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BUG - "The LEGO of Gadgets"

TheBrutalTruth writes "Bug Labs will soon be launching what Webware calls 'the LEGO of gadgets.' From their site: 'BUG is a collection of easy-to-use electronic modules that snap together to build any gadget you can imagine. Each BUGmodule represents a specific gadget function (ex: a camera, a keyboard, a video output, etc). You decide which functions to include and BUG takes care of the rest, letting you try out different combinations quickly and easily. With BUG and the integrated programming environment/web community (BUGnet), anyone can build, program, and share innovative devices and applications. We don't define the final products — you do.'" Looks a bit vaporous, but conceptually interesting.

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  1. Looking forward to the teleporter by whyloginwhysubscribe · · Score: 5, Funny

    But worrying about it being vaporous...

  2. Re:more interesting..Here's What You Want! by slas6654 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I thought this thru a while ago. I really wanted to do hobby electronics but products like this (BUG) were all very high level. The product I have come to love is the Parallax Javelin Stamp Developers Kit. Here's what you get: - Developer's Electonics Breadboard - JVM on a Chip - Every peripheral device under the sun that can talk via RS232 - Java IDE with realtime debugging - Ability to program and download java boot classes onto a SD chip - Completely "open source" Check it out: http://www.parallax.com/ProductInfo/JavelinStampGeneralInformation/tabid/255/Default.aspx