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  • From: Paul Jones <pjones AT metalab.unc.edu>
  • To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [internetworkers] SunSPOTs - Demo and talk (Small Programmable Object Technology)
  • Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:43:27 -0500 (EST)

Please come and forward as appropriate
Paul

What: SunSPOTS talk and demo (not a sale pitch they promise)
About SunSPOTS http://www.sunspotworld.com/
Where: Sitterson 014
When: Thursday November 15th at 3:30
Who: A member from the Sun Labs, David Simmons
http://blogs.sun.com/davidgs

More:

David has hands-on experience in building applications for SunSPOTs and was instrumental in its design and development, will be on hand to offer his insight into this amazing product.

http://www.sunspotworld.com/

The SunSPOT (Small Programmable Object Technology) was developed in the Sun Labs and represents the future of embedded systems. Already used throughout academia, students and professors alike are finding new and interesting uses for SunSPOTs. Each SunSPOT comes equipped with a processor, memory, eight external tri-color LEDs, light sensors, temperature sensors, an accelerometer, and several digital/analog inputs and outputs; offering up seemingly countless practical uses.

At its core, a SunSPOT is an embedded system. But, unlike other embedded systems that must be programmed using a low-level language such as assembly or C, SunSPOT applications are developed in Java. By allowing Java applications to be uploaded and run on an internal Java Virtual Machine, Sun is not only opening up SunSPOTs to more users than many other embedded systems, it is also leaving the final function of each SunSPOT up to the end user. By following a simple API with which to interface the SunSPOT, developers nationwide have created unique uses for SunSPOTs - everything from animal research to rocket testing and much more!


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