I’ve notice that we are making some interesting leaps in technology. Geeks and Nerds are innovating at a faster rate than I initially thought. Open source projects are making great leaps specially in the mobile world.
Here are some projects that have great potential. They are just beginning to scratch the surface and is a sign of the greater things to come.
The first trend that’s happening is the use of androids to interface with PCs. Here is a little hacked software that allows the android phone to act as a mouse controller for a computer.
RemoteDroid demo from Joshua Sera on Vimeo.
Sooner than later you will have software on your phone to control just about anything with an internet connection and digital controls.
An other little device that will certainly enable hackers and techies to do some rapid prototyping is the IOIO (pronounced yoyo.)
The IOIO is an open-source micro controller that connects to your android phone. The little micro controller is packed with 16 analog inputs, 9 PWM outputs and an astonishing 48 i/o digital pins. This will allow you to make gadgets control via mobile device:
If you think that these innovations are already too cool for their own good. You have not kept up with ubuntu news. Just a few weeks ago the news spread like wildfire about the Raspberry Pi:
I mean just look at what’s packed into this little computer that is no bigger than a pack of chewing gum or a USB stick!
– 700MHz ARM11
– 256MB of SDRAM
– OpenGL ES 2.0
– 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
– Composite and HDMI video output
– USB 2.0
– SD/MMC/SDIO memory card slot
– General-purpose I/O
– Open software (Ubuntu, Iceweasel, KOffice, Python)
With all this, what else do you need to make your very own terminator…
Here is a good resource video with lots of helpful links in the video description:
I guess you would need the generative titanium and the living tissue colonies etc. but that’s besides the point. The tools are there to make just about anything and it fit in the palm of your hand. Plus when you add the additional open source software, you have an arsenal of tools that is unmatched aka hackarsenal…
Sooner than later, you will be able to build your own mini helper:
Or just buy one for your self and then customize it:
I predict that by next year this time, we will have fully functional personal computers the size of your cellphone that you can carry around everywhere like a laptop, but pocket sized.