What caught my eye was that students get a 50% discount on the products that you use to enter the competition. There are some nice components there, most notably the xBee modules and interfaces from the Zigbee network to the internet. I thought a combination of http://www.digi.com/products/wirelessdropinnetworking/idigi-kits/x4-zb.jsp and http://www.digi.com/products/wirelessdropinnetworking/idigi-kits/bl4s100-addon-zb.jsp would be interesting. The second product has a module that apparently interfaces with a web browser (is it a server?) which allows you to remotely monitor and modify I/Os, and to also interface with Xbees. My only concerns though are that the module does act as a server (and hence would be difficult to use in the dorm) and that it requires poorly documented programming languages.
What can you do with something like this? The classic answer is probably a home security system. Monitor where Fido is at all times, keep track of the doors, warm up the house before you get home, etc. Another idea is to make a remote control car. By remote control I mean control an object in Japan from Rivereside. With the web browser capbility we're no longer limited to short range wireless ( <>
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