But what exactly belongs in an emergency car kit? The answer varies depending on where you’re driving and what your needs are. I talked to experts in highway safety, vehicle preparedness and ...

[Paul] picked up a quadcopter kit and started looking at ways to add ... a beacon that can be placed in the backpack. It has a GPS module, an RF modem, and runs a stripped down Python scripting ...

In particular, he used the eZ430-RF2500 development kit, which has the added benefit of a built-in 2.4 GHz wireless radio. His quad-copter uses a Wii Motion Plus gyro board to help keep it aloft ...