I always wondered why the Smart Technology charge is not led by amateur hobbyists.
Other fields have been supercharged by open-source hobbyists - ham radio operators, home-built airplane builders, car collectors and early radio enthusiasts -- just to name a few.
Remember in the 1970's before you could go to a store to buy a PC? There were computer hobbyists that tinkered away in their garages. I was even caught up in the frenzy. Somewhere in my garage there is probably a half assembled early version of a PC sitting in a dusty box surrounded by spare parts.
Probably the most famous garage hobby club was a group called the Homebrew Computer Club in Menlo Park In 1975 they started trading integrated circuit designs and swapping tips on assembling rudimentary computers. Among the Club's members were Apple founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs.
Now there is even a biotech hobbyist club -- Biotech Hobbyist Collective that tinkers with DNA. See Tweaking Genes in the Basement and Personal BioComputing
So why isn't there a group passionate about assembling or building smart technologies or intelligent objects?
If you know of any garage hobbyists tinkering with trying to make objects smarter or more intelligent, send me the details
Update: July 26, 2006 See The Robots are coming ....Home
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