Bug Labs Founder: Sold Out Of Open-Source Mobile Gadgets
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| We stopped by Bug Labs' Flatiron headquarters tonight, where founder Peter
| Semmelhack told us he's sold out of the first batch of the "Bug," his
| startup's open-source wireless device. Want one? Get in line. The next
| shipment is scheduled for May.
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http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/bug_labs_founder_sold_out_of_open_source_mobile_devices
Another related item:
DIY Drones: An Open Source Hardware and Software Approach to Making “Minimum
UAVs”
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| Every day, Moore’s law—technology getting cheaper, faster, better—brings more
| and more professional-quality robotics within the reach of amateurs. Over the
| past few decades we’ve seen this in wheeled, legged, and other ground-based
| (“2D”) robotics. Now the same forces are starting to do the same for “3D”
| robotics, including underwater and aerial vehicles.
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http://en.oreilly.com/where2008/public/schedule/detail/3382
"Linux is a very complete and sophisticated operating system. And there is a
lot of work being done to improve it in and of itself, particularly to make it
easier to use and easier for people to set up on their personal computers."
--Paul Maritz, senior vice-president, Microsoft
Related:
Feeling the heat at Microsoft
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| A couple of years ago you reiterated that IBM was Microsoft's biggest
| competitor and you said not just on the business side, but overall. If I ask
| you who is Microsoft's biggest competitor now, who would it be?
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| Ballmer: Open...Linux. I don't want to say open source. Linux, certainly have
| to go with that.
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http://www.news.com/Feeling-the-heat-at-Microsoft/2008-1012_3-6232458.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc
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