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Linux-Powered Lego-Like Devices Target Developers
An anonymous reader writes "A six-person startup is readying a product resembling nothing so much as a set of electronic Legos for device designers. The idea is to provide a set of snap-together components from which engineers can build 'anything,' the company claims, without having to learn solid state electronics. Both hardware and software (Linux/Java phoneME/OSGi) are open source, so that over time, the Lego box will grow, the company hopes. Initially, there's an ARM11-powered base with built-in wifi, and modules for camera, GPS, motion detector, LCD display, keyboard, touchscreen, and stereo speakers. Ooh, and a mysterious 'teleporter,' too."
Haha. It's a joke!
Part of the hardcore faithful who believed in Apple long before it was cool again to do so
But who's gonna wanna develop a hardware- and software-based solution from pieces called 'BugModules'? I mean, if I'm a developer, do I want to use something that has 'BUG' right in the name? That doesn't instill any confidence in the product, if you ask me...
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Oh, wait. It DOES run Linux!
"Slapping lipstick on a pig does NOT make it Natalie Portman. Paris Hilton, maybe, but not Portman." - UncleTogie
They weren't even released until 1998. You either weren't a kid, or I have good reason to feel old.
To do: build a mindstorm robot that chases kids off your lawn.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Bah! Off the shelf standard screws? In my day each one was individually designed to fit. And the apprentices had to cut the threads using their own teeth. If they'd grown any yet, otherwise, better toughen up them gums, kid.
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I have mod points today. I was going to mod your post but I couldn't find 'Bitter' or 'Grizzled'.
Next project:
- Build an adjustable motorized ramp, so your robot can go uphill both ways.
- Find some snow.