It's has been a busy few months here at mbed, here's a wrap up of a few interesting things that have been happening with mbed -

• Collaboration beta Trials
• Automated Heating Controller using Google Calendar
• NEW NFC Stack for mbed
• UK SMART Grants for Prototype to Product
• Beta Testers Wanted - 3G Mobile Internet
• Live Webinar : Rapid Prototype & Development of USB Connected Devices Using mbed and LPCXpresso

Collaboration beta Trials

We're introducing fully integrated support for code collaboration within the mbed Compiler and Website. Using distributed version control model (DVCS), will allow creation, sharing and collaboration on code repositories and we're looking for a group of developers that are interested in testing these features on a shared library or project. Read more

Automated Heating Controller using Google Calendar

Every now and again there is a home automation hack that seems like it might be something you'd want to implement in your own home. In this project, a developer uses an mbed to control a heater based on events in set in a Google Calendar. Read more

NEW NFC Stack for mbed

Yep that's right, NFC for mbed! Donatien Garnier of AppNearMe has written the µNFC Stack for mbed, allowing developers to interface mbed to the NXP PN532 NFC Controller The stack allows you to build your own NFC-enabled hardware, and interface the AppNearMe framework for Android devices, allowing you to focus on building your feature-rich app that compliments your device. Read more

UK SMART Grants for Prototype to Product

Ashley Evans of the Electronic Technology Networks has contacted us about SMART Grants, and we think they might be of interest to the UK based mbed developers. An mbed user developing a commercial product could be eligible for a funding up to 60% of their R&D cost. Read more

Beta Testers Wanted - 3G Mobile Internet

Join us in testing the new libraries we've created for interfacing the LPC1768 mbed to a Vodafone K3770 USB 3G internet dongle. Beta testing is already under way, and you can find more information and the library on the cookbook page. We've also setup a forum thread for all questions, bug reports and feature suggestions. So if you've been dreaming about a remote internet-connected application, why not begin your mbed + 3G prototype today! Read more

Live Webinar : Rapid Prototype & Development of USB Connected Devices Using mbed and LPCXpresso

Jim Carver (Avnet Electronics) and Paul Boogaards (NXP Semiconductors), two specialists in microcontrollers and embedded development, are going to present a free live webinar on Tuesday June 26th, about rapid prototyping with MCUs including a walk-through of adding USB connectivity to designs using the NXP LPC11U24. Read more

Tell us about your mbed projects...

As you’ve seen, we like to post blogs on mbed.org about interesting projects that mbed users have been working on. We’re always on the lookout for more prototypes and products designed with mbed, and we want to hear from you. So if you are keen to promote your project, share your software libraries or inspire others, then get in touch with us. Our media contacts are always fascinated by mbed projects as well, so you might even get the opportunity to see your story go viral!

You can send us any content you might have including a link to a notebook page, a blog – you can even send us a picture you took with your Smartphone!

Email us at contact@mbed.org with whatever you have and we can help get people reading about your project!

NEW UPDATES

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