Video Peter Hoddie Talks About His Internet of Things Construction Kit (Video) 53
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You remember Peter Hoddie, right? He was one of the original QuickTime developers at Apple. He left in 2002 to help found a startup called Kinoma, which started life developing multimedia players and browsers for mobile devices. Kinoma was acquired in 2011 by Marvell Semiconductor, whose management kept it as a separate entity.
The latest creation from Peter and his crew is the 'Kinoma Create,' AKA the 'JavaScript-Powered Internet of Things Construction Kit.' With it, they say, you can 'quickly and easily create personal projects, consumer electronics, and Internet of Things prototypes.' EE Times mentioned it in March, and they're not the only ones to notice this product. Quite a few developers and companies are jumping on the 'Internet of Things' bandwagon, so there may be a decent -- and growing -- market for something like this. (Alternate Video Link)
The latest creation from Peter and his crew is the 'Kinoma Create,' AKA the 'JavaScript-Powered Internet of Things Construction Kit.' With it, they say, you can 'quickly and easily create personal projects, consumer electronics, and Internet of Things prototypes.' EE Times mentioned it in March, and they're not the only ones to notice this product. Quite a few developers and companies are jumping on the 'Internet of Things' bandwagon, so there may be a decent -- and growing -- market for something like this. (Alternate Video Link)
He left in 1002? (Score:2, Funny)
Like... before the Battle of Hastings??
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That man is OLD.
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Peter Hoddie is a time lord [tvtropes.org]!
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Actually, Quicktime was used at the Battle of Hastings; it's why the Harrold's defenders were broken -- the Normans ordered a Quicktime retreat, and after the English broke formation, the Normans regrouped and overwhelmed them.
1002? (Score:2)
I know Quicktime is a little long in the tooth, but I didn't know it was THAT old.
Shitvertisement (Score:2, Insightful)
No thanks. The "Internet of Things" isn't happening, your shitty video isn't getting played, and some shitty product isn't getting my attention.
And for future reference, all thigns on the internet are things - the internet is already an internet of things.
In fact, everything is a thing, and no thing is nothing. So please go Fuck Yourselves as a Service on the Cloud you rode in on, you worthless marketing fucks.
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You list devices which have no need to interact with the internet, and also one which is obsolete jewelry for most (watch). "Internet of Things" appeals to shitheads with more money than common sense, internet enabling every glass, lamp and toaster is a goal people with sense do not seek.
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You idiots also said that about TV's, music devices, homes etc...
I'm sorry you can't realize things continue beyond when you were a teen.
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Wrong, did not say such things about such useful devices. The internet, like television content, now is mostly driven by pandering to the stupidity of the masses with occasional exceptions
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No, they didn't.
But I'll say it right now: My house does not need to be on the Internet. My shoes do not need to be on the Internet.
Not this Internet, at least. Because every one of those connected "things" is going to require connecting to a web page to manage, and that web page is going to require you to create a profile, that is connected to your personal information. The Internet of Things is not designed for your benefit. Right now,
Bullshit! (Score:3)
TV, Phones, and Radio are not inherently bad. People originally saw broadcast media as a way of sharing knowledge. A voice with further range.
That said, just like speaking it also has the potential to be misused and harm the public. I'll argue that it has been used for exactly that purpose for decades as well, with the last couple of decades reaching an absurd level of hypnotizing the public and keeping them away from reality.
As we see with other forms of broadcast, the "Internet" has also been abused fo
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For an object to be on the internet, it doesn't need an internet connection.
Example: I'm looking at a pen right now. I'd love to be able to dive into this pen and see it's specifications, who made it, maybe even the history of pens of this design. But I don't need the pen to connect to the internet for that, I just need either an RFID(or similar) tag or a slick recognition algo
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I can look up pen on the net and get its specs, slapping an rfid tag on it just makes process more convenient
really, this "internet of things" is 95% marketing BS, just like "the cloud" and "web 2.0"
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The only people who find it "nifty" are marketing drones and the huge number of people who can't wait to compromise these devices that are guaranteed to have shit security.
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I don't understand why this has been modded as a troll. He took the words right out of my mouth.
My "things" don't need to be on the internet. I like the Internet being in a neat compartment where I can go when I want it. I don't want it following me around.
Seriously, what the fuck is so attractive, I mean, given that the Internet has become pretty much a combination of a low-rent shopping mall and the equivalent of having your boss, your government and your phone company looking up your ass every minute
Either.. (Score:2)
Either a sock puppet account trying to make sure people are getting messages about how "cool" the concept is. Or. Someone nerd raging and believing everything technology is cool. Or Finally. The person chose an offensive vocabulary to express their thoughts.
I'll lean toward the last thing, mixed with the middle.
I will state that the rating of "Troll" is wrong also, and it agrees with my thoughts (though I'd have expressed them differently). If "Fuck the CIA" can get modded insightful (in a thread yeste
Things... (Score:2)
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It's not a buzzword, it has a specific definition.
Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's a buzzword.
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It's not a buzzword, it has a specific definition.
Excellent non sequitur. Buzzword means a trendy term or popular jargon. It in no way explicitly or implicitly means a lack of a definition.
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What credentials? (Score:2)
He was one of the original QuickTime developers
I stopped reading or caring about anything he had to say or had done after that line. I can't be the only person with a deep loathing of quicktime?
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What have you done? what great HR thing have you built?
QT was cutting edge when it came out.
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Actually, it wasn't bad if you had a less powerful Mac. I remember watching videos on my black and white Mac Plus--dithered appropriately to create faux greyscale at 320x240 (since the screen was 512x384, it took up better than half the screen!).
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QuickTime was actually an excellent multimedia container platform that integrated what Apple had learned from HyperCard with a multimedia delivery stack. It was technologically way more advanced than Shockwave and the other competitors of the time.
Unfortunately, the bastard child that was delivered to most Windows web browsers was actually Sorenson codec video in a QuickTime wrapper, pushed through a QuickTime Plugin. This plugin is what everyone has a deep loathing for -- to make QuickTime work on Window
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Considering the guy moved from QuickTime to Kinoma Player to JavaScript-enabled Internet Thing authoring, you'd think we could at least expect the video in some JS-powered format available to all. Instead we get... Flash? Really?
Re: Thanks for another unplayable video (Score:2)
A lot of Slashdot back end code is being rewritten, and HTML5 is supposed to be part of the deal. All the people who actually work on the site and read your comments agree that Flash video is [insert bad word here].
Remember who? (Score:3)
You remember Peter Hoddie, right? He was one of the original QuickTime developers at Apple.
No. Never heard of him.
Would have already happened (Score:2)
sounds like a great product (Score:2)
If you want to quickly try something out this sounds like a great device. I often have ideas I want to try, but when I sit down & look at all the steps I have to go through to just to see if it's a good idea or not, I almost always put it back on the "when I have time shelf". It would also be an easy way for kids to be able to make something that works within their limited attention span. I plan to get one when they come out.