Members of the Open Wireless Movement are advocating the use of a new open source router operating system designed to offer open, free, and secure WiFi networks for consumers. This could improve internet accessibility and help protect people from legal actions that attempt to associate a user’s IP address with their identity. More from Ars […]
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The Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto have long featured a wall decorated with the many patents the company owns. This wall has been cleared as Tesla has released every one of their patents to be used by anyone freely. The goal with this move is to help electric cars gain the momentum needed to replace […]
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Samsung has announced plans to develop software and hardware for digital health as well as a $50 million fund to help innovative start-ups. Samsung Architecture for Multimedia Interactions (SAMI) is an open source, cloud-based framework that tracks health data from users to provide useful analysis. More from The Inquirer
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Jimmy, is an open source robot that has been developed by Intel and is set to be release by the end of this year. The robot is built on open source software with parts that can be produced by 3D printers. More from Business Insider
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The explosion on hobbyist 3D printing has sparked major developments in the world of open source. A long with it comes companies that seek to expand the role of both open source and proprietary designs, leading to conflict between certain businesses and organizations. This conflict is similar to what arose during the early days of […]
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Arduino will donate $30,000 USD to promote open source culture and innovation. Anyone can nominate a non-profit open source organization for one of the awards by killing out this form. -More from Open Electronics
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The oRouter is a small computer that runs Linux and allows devices to connect to the Tor network over a WiFi connection. Its built from off-the-shelf components, requires and exceptionally low amount of power, and can connect up to 32 devices simultaneously. The developers of the project are currently pursing the development of consumer products. […]
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If you are willing to take the time and effort to build your own prototyping hardware from plans, you can save considerable money and have the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of the tools. MechMate is a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) routing table that is not technically open source, but the designs can be […]
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Open source hardware is expanding into wearable electronics. Three major projects have recently emerged: FLORA, Android Wear, and WaRP that are focusing on producing wearable computing platforms. More from Open Electronics
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Mesh networks use ad-hoc network infrastructure that can be set up by anyone to wirelessly connect computers without the need for a centralized authority. Mesh networks offer opportunities to improve privacy, disadvantaged communities, and disaster response communications, but face significant opposition from multiple parties. More from Wired
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Utilizing an open source development model for a hardware business offers unique advantages. It allows users to be more closely involved in product development, and to use your competitors to strengthen your own product or platform. Few hardware designers and manufacturers have achieved success in open source, leaving a major gap full of untapped possibilities. […]
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The Open Compute Project has had a new application donated to it called the Open Network Linux: a bare-bones operating system for the open switch that is being designed. This serves as a low-cost, straight forward way to adopt open enterprise switching and will allow hardware manufacturers to build switches that utilize the OS. More […]
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Lulzbot has made it a priority to be as open as possible with their products. The Lulzbot 3D printers are the only that have the Free Software Foundation’s Respect your freedom certification, and the company has a policy of never patenting anything. This helps Lulzbot develop new hardware much more rapidly than traditional business models. […]
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The Proprietary Failure to Protect Privacy
All social interaction requires some degree of trust. This trust has become much harder to understand in the Information Age as we interact with a wide variety of online services daily, many of them requiring the transfer of private information. Businesses, governments, citizen groups and many other organizations need a method for ensuring their private […]
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If you are willing to take the time and effort to build your own prototyping hardware from plans, you can save considerable money and have the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of the tools. MechMate is a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) routing table that is not technically open source, but the designs can be […]
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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 […]