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SmartDust Sensorwebs 'Real Soon Now'

Posted by michael on from the all-we-are-is-dust-in-the-wind dept.

DeAshcroft writes "EE Times has a piece on progress with the four-year-old DARPA-conceived Smart Dust self-organizing sensor networks. Based on Berkeley's TinyOS and TinyDB open-source projects, the article reports several companies are demonstrating both military and civilian applications. Ars Technica adds background and commentary on issues not discussed in the EET article."

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  1. Imagine by Ogrez · · Score: 4, Funny

    A beowulf clu.... nevermind, my bad....

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    Fire in the hands of the village idiot is no tool, but a weapon of mass destruction
  2. Smart Dust? by grub · · Score: 4, Funny


    Smart Dust? I must have the world's most powerful Beowulf cluster under my bed.

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  3. But could we... by Ogrez · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shape the motes like spiders... and give them simple commands like "kill Tom Selleck"

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    Fire in the hands of the village idiot is no tool, but a weapon of mass destruction