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Interpreting sign language is just the beginning for the AcceleGlove open
source dataglove
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| After years in the making, the AcceleGlove open source data glove is now
| available for purchase from Anthrotronix. Originally designed for use as an
| automated American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, the AcceleGlove can be
| used for a host of other applications. Thanks to the open source Software
| Development Kit (SDK) provided with the glove, developers and hobbyists alike
| can adapt the glove for use in assistive technology, rehabilitation,
| robotics, video gaming, virtual reality or a computing input device to name a
| few.
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http://www.gizmag.com/acceleglove-open-source-dataglove/12252/
FreeNAS: Free and Snazzy Storage Solution
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| We've all been on the wrong end of a solution that was sold as inexpensive,
| free, time-saving, energy saving or one that offered a quick return on
| investment only to end up spending more on that alternative solution than a
| mainstream one. For some technologies, you're better off with a brand name,
| but for a select few, generic is the only way to go. FreeNAS is one of those
| surprising projects that not only saves you a huge amount of money but is so
| simple to use that you'll wonder why there's so much mystery surrounding
| network-attached storage(NAS).
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http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3831416
Related:
Mainframe programming and open source -- Where's the beef?
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| Open-source advocates often cite lower software prices, "power to the
| masses", or avoidance of vendor lock-in. However, a key value of open
| source is the ability of IT shops to tap into open source development and
| its methodologies to enhance applications. Open source and collaborative
| programming not only leverage programming power outside the enterprise
| or overseas, but also improve the quality of in-house proprietary
| programming, making not only business-critical applications but
| entire platforms much more effective.
|
| [...]
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| Open source is steadily increasing its presence, from the bottom of
| the software stack up. Linux (operating systems), Netscape Navigator
| (browsers), and Apache (application servers) are now being joined by
| office automation suites, development tools (Eclipse), databases (mySQL,
| PostgreSQL, and Berkeley DB [now part of Oracle]), and now data
| integration tools (Jitterbit, aimed at bringing data integration to
| medium-sized firms). Developers -- especially open-source ones -- can
| use these solutions as class libraries that they can invoke in order
| to handle infrastructure across platforms.
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http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid80_gci1215521,00.html
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