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October 3rd, 2014, 23:52
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/35cff32e0978c18dd0fc7cd9a7d62903/200863511/tao.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/03/tah-bluetooth-arduino-board/)
We've seen plenty of development boards (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/arduino-yun-now-available/), but this might be the first that comes with both Bluetooth LE and built-in USB. Tah is the creation of India's Revealing Hour and has been designed to both lower the cost of adding Bluetooth to Arduino (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/23/arduino-leonardo-finally-launches/) projects, but also to connect your smartphone to other devices in the home. For instance, adding an IR shield will enable you to create a universal remote control for appliances and your TV. Even better, is that you can slot the hardware into your games console and use your smartphone as a controller -- in the video embedded after the break, the company uses a smartphone as a substitute PlayStation controller, and there's an Xbox variant that's currently being developed. Naturally, Tah is currently gathering (http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/11/crowdfunding-explainer/) funds over at CrowdSupply, and its makers need $25,000 to begin manufacturing. If you'd like to get your hands on one, then early-bird customers can snag one for $40, while the late-comers will pay 10 dollars more.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/03/tah-bluetooth-arduino-board/
We've seen plenty of development boards (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/arduino-yun-now-available/), but this might be the first that comes with both Bluetooth LE and built-in USB. Tah is the creation of India's Revealing Hour and has been designed to both lower the cost of adding Bluetooth to Arduino (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/23/arduino-leonardo-finally-launches/) projects, but also to connect your smartphone to other devices in the home. For instance, adding an IR shield will enable you to create a universal remote control for appliances and your TV. Even better, is that you can slot the hardware into your games console and use your smartphone as a controller -- in the video embedded after the break, the company uses a smartphone as a substitute PlayStation controller, and there's an Xbox variant that's currently being developed. Naturally, Tah is currently gathering (http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/11/crowdfunding-explainer/) funds over at CrowdSupply, and its makers need $25,000 to begin manufacturing. If you'd like to get your hands on one, then early-bird customers can snag one for $40, while the late-comers will pay 10 dollars more.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/03/tah-bluetooth-arduino-board/