We're still engaged on our own plans to snatch that $10 million Tricorder X-Prize from Qualcomm and our progress has just been given a shot within the arm from Dr. Peter Jansen, who's released the designs for his tricorders. Making each of the specifics open source, his Mark 2 model runs on Linux, while the hardware includes an ARM Atmel microcontroller squeezed right into a clam-shell with two OLED touchscreens. Schematics, board layouts, and the firmware is all available on the source below and likewise includes the initial proof-of-concept device. The tricorders need six AAA to run and include sensors for temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, ambient light, distance or even magnetic fields. Dr. Jansen's hope is to make scientists out of everyone -- including your children. That's, right once they ask you what Star Trek is.
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