NewsAlarm: Process

Here's the modified alarm connected via a breadboard to Arduino and then to my MacBook. The MacBook is running a custom Processing app which monitors the NYT NewsWire and sends a signal when a story is received that matches the filter parameters.

 

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These photos document the process of modifying a smoke alarm to receive news updates live from the New York Times NewsWire API.

 

For more details, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com

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