hackaday.com - 12/12/2008
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[Corey Menscher] built the Kickbee while attending ITP this Fall. It monitors his pregnant wife’s belly and updates Twitter , a microblogging service, every time the baby kicks. The device makes everyone aware of the baby’s movement, not just the expectant mother. It can also ...
googleblog.blogspot.com - 12/15/2008
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We know many of you enjoy using Twitter
to see what people are talking about and to...
let others know what you've been up to, whether it's sharing a YouTube video or checking in on your friend's tweets. To help you and your Twitter network stay ...
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venturebeat.com - 12/16/2008
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venturebeat.com —
Everyone loves talking about Twitter’s business model —
because there isn’t one yet, and they’ll keep talking...
about it until there is one. But it’s becoming more clear that while a business model is of course important, ...
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Twitter has made Dell $1 million in revenue
twitter.com - 12/11/2008
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Kickbee lets your unborn child Twitter
SlashGear —
... transmit them, via Bluetooth, to a nearby MacBook Pro; it’s the Pro that actually sends out the Twitter updates.
Right now the sensors are a little too “touchy”, but that’s being tweaked. Of course, it also relies on Corey’s wife being within Bluetooth range; for future systems, it would make sense to have the Arduino directly update Twitter via a cellphone built into the Kickbee itself.
[via Hack a Day] ...
Kickbee: Twitter When The Baby Kicks
GEARFUSE —
... When a father makes a gadget for his unborn son, that’s true dedication. Corey Menscher designed and built the Kickbee for his pregnant wife. The baby kicks her stomach, a piezo sensor reads it and another module twitters the response for all to see. Can you guess what microcontroller is used to control all of this? Take a guess. Yup. The Arduino . Specifically, an Arduino Mini with a Bluesmirf Bluetooth module. I’m no Twitter fan but this is badass. Link [ via ]
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