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Neil deGrasse Tyson Interviews Grant Imahara – Robots, Driverless Car Tech, AI and More!

Neil deGrasse Tyson gives Grant Imahara the “Star Talk” treatment in this special interview, courtesy Business Insider.  

Shaping Smarter Cities – Global Solutions

After traveling the world to see how technology is shaping smarter cities, Grant returns to WIRED Brand Lab to debrief what he’s seen and learned, thanks to some very innovative companies and our sponsors: Analog Devices, Intel, Microchip Technology and Molex.  

Shaping Smarter Cities – Los Angeles, USA

Grant Imahara, Mouser Electronics and WIRED Brand Lab make their final stop in LA to check out an AR helmet developed by DAQRI for use in construction, city planning, and much more! Mouser and series sponsors Intel, Analog Devices, Microchip Technology and Molex give you a head start on the technology of the future!  

Shaping Smarter Cities – Tokyo, Japan

In their next stop, partners Mouser Electronics, WIRED Brand Lab and Grant Imahara visit Tokyo and meet with the group at Mirai, whose goal is to bring farm-fresh food to the middle of one of the busiest cities on the planet. Join Mouser and series sponsors Intel, Analog Devices, Microchip Technology and Molex for a look at the future.  

Shaping Smarter Cities – Porto, Portugal

In Porto, Portugal, partners Mouser Electronics, WIRED Brand Lab and Grant Imahara meet with Veniam — a homegrown tech company that is adapting city-owned transportation infrastructure to build a mobile, wireless mesh network that provides Wi-Fi to the city. Join Mouser and series sponsors Intel, Analog Devices, Microchip Technology and Molex for a look at the future.  

Shaping Smarter Cities – WIRED Brand Lab

Mouser Electronics and Grant Imahara team with WIRED Brand Lab, and our manufacturer sponsors Intel, Analog Devices, Microchip Technology, and Molex to explore technological solutions that are being designed and developed to create a more livable future for our cities.  

Creating a Custom Tilt Sensor with Pete Lewis

We had a custom part made for our new Simon Tilt kit. Pete takes us to Mountain Moulding to show us the process of how it gets produced.  

Pogo Bed Testing

Pete Lewis shows off the TrackBaller

Building the Simon PTH Kit

Arduino VoiceBox Shield

The Arduino VoiceBox Shield uses the SpeakJet chip to convert serial commands into a great robot sounding voice.  

Arduino + VoiceBox Shield + WiFly Shield

Engineer Chris Taylor showing his project combining an Arduino, VoiceBox Shield and WiFly Shield to create an Arduino based portable WiFi server that speaks when someone on that WiFi network browses to the devices IP address and enters in some text.  

MP3 Trigger – technical overview

Jamie Robertson explaining the technical aspects of the MP3 Trigger board from SparkFun.com  

Arduino Wav Player

Ryan, a SparkFun Engineer, wrote a tutorial that will guide you through using an Arduino main board, a AD5330 breakout board (8-bit DAC), and a microSD Shield to make a slick device to playback uncompressed Wav files.  

Kent Display – Powerless LCD

Showing off the Kent Display’s ability to retain it’s image even after power is removed.  

RFID Comparison with Tim from Tech Support

Tim shows us how easy it is to get started with RFID and does a range test using the various readers and RFID devices.  

TTS256 Text to Speech with SpeakJet Shield

Ryan demonstrating the TTS256 Text to Speech chip with the Arduino SpeakJet shield.  

Digital Compass Modules with Engineer Chris Taylor

Engineer, Chris Taylor talks about digital compass modules, how they work, what you might use them for and some things that can throw them off.  

Ultrasonic Sensors with Engineer Jim Lindblom

SparkFun Engineer Jim Lindblom explains how ultrasonic sensors work, what you can use them for and some issues you may have if you try to use multiple ultrasonic sensors in the same area.  

Magnetic Card Readers with Nathan Seidle

Nathan explains how easy it is to get started with magnetic card readers and writers.