Update: John Boiles will be presenting 2 new projects during Dorkbot 23 @ SXSW Interactive on 3/13, 6-8pm in Brush Square Park!

John Boiles lives in Austin, Texas, where he writes software, builds things, and presents his amazing ipod and internet controlled devices at Dorkbot Austin

Project:  Dimlet – Dorkbot 21

The Dimlet is an ipod touch controlled light dimmer circuit.  By reading accelerometer output in four directions, a user is able to control the power output of four independent electrical sockets.  The Dimlet was originally built for a friend’s party in July 2009.  John’s Dimlet video is not to be missed!

Project:  Tilty – the ipod touch controlled RC car – Dorkbot 21

Project:  Christmas-spirit-meter (powered by twitter!) – Dorkbot 22

The Christmas-spirit-meter monitors twitter and adjusts Christmas light intensity based on a 2-week moving average of Christmas-related tweets.  John is hoping to finish the spirit-meter prior to Christmas 2009 – if not, we’re sure it will be easy enough to convert into a president’s day-spirit-meter

Project:  iphone controlled oldsmobile – Dorkbot 22

John worked with the guys at Waterloo labs to adapt his iphone-controlled RC car into an iphone-controlled actual car…  And then surf it.

Check out John’s website for details more on some of his work.