuff. You
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guru Dave
Prochnow's step-by-step directions and
fully illustrated plans, even beginners can
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your imagination and start you plotting
new, original, and even more creative wonders you can make from ordinary household items, Take This Stuff and Hack It! is
the perfect gift for your inner inventor.
$27.95
SERVO CD-ROM
Are you ready for
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Along with the
first 26 issues of
SERVO Magazine,
all issues from the
2006 calendar
year are now
available, as well.
These CDs
include all of
Volume 1, issues 11-12,Volume 2, issues
1-12, Volume 3, issues 1-12, and Volume 4,
issues 1-12, for a total of 23 issues all
together. These CD-ROMs are PC and Mac
compatible. They require Adobe Acrobat
Reader version 6 or above. Adobe Acrobat
Reader version 7 is included on the discs.
$24.95 – Buy 2 or more at
$19.95 each
Programming the PIC
Microcontroller with MBASIC
by Jack Smith
No microcontroller is
of any use without
software to make it
perform useful functions. This comprehensive reference
focuses on designing
with Microchip’s mid-range PIC line using
MBASIC, a powerful
but easy to learn programming language. It
illustrates MBASICs abilities through a
series of design examples, beginning with
simple PIC-based projects and proceeding
through more advanced designs. $59.95
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