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iPhone takes flight on a model rocket to capture data using techBASIC

by Steven Sande (Nov 1st, 2012)

Back in the 1970s before the advent of personal computers, I was a model rocket geek. Using thin tubing, balsa wood, plastic, glue and toxic paints to build lightweight rockets that could soar thousands of feet into the air, I never thought that some day people would be able to actually launch ...

techBASIC 2.0 brings sensor data collection, analysis and visualization to iOS

by Steven Sande (Apr 18th, 2012)

Scientists and hobbyists who want to use their iOS devices as tricorders now have a new tool to help them to bring that dream to life. Byte Works has released version 2.0 of techBASIC, a US$14.99 scientific and educational programming environment for iOS that can be used to pull in data from ...