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Google Tech Talks July, 25 2008 ABSTRACT Roger will present a quick overview of Sun Labs, the research arm of Sun Microsystems Inc. He will then talk about Project Sun SPOT (http://www.sunspotworld.com), a completely open source development platform designed to inspire the next generation of gadgets. Sun SPOT devices are Java-based, small, wireless, mesh networked, secure, sensors and effectors that can be used in everything from sensing the environment to controlling robots. He will show how Sun SPOTs are being used by our community of developers to make pets do tricks and make bicycles fly. More info at http://www.sunspotworld.com and open source at http://spots.dev.java.net. Speaker: Roger Meike Roger is Senior Director, Area 51 and Director of Operations, Sun Microsystems Laboratories. His background is in cognitive science and his career has led him back and forth between new start companies and large research organizations. While his background is mostly in software, he also enjoys consorting with hardware folks. He has been accused of being many things including photo enthusiast, sailor, ham radio operator, musician and techno-geek/nerd.

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Uploaded: July 29, 2008 at 2:06 am
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xNAgff (Tuesday 29th of July 2008 12:02:39 PM)
Too pricey for me. Maybe I'll get one if I somehow can get the student discount here in Norway.