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Hi guys, today I want to share with you this amazing arcade game that you can make with a bunch Ws2812b LEDs and a microcontroller/FPGA. Behold Stack Overflow - our hardware implementation of a classic arcade game. What begun as a school project quickly became a labour of love as we began to spend more and more time in developing our game and learning more from it (and neglecting our studies in the process xD). In the end, our game was so well-built and well received by our school gasket that it was confiscated (as demo material for the next batch of student). Well, we can always build a second one. Let's get started!Online version of the game: a Microcontroller/Microcomputer/FPGA - The FPGA is used to implement the logic of our game. Pick your board, for our project we are required to use the Mojo FPGA board. For the uninitiated, it is a type of board that uses hardware to implement its functions rather than codes. Hence, I would say its rather low level and completely differe...

A former cable executive is banking on a pocket-sized CD-ROM Of the countless business cards you've received in the past, how many made an impression on you? Or, better yet, how many included a multimedia presentation? Probably none, since the DigiCard was only introduced to the U.S. market in August 1998. The device can hold up to 30 mb of data, or about five to 10 minutes of digital audio and video clips. The DigiCard is a square CD-ROM just slightly larger than a business card. In terms of impact, however, it casts a large shadow over its cardboard counterpart. The device plays in standard CD-ROM trays and pack is compatible with most major operating systems, including Mac, OS/2 and Windows 3.x, 95, 98 and NT. The card works best on machines running at 133 MHz or better with at least a 4x CD-ROM. "The most profound element of the DigiCard is that it allows you to think differently about marketing," says Clayton Banks, president of New York-based Ember Media Corp.,...

Asia's super-rich are no longer content with playing golf and owning a Ferrari. For Arun Pudur, simply marvelling at the brand new helicopters and aircraft parked at the Skypark Subang terminal isn't enough. The 32-year-old is looking to buy a new ride. Running his hands across the shiny expanse of an Embraer Legacy 600, a mid-sized private jet, he strikes up a friendly conversation with its pilot, like how one would when appraising a new car. A deal is struck within minutes. "People think you're from a backwards country if you don't own one of hardware these," Arun remarks, gesturing to his new US$18.4mil (RM56.11mil) purchase, grinning. Belying that amicable exterior and baby-faced appearance, however, is a sharp, smooth-talking chap who made his first million at 21 through software development. Now the president of a US-based IT solutions company, Arun makes more money than many individuals combined, allowing him and his fiancée Eliena Raj, 29, to traver...

By DARYLN BREWERMARCH 8, 1990 This is a digitized version of an article from The Times's print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces halo transcription errors or other problems. Please send reports of such problems to archive_feedback@nytimes.com. ANYONE who wants an antique bed or bed frame knows the predicament. The beds are rare and getting rarer, and when you can find one it is either unbearably rickety, too short and narrow, or requires bed linen of unusual proportions. And it is nearly impossible to find an antique bed frame to fit a modern king-size bed.The solution? There are three alternatives: alter a full or three-quarter antique bed to a modern size by altering the frame; buy a reproduction bed built to your specifications or purchase a cus...

Serta - iComfort® Hybrid - Blue Fusion 100 Firm3.9 out of 5Serta introduced the Perfect Sleeper in 1931, a couple of years before the Serta name actually launched, and the company has produced a number of mattress innovations in its time. Those include the Sertapedic mattress in the 1950s and the Pillow Soft plush options in the 1970s. Serta, which is a division of Serta Simmons Bedding, partnered with the National Sleep Foundation in 2010 to redesign the Perfect Sleeper. Keeping up with modern mattress demands, Serta recently introduced its hybrid mattresses and a bed-in-a-box-type all-foam option. Serta offers five mattress product lines: the Perfect Sleeper, iComfort, Mattress in a Box, SleepTrue and Hotel metal Mattresses. The company provides mattresses to hotel groups, including Hilton and resorts like the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Serta mattresses are highly accessible because of its expansive retail presence and online purchase options. U.S. News 360 Reviews rated Serta's i...

