The iPhone Blog » lego http://www.theiphoneblog.com For people who dare to Phone Different. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 iPhone 3.0 Wants: Peripheral Access + Lego Mindstorm = Robot Awesome http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/03/31/iphone-30-peripheral-access-lego-mindstorm-robot-awesome/ http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/03/31/iphone-30-peripheral-access-lego-mindstorm-robot-awesome/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:55:31 +0000 Rene Ritchie http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7874 This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.

iPhone 3.0 Wants: Peripheral Access + Lego Mindstorm = Robot Awesome

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Dieter briefly interrupted his CTIA coverage to text us pretty much the headline you see above. What combination of Las Vegas and mobile phone pressers zapped iPhone controlled robot dreams into his cerebral cortex we don’t — and don’t want to — know, but the idea itself… Awesome indeed.

With the new iPhone 3.0 SDK, Apple has opened the door to peripheral access via both the 30-pin dock port and Bluetooth with zero-config. The above video is an ingenious work-around for direct control, but with the new functionality promised this summer?

He. Wants. And we do to.

Lego, start your integration program!

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]]> http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/03/31/iphone-30-peripheral-access-lego-mindstorm-robot-awesome/feed/ 2 iPhone iRobot = Best Lego Kit Eva! http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/06/04/iphone-irobot-best-lego-kit-eva/ http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/06/04/iphone-irobot-best-lego-kit-eva/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:55:47 +0000 Rene Ritchie http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=2637 This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.

iPhone iRobot = Best Lego Kit Eva!

]]> iPhonetic Legorganisms (iPhorgs?!) took a giant leap towards eventual world domination with the release of BattleBricks first iPhone Robot. Hacking together an iPhone with Lego’s NXT Robot kit, combined with Apple’s Safari browser, a little Java, Google web code, and lot of Azimovian know how, (eventual Skynet inventor?) Will Gorman presents a “freaking sweet” demo:

Check the read link for the step-by-step instructions…

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