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The search for hardware below 100 euro – Android stuff keeps dropping in price
The search for hardware below the 100 euro price tag When you build stuff that needs some kind of computing power beyond the 20 euro PLC/Arduino scope, Android devices might be your first weapon of choice. When I started to focus my attention on Android in 2010, the cheapest hardware you could find where the […]
Open Source as a business strategy?
August 2, 2011
In my previous post about Open Source, Freelancing and the public domain, I mentioned the things to keep in mind when you use and re-use specific (home made) solutions in commercial assignment. But what if you want to do more? Protecting your idea before entering a partnership Say you have the golden opportunity to start a […]
Posted in: Legal
Freelancing, Open Source, the public domain and your copyrighted work
August 2, 2011
About two years ago I decided to make the framework for Smart Spaces Open Source. Starting point One of the reasons was a somewhate strange situation with a client who – after a project was closed – suddenly started to press on having a contract signed by me with which I would transfer all the […]
Posted in: Legal
Research: RFID, XBee, Arduino and Electric Strike Locks
July 3, 2011
Can you use XBee and an RFID card reader to create simple, wireless RFID Tag based door openers? And how elaborate will that be? This post explores those questions as the beginning of a research project.
Posted in: 5: Research
Repurposing office space : A low maintenance system to rent and use office space
July 3, 2011
It is nice to invent new purposes and business models for commercial space. But how do you make them affordable? And how do you deal with two main barriers for the Owner/Exploiter of office space: overhead and the administration of the process? This post explores a possible solution to offer Office Space - using general purpose RFID Cards like the OV Chipcard and electronic payments - with flexible lease periods, catering small businesses and freelancers.
Posted in: Smart Spaces
Repurposing office space : Base principals
July 3, 2011
What does it take to create professional office space with flexible lease periods? And more importantly: why is that kind of spacen ot here yet, even though dozens of offices are vacant for years in a row, without any outlook for improvement on the short term. In this specific post we explore the potential of such spaces, who might benefit if things change and what are the several conditions playing a role in owning and exploiting Office space.
Posted in: Smart Spaces
Adding more value to conferences – Structure and the unfilled gap of collected content from speakers
June 29, 2011
Missing links When I visit (or speak on) an event, I usually leave with an empty feeling. My memorabilia are usually my “<fill event name in here>” Name Tag and a crumpled program with: A map of the venue A list of speakers, their time slots and topics I always intend to lookup the speakers which interested […]
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A simple overview to help choose your hardware for “Internet of Things” solutions
June 25, 2011
What is this post about? Starting point for tinkerers – When you are relatively new in the field of building smart stuff with electronics, it can hard to know what to choose and where to start. This post is intended to help you get started Finding the right solutions based on the right questions – […]
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Research: XBee and Arduino
June 20, 2011
In the next weeks I will start experimenting with XBee and Arduino, to do some basic Domotica things. Hardware Setup Base Station – The Base Station is a below 200 euro Netbook in low power mode, with the screen switched off. Connected to one of the USB ports is a XBee mudule XBee / Arduino […]
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Beyond the keyboard 
August 26, 2011
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