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Imagining NXT+, a better Mindstorms NXT brick

Friday, January 12th, 2007

What would you want to have in a “NXT+”, a power-user version of the Mindstorms NXT brick?
Here is my list:

ARM9 at around 200 MHz
32 MB of RAM and 32 of Flash
Wifi
Powered by rechargeable battery
Possible to plug on the main supply (= not running on battery)
More engine output ports
Some USB ports, host and self-powered

An ARM9 processor […]

Review of LEGO Mindstorms NXT

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Since I was a nice boy this year, Santa Claus brought me already before Christmas the new Lego Mindstorms NXT. It’s the successor of the original Mindstorms kit released several years ago and it has received a lot of praise.
It is indeed a very nice toy. In the box there are over 500 pieces, 3 […]