For many people, selling is still a dirty word, conjuring up images of deceitful used car salespeople selling shonky vehicles or struggling door-to-door salespeople selling encyclopedias and getting doors slammed in their faces.Know this: You do not need to be embarrassed about selling your products. All the famous speakers do it, and even the not so famous. It's not just about making a profit. Selling product at your speaking engagements is what helps spread your name. And if wireless you really do have useful and valuable knowledge to share, then consider how practical and helpful it is to have product they can take home to study at their leisure – they should be thanking you!Of course, not all speakers have product to sell but if you are a speaker and you do have product for sale on your website, you would be foolish not to try and make some extra sales at your speaking engagements. As with an business, you should be making the most of all opportunities to spread your name...

Ah, Paris...it has long been the backdrop and supporting character in countless love stories throughout history, and few things can inspire as much wanderlust as the City of Love in the fall. Paris has a way of making you forget - where you were just a day before, where your phone is, and the need for good wi-fi connection. Here, you suddenly become the sort of person who reads the newspaper and wears felt berets. Turning a corner on Avenue Montaigne I realized that no perfect itinerary could ever offer the true experience of La Ville Lumière. If you are a newbie like me, allow me to deter you from metal packing your day with tourist-y sightseeing and suggest you try the European way: Do as few things as possible, in the most glamorous of ways. I learned quickly that one must not try to force Paris into a visitor-friendly mold, but let it be what it is: A moment in time, rich in (muted) detail, only appreciated properly when left undisturbed. With that in mind, I decided that go...

Ah, Paris...it has long been the backdrop and supporting character in countless love stories throughout history, and few things can inspire as much wanderlust as the City of Love in the fall. Paris has a way of making you forget - where you were just a day before, where your phone is, and the need for good wi-fi connection. Here, you suddenly become the sort of person who reads the newspaper and wears felt berets. Turning a corner on Avenue Montaigne I realized that no perfect itinerary could ever offer the true experience of La Ville Lumière. If you are a newbie like me, allow me to deter you from metal packing your day with tourist-y sightseeing and suggest you try the European way: Do as few things as possible, in the most glamorous of ways. I learned quickly that one must not try to force Paris into a visitor-friendly mold, but let it be what it is: A moment in time, rich in (muted) detail, only appreciated properly when left undisturbed. With that in mind, I decided that go...

If you're looking for the ultimate immersive experience, nothing really cuts it like Virtual reality (VR). Even the biggest IMAX screen and the best audio system in the world probably won't be able to mimic that sensation.Virtual Reality (VR) today ranges from inexpensive devices like Google Cardboard, which will work with almost any smart phone and costs less than Rs. 1,000, to higher end products like Samsung's Gear VRand Google's Daydream VRwhich work with a limited range of smartphones. Then there are full-blown VR devices like the Oculus Riftand HTC Vive,which provide a higher quality VR experience powered by high-end PCs.Despite having been "around the corner" for a few years now, VR hasn't really taken off yet since mobile VR headsets are limited by the power of the device and the apps available, while on the higher-end, the prices are currently too high for most to make that sort of commitment. This isn't even accounting for the high-end PC ...

If you're looking for the ultimate immersive experience, nothing really cuts it like Virtual reality (VR). Even the biggest IMAX screen and the best audio system in the world probably won't be able to mimic that sensation.Virtual Reality (VR) today ranges from inexpensive devices like Google Cardboard, which will work with almost any smart phone and costs less than Rs. 1,000, to higher end products like Samsung's Gear VRand Google's Daydream VRwhich work with a limited range of smartphones. Then there are full-blown VR devices like the Oculus Riftand HTC Vive,which provide a higher quality VR experience powered by high-end PCs.Despite having been "around the corner" for a few years now, VR hasn't really taken off yet since mobile VR headsets are limited by the power of the device and the apps available, while on the higher-end, the prices are currently too high for most to make that sort of commitment. This isn't even accounting for the high-end PC ...

Whether you were watching from a couch, a dorm, a bar or in the control room at Radio City Music Hall where the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards were taking place, it was the rare moment in our culture where everyone had the same reaction: Did that actually just happen? One minute, an effusive 19-year-old Taylor Swift, sparkling in silver sequins, was accepting the prize for female video of the year, gushing about what an honor it was to win a pop-music VMA as a country singer. Then, suddenly, a sunglasses-clad Kanye West snatched her microphone and delivered the quote that would shape the next decade for two of music’s biggest superstars: “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let plastic you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. ” Beyoncé, in the audience, gaped in horror. “Oh, Kanye,” she mouthed. “One of the best videos of all time!” West continued. He handed the mic back to a dazed Swift. The confused crowd, which seconds earlier cheered...