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RFID Read/Write Module Licensed to Parallax
The RFID Read/Write Module is the third in a family of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products designed by Grand Idea Studio and exclusively licensed to Parallax, Inc. The module provides a low-cost solution to read and write passive RFID transponder tags, which can be password protected to allow only authorized access, using a simple communications interface. The RFID Read/Write Module can be used in a wide variety of hobbyist and commercial applications, including access control, user identification, inventory tracking, payment systems, and manufacturing automation. [ continue ]
Joe Grand to Host Freescale’s Tower Throwdown Design Challenge
Joe Grand of Grand Idea Studio will be hosting the Tower Throwdown Design Challenge at the Freescale Technology Forum Americas 2010. The 36-hour event challenges participants to create unique, interesting, or otherwise curious projects using Freescale’s Tower System modules and MQX Software solutions. [ continue ]
Joe Grand Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Advancing Technology
Joe Grand of Grand Idea Studio has been selected to receive a degree of Doctor of Technology (Hon) from the University of Advancing Technology. Each year, the University seeks to award an honorary doctorate to an individual whose life work emulates the kind of technology innovations found in their institutional mission. Joe has served as an adjunct professor and has spoken multiple times at the University and fully supports their progressive learning environment. Joe will accept his degree at the 2010 Commencement held on Thursday, April 29. [ continue ]
Joe Grand Becomes Columnist for Nuts & Volts Magazine
Joe Grand of Grand Idea Studio has signed on as a columnist with Nuts & Volts magazine for 2010. Joe will be writing a series of technical articles on topics including hobbyist projects, creating the DEFCON badges, and his experiences as a co-host of Discovery Channel’s Prototype This. [ continue ]
[ continue ]Galvanized Steel Candelabra Included in Jewish Contemporary Art Exhibition
Joe Grand’s Galvanized Steel Candelabra will be included in an exhibition entitled Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life appearing at The Jewish Museum in New York City from September 13, 2009 to February 7, 2010 and the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco from April 22 to September 28, 2010. The exhibition maps the 21st century avant-garde expressions of design in Jewish ritual objects. [ continue ]