Someone who is learning about electronics engineering once had many huge obstacles that needed to be overcome while learning the fundamentals of building electronics. Today, open source electronics like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Beaglebone are proving to be fantastic resources for people to build upon the highly-technical work of others. Now, those getting into electronics […]
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Scott Wilson works for OSS Watch and the Apache Software foundation in addition to being the maintainer for HtmlCleaner. In this article, he discusses the open source tools he relies on, the lack of open source in administrative systems, and the ‘FOSS bubble’ that prevents open source from being a part of certain business communities. […]
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EFF is releasing the alpha version of wireless router software designed to easily, securely, and privately share open wireless networks. This software is designed to make it easy to set up coinciding public and private networks that are secure and private. Currently, the EFF is seeking hackers to test the alpha release and provide development […]
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Following last year’s LinuxCon a group of people came together to form Universal Tux, a group dedicated to improving accessibility of Linux and other open source software. There are a few projects working towards this end worth noting: Dasher is an application that allows text input through a variety of interfaces and methods of interaction […]
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John Wall has been fascinated by Arduino micro controllers since he was 13. Now 16, he has released the 6th version of his own OLED watch that runs on a Femtoduino. over the years, he has been gradually adding more features including a full OLED screen, multiple clock formats, and an asteroid-style game. More from […]
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Intel will be releasing the second generation of its Galileo microcomputer that will feature a 400MHz processor, 100 megabit Ethernet, and 256 MB of DDR3 memory. The Galileo is a higher-powered competitor to the Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone. More from Computer World
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Google’s project Ara has been moving quickly along, propelled further by the release of dev boards that will allow hardware makers to produced modules for the device. More from PocketNow
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Mozilla has announced they will be bringing their new, low-cost smartphones to India and Indonesia in an effort to compete with feature phones that are commonly used in the region. Currently, the app suite that comes with Mozilla OS is limited, but this will give the company a chance to start rolling their new OS […]
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Oculus VR, a company that produces virtual reality gaming hardware and software, has acquired RakNet: a networking middleware system for gaming, and released it as open source under a modified BSD license. RakNet’s features include remote procedure calls, patching, secure connections, and voice chat. More from Oculus VR
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-via Ars Technica (External Link)
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OpenTrons is a new startup focused on building open source automated robotic systems for use in scientific experiments. Currently, the company is developing the BioBot: a machine for liquid handling that will cost less than 10% the price of a traditional liquid handling robot. The goal of this company is to make low-cost scientific robotics […]
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-via Open Electronics (External Link)
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The Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) has been founded by Intel, Samsung, Broadcom, and other wireless technology companies as an effort to create a communications framework that allows devices to communicate regardless of the underlying technology or communications protocols. The scope of this project is similar to the AllSeen Alliance’s AllJoyn framework, but looks to expand […]
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The recent launch of Automotive Grade Linux marks a new expansion for the open source operating system into the automotive industry. The end goal is to build an operating system that gives users access to all computer controlled devices within their car. This could help open up an industry that has a well-established history of […]
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Zach Supalla started Spark to help his deaf father, but failed at his first crowd-funding attempt to get his business off the ground. After this failure, Supalla refocused on developing tools for building connected products. This led to the Spark Core: an open source, full-stack solution for cloud-connected devices. Supalla managed to exceed his crowd-funding […]
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Lamassu, a New Hampshire-based Bitcoin ATM maker, has released Rakia: open source back end software for ATMs. The ATMs include the ability to communicate with trading software and allow users to buy and sell Bitcoin using a number of different currencies. More from Forex Minute.
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-via Herald Online (External Link)
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Open Source, hardware prototyping has never before been easier with numerous resources on the web to help anyone learn about and buy parts to build hardware. Tindie is a marketplace for user-designed, open source hardware, and offers opportunities for inventors to fund their work in open source hardware. More from Open Hardware Labs
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Severgy, a Texas-based IT firm has announced a partnership with the Univerisity of Texas to create a lab for IBM’s OpenPower foundation and the Open Computer Project. More from Business Cloud News
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The State of Open Source: Android
A Giant is Born Andy Rubin founded Android INC in 2003. Originally, his plan was to create a camera platform that included a selection of third party apps, but this was ultimately expanded to include smartphones after concluding the digital camera market was too small. Google purchased Android in 2005 and went public with its […]
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Intel is currently working on a wheelchair that collects bio-metrical data about its user and mechanical information about the state of the wheelchair. The goal of this information is to map and rate accessibility of physical locations to wheelchairs. The sensor suite is built on Intel’s Galileo computer. More from Softpedia
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Oculus VR, a company that produces virtual reality gaming hardware and software, has acquired RakNet: a networking middleware system for gaming, and released it as open source under a modified BSD license. RakNet’s features include remote procedure calls, patching, secure connections, and voice chat. More from Oculus VR