Open source hardware comes out of closet
2 Nov 2007 | 08:59 GMT
Build your own device
EVER SINCE open-source software created a buzz, people have stroked chins, pondered and pontificated about the possibility of open-source hardware – and now it’s becoming a reality.
Techcrunch has today posted pictures of Bug Labs’ set of components that can be plugged together. The plan is that like open-source software, a community develops around the system and creates its own tweaks and software. No soldering, no degree in electronics.
Hmm. This sounds like a lot of fun for geeks with a plan to make Frankenstein devices but surely the IBM personal computer blueprint will be open enough for mainstream modders and tweakers. µ
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