NXT Software version 1.1 announced!
Monday, May 7th, 2007From LEGO official website:
The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Software version 1.1 to be released in August 2007.
The team behind the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT is happy to announce that from August 2007 the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software version 1.1 will be available for all users in five languages (English, German, French, Dutch and Japanese). Among its new features this version includes full support for Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) and the new Intel-based Macintosh systems.
In addition, the new NXT Software offers improved performance and speed, especially for large program development. New compression methods free up 30kb of useable memory on the NXT Intelligent Brick and shrink most programs and sound files by 40%. The software programming module, called NXT-G, features intelligent scroll + more than 100 other enhancements.
Availability to users:
The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT software version 1.1 will be available in the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT #8527 robotics toolset from August 2007.To support existing users of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT #8527, we offer a CD with the new NXT Software version 1.1 for 19.99 USD, plus shipping. This offer will be available from our online shop, Shop@Home.
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pbLua beta 7 now available
Monday, May 7th, 2007Ralph Hempel released a new beta version of pbLua. You can download it via pbLua website:
http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/pbLua/
What’s new in this version? It’s got some significant new features including:
1. The ability to turn the NXT off by pressing the orange button for at least three seconds
2. A startup screen that lets you select a Bluetooth device as the console. This will finally free you from the tether of the USB cord!
3. The RS485 high speed port now also supports standard baud rates from 1200 to 921600. This must be carefully used so that you don’t flood the 128 byte RX and TX buffers at lower baud rates
[via Lugnet]
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NXT Lego Plane
Monday, May 7th, 2007
Here’s a cool project published by our forums reader andy. It’s a plane made from Lego, with over 1 meter wing span. Check this post for details.
Nice work andy!
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