Presenting at TechGarage ‘08

Tomorrow we will be presenting OpenSpime at TechGarage ‘08. TechGarage enables startups to meet with potential investors, in an energetic and interactive environment, where the exchange of ideas is encouraged. We are glad to have been chosen to be one of the presenters there.

Green phones are coming, thanks to Onyx, and CPS Group Italia!

We have issued a press release today, together with Blue Telephony, and CPS Group Italia, announcing their collaboration on the development of a new line of Onyx branded mobile phones, which will be based on the OpenSpime technology platform.

Blue Telephony and CPS Group collaborate on an OpenSpime based mobile phone - Press Release - [...]

A .org to explore policies and grow the community

With the launch of the OpenSpime Developer Network yesterday, and the first public version of the OpenSpime protocol, we have taken an important step to turn our vision into reality. But this cannot be achieved on our own, and as importantly it cannot be achieved without a healthy debate that goes beyond the technical specifications. [...]

OpenSpime Developer Network launches

Today we are launching the OpenSpime Developer Network, where all the coders, hackers, makers who are interested in playing with the OpenSpime protocol, and its various implementations can meet.

It is only through the creativity and inventiveness of the community of developers that OpenSpime will succeed! This is why we are excited that so many have [...]

The coevolution of open source software and hardware

Open source software has conquered the world in the last decade, and its influence has recently started to spread to how hardware is being developed. Of course hardware IS software, when you take into account that CAD has had a larger and larger role in designing circuits.

The Economist has published an excellent article “Open sesame“in [...]

Interviewed by ADN Kronos press agency

The ADN Kronos press agency’s interactive division interviewed us for their weekly segment on the Italian economy, which is then sent to 1200 television stations which air it in their news programming. The judgement of the interviewer is very positive, labeling us “a success story of an Italy that knows how to bet on high-technology”.

Conversation with Bruce Sterling on spimes

A few days ago we had the pleasure of a long Italian dinner, and of an after dinner on-camera conversation with Bruce Sterling, writer, speaker, futurist, and inventor of the word spime. Posted in parts 1, 2, and 3 online*, the video does not only talk about spimes and their meaning, but also covers other [...]

Follow our DrinkLink in live streaming

If you cannot make it this evening (on CET… it will be in the morning of today on PST), then you can follow us streaming live on the OpenSpime channel on Mogulus. Right now we are transmitting a compilation of a series of OpenSpime videos, and live transmissions will start at 8PM CET (11AM PST). [...]

OpenSpime Drink-Link: come and play @Bastard.it!

Do you want to experiment with spimes, have a first look at the preliminary OpenSpime architecture? Are you a hardware hacker, a maker, a mashup-wizard? Want to play with spimified Arduinos, SunSpots, iPhones, and more?
Than come to Bastard.it for the OpenSpime Drink-Link!
When: Wednesday, April 9, starting at 6.30 PM.
Where: Via Slapater 19, Milan, Italy
In a [...]

Transcript of our Technometria interview

On Technometria from IT Conversations, Phil Windley along with Scott Lemon talked with David Orban and Roberto Ostinelli about OpenSpime, an open source project for supporting spime technology. This is the transcript of a Technometria podcast episode, of March 18, 2008

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