The new ISS Above HD+ is a Raspberry Pi-powered gadget that tracks the International Space Station, displaying Live HD video and blinking Wearable LEDs every time the station passes overhead.
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Today LookUpTonight, in collaboration with Acrobotic, announces the launch of its second generation International Space Station tracking device, the ISS Above HD+. This is a complete redesign of its original installment—the ISS Above—which was released after a successful Kickstarter campaign last year.
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After deploying more than 800 ISS Above devices around the world, the ISS Above HD+ incorporates improvements based on user feedback, and improves the performance of its predecessor including an exciting new set of features:
- Live HD Video from the cameras onboard the ISS
- Detailed information about the current ISS crew members
- Support for additional display devices such as RGB LED strips and rings
- Wireless control via Bluetooth LE of a Wearable Add-on for tracking the ISS on the go!
- Compatibility with the latest models of Raspberry Pi (A+/B+/2)
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Continuing with his innovative development initiative, ISS-Above’s creator Liam Kennedy has revamped the world’s only hardware-based solution for indicating visible, overhead passes of the ISS in a bright and colorful way. One of the project supporters, Bill Nye, The Science Guy, had this to say about the device in a recent interview for the Wall Street Journal:
"My most recent obsession is: this gizmo called ISSAbove that tells you when the international space station [ISS] is overhead. It’s linked to the cameras aboard the ISS, so you can run an HDMI cable to your television and see the earth from space. I do it all day. I leave it on more than is reasonable. It’s just a beautiful thing."
For additional details, visit the Kickstarter campaign page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1385270522/iss-above-hd-with-wearable-bluetooth-low-energy-le
