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    A five-course meal in the land of five rivers C.P. Ravikumar,Texas Instruments Punjab is the place for foodies. Given a chance, the typical Punjabi will not miss an opportunity to talk about food from his or her hometown. Punjabi Dhabas dot every national highway in India and contribute towards...
  • Blog Post: Register to the MSP430 Launchpad webinar scheduled for Dec 6th

    TI is offering a free webinar to introduce you to a complete suite of easy-to-use LaunchPad evaluation kits . With special discounts available for attending, you’ll have everything you need to to teach your students how to develop unique projects. When: December 6 th , 11 AM EST Register...
  • Blog Post: The DIY in the DIYA

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  • Blog Post: Dim the Street Lights at Dawn

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  • Blog Post: The capacitive touch

    The capacitive touch C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments Anirban Chatterjee is an undergraduate intern at Texas Instruments, India. When a design contest was announced for the interns, he submitted a proposal called “DrishTI” (meaning “Sight”) for aiding a blind person to...
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  • Blog Post: Maker's Faire 2012 Recap

    It's been almost a week since the annual Bay Area's Makers Faire 2012 -- but the residual excitement still remains. Makers Faire is sponsored by the O'Reilly media group in conjunction with Makezine.com . The Bay Area event is the annual largest gathering of "Makers", whose motto...
  • Blog Post: MIT's Processing – what is it ?

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  • Blog Post: Project Round Up

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