The Electronic Post-It Note

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Like using “post-it” notes but hate buying those stupid little pads? Well then, make your own! Supposedly this can be done in under 8 hours but it does require a bit of skill.

“Pick up milk.” “Feed dog.” “Finish homemade nuclear sub.” Like many people, I can’t function without writing little reminders to myself. But using one paper sticky note after another causes a lot of clutter and can be pretty wasteful. Instead, assemble a bunch of surplus parts into a digital note system for your kitchen or office.
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Using OLEP and shrinking the circuits you could actually make a live Postit note that you could stick on the Frig. Make the display and touch surface be one and the same, could be real cool.
 
and one of those erase-a-pads can't do the same thing? Hell you write something down with the plastic pen, when it's gotten red you pull the piece of plastic paper up and you can write all over again! I mean seriously, do we really fucking need everything to be electronic in our lives?
 
sfsuphysics said:
and one of those erase-a-pads can't do the same thing? Hell you write something down with the plastic pen, when it's gotten red you pull the piece of plastic paper up and you can write all over again! I mean seriously, do we really fucking need everything to be electronic in our lives?
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yes.
 
sfsuphysics said:
and one of those erase-a-pads can't do the same thing? Hell you write something down with the plastic pen, when it's gotten red you pull the piece of plastic paper up and you can write all over again! I mean seriously, do we really fucking need everything to be electronic in our lives?
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This isn't some commercial solution to a made up problem. It is a relatively advanced DIY project for someone who wants to do more than watch tv and stare at a computer on their spare time.

 
Another solution to a problem that doesn't exist. How exactly is this like a post-it-note?
 
Wheresatom said:
This isn't some commercial solution to a made up problem. It is a relatively advanced DIY project for someone who wants to do more than watch tv and stare at a computer on their spare time.

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How about something a little more useful then?
 
Why does the title link on [H] main page take you to another page with exactly the same blurb, instead of to the article?
 
Adisharr said:
How about something a little more useful then?
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what like giant star wars ships made of lego? maybe a clock made from an old hard drive. its nice that people have hobbies and make things for fun, rather than just working and working to make some company $$$
 
DeFex said:
what like giant star wars ships made of lego? maybe a clock made from an old hard drive. its nice that people have hobbies and make things for fun, rather than just working and working to make some company $$$
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I can appreciate a hobby and I really liked the clock. It is more of an art piece. The lego creations are not really meant to serve a useful purpose other than maybe creating doubt that the builder has a sex-life but I can appreciate those as well.

How about a small Magna-doodle<sp>? No batteries needed.
 
I have actually been playing with parallax controlers lately. Alot of fun and very easy to develop for. I have been using the basic stamps, down the road i want to pick up the propeller.
 
Hehe, it's funny the controversy and debate that erupts over a simple hobbie.

I think this is a great idea. I might give it a shot, but use an Ardiuno controller instead. I like the idea of making the display and touch surface one in the same JC. It is a bit expensive but that's because of the stamp. AVR is much cheaper.
 
I love these articles because I know I don't have the skill set to create anything cool, so it's very interesting to see what people can do with a little know how...
 
i think it is pretty cool, but for $175 bucks i could have roughly 175,000 post it notes...(assuming $2 for 200 post it notes at walgreens.com)
 
sfsuphysics said:
and one of those erase-a-pads can't do the same thing? Hell you write something down with the plastic pen, when it's gotten red you pull the piece of plastic paper up and you can write all over again! I mean seriously, do we really fucking need everything to be electronic in our lives?
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then it can have memory and big brother can more easily track everything you wrote.:D
 
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