Mini Computers
- 1. MINI COMPUTERS A 3-minute look at Mini PCs and cool ways to use them
- 4. What’s a Mini Computer? • A Mini Computer is a small, fully functional computer. • This one is Raspberry Pi. It’s what we’re demoing today. • Small • Cheap: 35 dollars • Portable (battery) • BOTTOM LINE: - Cheap Price means A LOT of people are playing with these - Agencies are starting to use these to prototype innovative ideas. - Starting to see some cool uses.
- 5. Recent Mini Computers • Raspberry Pi Model B – $35 – 800 MHz / 256 MB • FXI Cotton Candy – $200 – 1.2 GHz / 1 GB • MK802 Android Mini PC – $75 – 1.5 GHz / 512 MB • Beaglebone – $90 – 720 MHz • VIA APC Android – $49 – 800 MHz / 512 MB • Pandaboard – $160 – 1.2 GHz / 1 GB • Cubox – $140 – 800 MHz / 1 GB
- 6. K thx. Why Do I Care? Well, Like I said, some cool things are starting to emerge.
- 7. #1: People are Starting to Mix Online and Real-World Actions
- 8. Online «» Real Action A twitter powered gumball machine. Made by Toronto advertising agency Philter Communications.
- 9. Online «» Real Action • Make an LED Gmail Notifier
- 10. Online «» Real Action • Museum in Milwaukee (Walkers Point Center). • Dumps names of new Twitter followers from the ceiling, like confetti.
- 11. Online «» Real Action • Same Milwaukee museum. Called the “Murmur Study”, by a group, Kitchen Budapest. 30 receipt printers printing every tweet tagged with the museum’s name.
- 12. Online «» Real Action • Chalkbot. By ad agency Wieden + Kennedy, for Nike. For 2010 Tour de France. - Users submitted messages by SMS, Twitter, and website - Chalkbot machine sprayed it onto the Tour de France route - Machine snapped picture and GPS coordinates, and posted it on Google Maps.
- 13. Online «» Real Action Control interior lighting real-time. - Website Visitor Blinker: Lights flash when someone visits our website. - Office mood lighting: Customize the lighting from a webpage. - Night Club: lights change, in beat with the music.
- 14. Online «» Real Action Rocker Scale – Giant full-size guitar that shows your Guitar Hero score. The BBC did this.
- 15. Online «» Real Action Glossy Black Word Clock.
- 16. Online «» Real Action Etch-a-Sketch clock
- 17. Online «» Real Action Wii Fit to control Labyrinth Game
- 18. Online «» Real Action • Laser Harp • Break the laser beams to play notes. • Costs $600 (most of that cost is the laser)
- 19. Online «» Real Action • Getting into the realm of the crazy. • “Spirit of Berlin”, a Dodge Minivan driven by an iPhone. Student project by Artificial Intelligence Group, at Freie University of Berlin
- 20. Online «» Real Action • This image wasn’t labeled. • So I don’t know what it does. • But it looks dangerous.
- 21. #2: Mini Computers are making Sensors and Cameras Cheaper and Smaller.
- 22. Sensor / Data Gatherer • Outdoor Sensor
- 23. Sensor / Data Gatherer • Photo Booth
- 24. Sensor / Data Gatherer • Weather Station
- 25. Sensor / Data Gatherer • Pollutant Sensor that someone built for $100. • Can detect levels of ethanol, methane, and VOCs. • Most commercial sensors with this capability cost upwards of $1000.
- 26. Sensor / Data Gatherer • Botani-Calls. Sends you a Tweet when your plant gets thirsty. • Buy the kit today. $99.
- 27. Sensor / Data Gatherer • This is actually a Breathalyzer. • Someone put an Alcohol sensor in the microphone, and an Arduino in the Cassette Recorder for logging data.
- 28. #3: Smart TV People are Making Internet- Connected Displays, where you previously would have needed a computer.
- 29. Smart TV Live Twitter Stream - Computer is small enough to fit inside the TV - Powered by the TV - Package it up, send it to a Client. - Automatically connects to Internet and shows - Live Twitter feed. - Live Weather. - Or Snow Report. - Or whatever we want.
- 30. Smart TV • Arcade Cabinet
- 31. Smart TV • POV Display (Persistence of Vision)
- 32. Smart TV • Streaming Live Music
- 33. Smart TV • WiFi Intercom System
- 36. Wearable Electronics Turn Signal Biking Jacket. Control with buttons on shoulder. Machine washable.
- 37. Wearable Electronics • Playable electric piano.
- 38. Wearable Electronics • Playable Tic Tac Toe • With Conductive Velcro
- 39. Mixing Online & Real-World Actions Cameras & Sensors are Cheaper, Smaller Internet-Connected Displays, without a computer. Wearable Electronics
- 40. IT’S DEMO TIME 247 Repeat More than How many Before! Likes? Dance!
Editor's Notes
- #5: A Mini Computer is a small, fully functional computer.This one is Raspberry Pi. It’s what we’re demoing today.SmallCheap: 35 dollarsPortable (battery)BOTTOM LINE:Cheap Price means A LOT of people are playing with theseAgencies are starting to use these to prototype innovative ideas.Starting to see some cool uses.
- #6: Many different companies are making themDefinite trend
- #7: WELL:Like I said, some cool things are starting to emerge.
- #9: A twitter powered gumball machine.Made by Toronto advertising agency Philter Communications.
- #10: Make an LED Gmail Notifier
- #11: Museum in Milwaukee (Walkers Point Center). Dumps names of new Twitter followers from the ceiling, like confetti.
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