Can anyone tell me real Innovative idea for a project in Electronics&comm. Engg. (feasible in cost gr8idea)???

Question

I'll be feeling very luck if I get sum communication system involved in electronics project.

or something interfacing b/w java and electronics OR anything tat revolves around the three fields of my interest Java,communication & electronics.

since I'm new on yahoo answers , Hence I'll welcum every email/sugesstions

Answer 1

for a final design project, a class mate built a really cool system for his computer. he used  java to build a window with control buttons, then he bought an IR transmitter that connected to his I/O comm port. he built a solid state IR dimmer for his bed room. that allowed him to dim his lights without getting up from his computer. he later expanded the system to operate his TV and cable box dvd recorder. he did get a little carried away... he used batch files and a program called wizmo to add functionality to his java window that would control some cool things on his computer at the click of a button. timers were also added. finally he added set up MS remote desk so he could log in from any computer with internet and control his house.

Just build an HMI in java that can control something external to the computer.

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i have seen people start cars by sending it a text message. thats pretty cool. that guy built a car security system using a cell phone and a 68hc11 micro controller. if it was stolen it would send him a text with GPS coordinates. it also controlled the radio, turn signals, windshield wipers,etc. sky is the limit.

best of luck just dont do something too big. start with a proof of concept and scale it up. the only reason these large projects didnt fail was because they started small.