This week, Harrison Jones will be speaking on how Arduinos (http://www.arduino.cc/) can be used for quick testing of concepts. Harrison will cover topics like: where to get them, how they work, different options for extending the basic  board, some ideas for sensors to use with them, power considerations, coding, and more.

TOPIC : Aware Home Hacks: Arduinos – How To
SPEAKERS(s) : Harrison Jones (ugrad ME)
WHEN : Friday, January 28, 2011  11:30am - 1pm (presentations begin promptly at noon, lunch and drinks available around 11:30am)
WHERE : The Aware Home - 479 10th St NW Directions: http://awarehome.imtc.gatech.edu/contact-us 

The Aware Home Seminar is a weekly talk by other students, faculty or industry loosely around the core areas of: health and wellness, future entertainment and communications, and sustainability in or related to the home. This semester, we will have a series of talks on technologies available to work with in the home. The talks are open to all students and faculty. Have a topic to share? Please contact brian.jones@imtc.gatech.edu  . The Aware Home Seminar course is listed under CS 8001 AHS Spring and Fall semesters. If you would like to join the AHRI mailing list, please visit https://mailman.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/ahri

For more information on the Aware Home Research Initiative, please visit http://www.awarehome.gatech.edu or come and mingle with some of the researchers and other students at the seminar.