Project Ideas

     When given the project, I was thinking about making a programable clock, possibly allowing a user to customize it in anyway they want.  Given my somewhat annoying watch (i set it up to alert the changes between periods) I was thinking of a way to make less annoying notifications (something mechanical).
     I started some research on instructables, since there was a lot of Arduino related stuff on there.  I found a  watch with an exposed printed circuit board by carjo3000.  This very cool and nerdy, and shows the capabilities of Arduino well.  This watch seems too a bit complex for this class; one needs to program a separate chip and build a case for a normal sized watch.
     I later found a "Wise Clock" by florinc, a large LED display that not only tell time, but also displays scrolling philosophical quotes.  This also shows the capabilities of Arduino well, but uses a different board.  Examining the code, I found a lot of stuff i did not know about.  I was inspired to make a programable clock more focused the user.  One that can be useful for those who do not take this class.  Or maybe even one that could introduce younger students to programing.

LED Watch, carjo3000;

http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-LED-Watch/

Wise Clock 2, :
http://www.instructables.com/id/Assembling-Wise-Clock-2/