November 27, 2007

Smart RFID Poker Table
Complex Hacks

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James Brown, Shawn Ironmonger, Michael Moninski and Dan Moore from Purdue University put together quite the gambling machine. They made a Smart RFID Poker Table that could keep track of where chips where placed on the table. After watching a few of the gambling cheat shows on TV where people use misdirection and slight of hand to increase their bets when it is in their favor would be shot down

Wireless Power Transfer and Magnetic Levitation
DIY Hacks

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I am a huge Tesla fan. Anytime I read anything about wireless power applications I get very excited. Coils and resonance frequency drives me nuts. Check out bea.st’s web site: On the main page is one such project that deals with Magnetic Levitation using Hall effect Sensor Feedback, and Matched resonant wireless power transfer Check out the video links right under the first image. Detailed information and schematics are listed