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1 http://tinyurl.com/cobf7o2 2 http://tinyurl.com/dy52en5 3 Source: Infographics: Object on demand. The rise of the 3D printing revolution. 2012 4 Source: Infographic: 3D Printing – How Long till the revolution 5 www.shapeways.com 6 http://tinyurl.com/3fapc7z 7 http://tinyurl.com/dymads8 8 Anderson, Chris, Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, 2012 9 Anderson, Chris, Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, 2012 10 Anderson, Chris, Makers: The New Industrial Revolution,
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arduino — is an open-source, single-board microcontroller – descendant of the open-source Wiring platform – designed to make the process of using electronics in multidisciplinary projects more accessible. The hardware consists of a simple, open hardware design for the Arduino board with an Atmel AVR processor and on-board input/ output support. The software consists of a standard programming language compiler and the boot loader that runs on the board. Arduino hardware is programmed using a Wiringbased language (syntax and libraries), similar to C++ with some slight simplifications and modifications, and a Processing-based integrated development environment. Current versions can be purchased pre-assembled; hardware design information is available for those who would like to assemble an Arduino by hand. Additionally, variations of the Italian-made Arduino (with varying levels of compatibility) have been released by third parties. Some of them are programmed using the Arduino software. http://www.arduino.cc
12 WSJ.com | 17 September 2012 13 Ipsos-NA.com | 10 July 2012 14 http://tinyurl.com/cdwx5cl 15 Source: Customer Experience In The Post-PC Era by Forrester, 2013 16 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect#Sales 17 http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/hard_soft/index.html
On July 13 at the Campus Party in Valencia, Arduino and Telefónica I+D presented Arduino GSM/GPRS Shield, an initiative that incorporates GPRS/GSM to a free hardware motherboard, resulting in a low-cost modem with multiple possibilities. The project promotes the so-called “Internet of things” (Machine to Machine) in an easy and economical way. This module will allow people to connect creations to the Internet, and to communicate with them through SMS or with voice via GPRS/GSM; furthermore, it will be accomplished cheaply and easily in most countries. http://www.iot-spain.com/?p=296
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