http://www.robotsandcomputers.com/robots/projects/cpFishTank/finished.jpgOK this is an odd one, The author got a Beta fish for his sig. other, and to keep the fish warm, he modified a coffeepot to “heat” the water and is using a TI MSP controller to control it from boiling the fish (and making dinner). Interest idea thought. That and I have not seen much from TI projects lately.
http://www.robotsandcomputers.com/robots/projects/cpfishtank.htm