Only problem is it's big bulky and not really a cost savings, not to mention ugly as sin. It's a cool idea but just doesn't seem practical for most normal situations.
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KwitkoSheriff of Banning (Retired)By the thing near the stuffIcrontian
edited January 2009
How do you know there's no cost savings when you don't even know the price? And I'm sure that's not a production release you're looking at. It's open source, which is awesome. There are times where I wish I had a compact camera when I don't want to bring my whole SLR outfit. Looking forward to seeing what BUG can do.
Only problem is it's big bulky and not really a cost savings, not to mention ugly as sin. It's a cool idea but just doesn't seem practical for most normal situations.
Are LEGOS practical?
If you take the tact that this is essentially Technics-meets-technology, then it looks like a great idea on the surface. If it gets more people programming and working with electronics, it can't be bad.
Open source is also win.
I will probably pick one of these up whenever they become available just to play with it. Very cool stuff.
BUG is not particularly new, we've heard about them since 07. Their prices are listed, and these are, in fact, production pieces, Kwitko. Check it out - http://www.buglabs.net/products.
BUG is not particularly new, we've heard about them since 07. Their prices are listed, and these are, in fact, production pieces, Kwitko. Check it out - http://www.buglabs.net/products.
How do you know there's no cost savings when you don't even know the price? And I'm sure that's not a production release you're looking at. It's open source, which is awesome. There are times where I wish I had a compact camera when I don't want to bring my whole SLR outfit. Looking forward to seeing what BUG can do.
Snark already beat me to my response, with the fact that it's not new, they are production and they having pricing.
But I'll add that if you want a compact camera go buy a compact camera. Why would you want to buy a $250 base the size of a compact camera and then have to buy another camera add on, that's not going to be as good of a compact camera.
Open source is awesome, but not everything benefits from needing open sourcing.
If you take the tact that this is essentially Technics-meets-technology, then it looks like a great idea on the surface. If it gets more people programming and working with electronics, it can't be bad.
Open source is also win.
I will probably pick one of these up whenever they become available just to play with it. Very cool stuff.
It's a cool toy the end. You want open source and practical pickup an android phone.
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KwitkoSheriff of Banning (Retired)By the thing near the stuffIcrontian
BUG is not particularly new, we've heard about them since 07. Their prices are listed, and these are, in fact, production pieces, Kwitko. Check it out - http://www.buglabs.net/products.
They're modular devices you can make do pretty much anything, designed mostly for a prototyping or proof of concept usage. They're awesome for that - they're just meant to be a techie's playground to show off what he's dreaming up, not for a walkaround device... unless you're a HUGE techie.
They do stuff and things Kwitko. Also, you can hax them to do jobs, work, game, play, etc.
And yeah, the concept isn't new, but the modules they were showing were.
Tim, you could use it as a digicam, web cam, voice recorder, beat box, force feedback, "back massager", personal video player to make your webcast and watch 80s hair band videos.
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If you take the tact that this is essentially Technics-meets-technology, then it looks like a great idea on the surface. If it gets more people programming and working with electronics, it can't be bad.
Open source is also win.
I will probably pick one of these up whenever they become available just to play with it. Very cool stuff.
Bingo
Snark already beat me to my response, with the fact that it's not new, they are production and they having pricing.
But I'll add that if you want a compact camera go buy a compact camera. Why would you want to buy a $250 base the size of a compact camera and then have to buy another camera add on, that's not going to be as good of a compact camera.
Open source is awesome, but not everything benefits from needing open sourcing.
It's a cool toy the end. You want open source and practical pickup an android phone.
I stand corrected, but I still like it.
Hope this helps
As of right now, they have some 15 modules for sale with another 80 planned.
But I still don't know what they do. Do they do things or just stuff?
And yeah, the concept isn't new, but the modules they were showing were.
Tim, you could use it as a digicam, web cam, voice recorder, beat box, force feedback, "back massager", personal video player to make your webcast and watch 80s hair band videos.