Re: The $1 computer.

From	rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: The $1 computer.
Date	2013-05-01 11:30 -0400
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On 5/1/2013 10:49 AM, Steve wrote:
>
>
> Roberto Waltman wrote:
>> somebody wrote:
>>> I am thinking $1 cost, $10 retail, large volume.  Something really
>>> simple, one interface, maybe Bluetooth, but there is wifi video
>>> standard, maybe an IR, maybe a touch sensor.
>>
>> rfduino? See:
>> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1608192864/rfduino-iphone-bluetooth-40-arduino-compatible-boa
>> --
>> Roberto Waltman
>>
>> [ Please reply to the group,
>>    return address is invalid ]
>
> Yeah, that is the sort of thing, but maybe a little smaller.  Nice.
> Love the stackable expansion, being wanting to try something like that
> for decades.  Wasn't mmc/sd card originally meant to be stackable IO?
> If only wireless usb had succeeded, wireless use would be more
> expansive.  BT is supposed to get a speed boost, wifi has no wide
> peripheral standards.  BT could be implemented as one of the
> industrial derivatives to reduce complexity.

I've never been a fan of Bluetooth.  I can't say if the problems I see 
are inherent in the design or just a product of the implementation, but 
I find it tends to drop for no reason and have difficulties in 
connecting.  I would *never* use a BT mouse.  It would be hard to get 
into the software that you would need to use to reinitialize the 
connection if you don't have a mouse.

On the other hand, why hasn't anyone figured out that laptops need to 
come standard with wireless mice?  A mouse can be very nice with a 
laptop, but having to pack up both the mouse and the USB dongle is a PITA.

-- 

Rick

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        Re: The $1 computer. Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-04-30 10:11 -0700
        Re: The $1 computer. Steve <nospam275@gmail.com> - 2013-05-01 07:49 -0700
          Re: The $1 computer. rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-01 11:30 -0400
            Re: The $1 computer. Steve <nospam275@gmail.com> - 2013-05-01 09:44 -0700
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  Re: The $1 computer. rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-04-25 15:56 -0400
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