Bug Labs bets big on open hardware
- November 1st, 2007
- 4 Comments
We were ready to chalk these guys up to the vaporware list, but now it’s looking as if Bug Labs just might change how we look at and use hardware. Scratch that, it might change how we make hardware. Bug Labs is making what is basically a version of Lego Mindstorm for grownups.
Like Mindstorm, a central brain, here its a Linux-enabled BUGBase, is at the heart of anything you want it to be at the heart of. The idea is that you can take any number of the 80 slated modules and combine them in your own way to make your own custom gadget. Once you’ve got what you like, you’ll be able to slim it down and mass produce it on the cheap.
Think of it this way: you’ll be able to customize your laptop in ways that nobody else ever has. Some are calling it open source hardware, which is more than a buzzword.
Bug hopes that other makers will develop custom modules for the platform. If it takes off, look for these devices to show up in cars, boats, hotels, houses, laundromats, restaurants, police stations and needle exchanges across the planet.
TNP (Who am I?)
11 months ago
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Jon (Who am I?)
11 months ago
I think… if this can stuff can eventually become reality (ei: available at retail and web stores), it can be a huge shift in customer choice… but the problem is there is too much money by the big guys to keep things the way they are now.
Jon
David Mackey (Who am I?)
11 months ago
This is a great idea by Bug Labs! I love it.
Dananjay Anandan (Who am I?)
10 months ago
what a brainwave! can’t wait for it to catch up. i’m imagining all the 3rd party apps/hw that can be built on to this! go buglabs!