Moblin, Jolicloud, now Google Chrome OS
So just as I was getting ready to do some serious netbook hackery using one of several assorted Asus Eee 1000HE netbooks, the Eee Top touchscreen nettop, or the swanky new Eee 1005HA which is by far the coolest netbook I've used so far.
So what does this mean? It means that I've got a new arsenal of APIs, protocols, devices, browsers, and OSs to build the next gen HCI with.
I'm talking auto, home, mobile geekery. Embedded, wearable, you name it. Combine this with what's coming in the latter part of 2010 with the Intel Medfield line of 32nm Atom chips, and we are talking about some serious new classes of computing devices. Something in between the current generation of smartphones like the iPhone 3GS, HTC Hero/Ion and the size of my new 1005HA netbook. I'm with Arrington on this one. Screw software, I want to get into the HW biz and build cool new gadgets for specific use cases that are all in the $150 price range.
I just proved that you can build full featured Atom-based desktops for $191. If we can do that with today's generation of hw/sw, just think what will be possible with all this new crap.
That's why I'm so excited about things like Atom, Medfield, Wave, Android, Moblin, Jolicloud, Boxee, and now, Chrome OS.
Exciting times ahead I think . Onward.
Operation Terminator
Last Thursday at 1:26pm Pacific Standard Time, I received an email from my boss, who had just gotten off the phone with an exec from HQ asking if our team could possibly pull of a small miracle and build a demonstration that showcases the value of our company's products and solutions for a VIP press and media event at the CeBIT conference.
Meeting this challenge required 4 near sleepless nights, working through the entire weekend and around the clock with a virtual team distributed around the globe. While it was a pretty intense and tiring effort, we were able to put together an impressive demo showcase and I'm happy to report that the entire management team was quite pleased with our execution and delivery.
The demo showcase we built was delivered earlier today by Software AG CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich to German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a VIP press & media event at the CEBIT conference in Hanover, Germany.
Here are some pictures from the event. You can see one of demo pages we built being shown on a 60" Flat Panel touchscreen monitor that was used to "deliver" the demonstration.
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- Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO Software AG, meets international leaders at CeBIT 2009
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- Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO Software AG, meets international leaders at CeBIT 2009
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- Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO Software AG, meets international leaders at CEBIT 2009.
Image source: http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/photos_artwork/events/pg_cebit_2009.asp
Now that this mini-project / event is over, I'm going to try and catch up on some much needed sleep. It was a privilege and honor to work with such dedicated colleagues around the globe, with a near impossible deadline, to pull this off. Now I can add a new line to my list of accomplishments on my resulme: "Built a demo for the Terminator!"
Hasta la Vista baby!
Bits & Pieces of meta from my early career surface in Duane’s World
The timing of this couldn't be more relevant. I recently reconnected with my good friend Duane Nickull who I worked with in the early stage of my career in the enterprise software business. We worked together on an early web services and e-business standards initiative led by the United Nations CEFACT group and the OASIS standards organization. We co-edited a standard called the ebXML Technical Architecture specification nearly 8 years ago.
Duane just crafted an excellent blog post recapping the challenges we faced, the experiences we had, and the lessons we learned. This is in support of his new O'Reilly book "Web2.0 Patterns". I highly suggest that anyone responsible for building systems, managing software projects and cross-organizational initiatives check it out:
Forensic Architecture and other lessons from SOA land.
Long live LICFROG!
Labor Day Weekend Projects
My day started at Zoka Coffee in the University District.
Coffee, breakfast, and some light coding / app config. Then bailed for home, which is where I'm at right now. As it's a holiday weekend, where many our out squeezing in one last extended summer weekend, I'm pretty well tied up with the reality that are my unavoidable deliverables. I've got no problem spending my weekend this way, as I know I am working hard towards something much bigger. So with that, here's a list of what I've got on tap this Labor Day weekend.
What are you all doing? @infinitelymeta me on Twitter or *Like* this post on Friendfeed to get in on the conversation. That's where I tend to hang out on socnets these days.
Happy Labor Day everyone!
Brian's Uber List
- New range/oven delivery for unit 2214 (one of my new tenants stove broke so I replaced it with this:
- Put out For Rent sign for my soon to be available 1BR apartment in Eastlake, Seattle WA 98102. It rents for $1400 and is the entire lower floor of an historic Victorian home that was built in 1908. An excellent spacious unit with great lighting. Email eastlakeassociates at gmail if interested or call 206.328.3379 and leave a message.
- Java/JSF/AJAX - I'm putting the final interfaces and code tweaks in place for a project that I've spend a quarter working on. Final interfaces in place, but still have 75+ line item bug list. Need to go code complete by Monday evening to begin FTP transfer of Development VMware image from one side of our network to an internal only host. Still have A LOT of work ahead of me to finish this project and go into team only beta next week with Public Beta (internal corp net) on Sept 8.
- Landscaping & trim to prep for fall. Luckily, I really enjoy this task. Especially when my 5.5 yr old nephew Logan joins me. He makes some pretty good coin and he's a GREAT helper.
- Working with my friend Thom, the Ichthyogenius on our latest project, Reef In A Box that we are looking to launch in the coming months.
- Working on the YTranslate.us engine. Coding in PHP/mySQL/Python/etc. Toying with new SMS gateway (thanks to Mona' Friendfeed post).
- Meeting with contractor on some fix-r-up-r projects for 3 of my apts in preparation for Fall/Winter.
- Looking for electrician to install some motion-sensor aware lighting in my back alley and in between my building to deal with my unwanted-persons-on-my-property challenge.
- Water changes & general maintenance on my 300 gallon reef tank.
- Prep/meet with GC on new reef tank project. Wait till you see what I'm going to build. It's gonna pop!
- Shade garden v2. Part of the landscaping stuff I suppose, but definitely worthy of mention.
- Replace fire extinguisher in common area to be in compliance with recent Seattle City Fire Department inspection.
That's all I can remember for now.
Top 10 Reasons I should get a free Techcrunch50 invite
10. Seattle is the new San Francisco
9. I've had breakfast AND lunch with Scoble.
8. I once strapped a camera on my head and pretended to be iJustine.
7. I got better Gadgets than Nik Cubrilovoic.
6. I got .flv video clips of Mike, Shel, Nik, Loic, & Calley talking all sorts of nonsense on Qik.
0. UPDATE: I had to unblock Jason McCabe Calacanis before I sent my @reply on Twitter.
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Busy Busy Busy
I'm in countdown to vacation mode, which requires hyper-productivity on my part. Tying up loose ends with Eastlake Associates LLC, digesting major org changes at my dayjob, and moving rather quickly with startup activity around Infinitely Meta.
I've finally got some talent working on my personal & corporate brand. Mad props going out to Sean Blake (aka @bluefox) who has graciously agreed to help with this effort. Here's what he sent me after I briefed him on the idea / concepts behind Infinitely Meta. What do you think of the new logo/brand?
The possibilities are endless