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An OS for the home and cool Kickstarter projects
This week we start with something that has both intrigued and amused me: Microsoft Research has a new operating system in the works targeted at home automation called, with glaring dullness, HomeOS.
By Mark Gibbs | 18 May, 2012 23:32
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From laptop to legion - turning one computer into many
A recently launched Kickstarter-funded project aims to bring $50 thin clients to schools and small businesses, allowing them to turn almost any computer into a multi-user hub.
By Jon Gold | 17 May, 2012 02:49
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Open-source touch table puts the world at your fingertips
Table computers like the Merel mTouch and the Samsung SUR40 running Microsoft's Surface software (nee PlayTable nee Project Milan nee Microsoft Table) have been a thing for a while now. The basic idea is very simple, just the iPad writ large--a giant, HD-quality, touch-sensitive screen, backed by a reasonably powerful PC.
By Kevin Riggle | 16 May, 2012 05:01
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Crowdfunding raised $1.5 billion in 2011, says report
Almost US$1.5 billion was raised in 2011 by crowdfunding platforms around the world, according to an industry report released Tuesday by Massolution, the research group of industry body Crowdsourcing.
By Cameron Scott | 08 May, 2012 22:02
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Crowdfunding: The latest way to get your project funded
Programmers, manufacturers and developers who want to realize their creative vision without signing onerous contracts or relinquishing rights to their intellectual property now have an alternative to venture capitalists. Crowdfunding -- the collection of funds directly from a target audience -- has taken off. Small donations are adding up to hundreds of millions of dollars, many of them channeled through a service called Kickstarter.
By Ken Gagne | 02 May, 2012 21:44
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