Sun Microsystems is attempting to take the concept of pervasive computing into the mainstream with a new battery-operated platform for development of wireless sensor networks, robotics and personal consumer electronics. Dubbed Project Sun Small Programmable Object Technology, or Sun SPOT, Sun hopes the Java-based platform will open the door to developers, educators, researchers and hobbyists to build creative applications.
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Sun SPOT Project Could Help Usher in New Computing Era
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire March 6, 2006 01:39 PMSun Microsystems is attempting to take the concept of pervasive computing into the mainstream with a new battery-operated platform for development of wireless sensor networks, robotics and personal consumer electronics. Dubbed Project Sun Small Programmable Object Technology, or Sun SPOT, Sun hopes the Java-based platform will open the door to developers, educators, researchers and hobbyists to build creative applications.