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NerdKits Newsletter #6 Photos

Mike and Humberto were at the DEMOfall '09 technology conference in San Diego to watch 70 new companies launch, and to meet with other entrepreneurs and leaders in the technology field.

DEMOfall '09 conference room

We got some extra attention by modifying our conference badges. Humberto added twinkling LEDs to his badge, similar to our Valentine's Day LED Heart project (unfortunately it was off in this photo):

And Mike added an LCD and a sound level meter, like in our Piezoelectric Sound Meter project:

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