Monthly Archives: June 2013

MOwayduino, mini robot for kids

Posted on June 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

Its a mini robot with an arduino like setup.  Apparently its going to be opensource too.  It sounds neat, but I have a feeling they are going to be pricey ($80 maybe).  I can buy allot of legos for that … Continue reading →

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Spying on a company with BitCoin

Posted on June 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting read, article talks about how bitcoins has a transaction record that you can look at and see where they have been. http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/06/bitcoin_retai/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29

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Xerox: U.S. tops rankings for fostering female entrepreneurs

Posted on June 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK what does this have to do with Xerox?  Well the article goes on to talk about how key figures, like Ursula Burns of Xerox, where to this study.  However I haven’t really seen allot of innovation/entrepreneurship out of Xerox … Continue reading →

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Another article about Xerox CEO’s doctrate degree

Posted on June 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

Another article that “implies” the honor degree is given to Ursula because she is the first African american CEO of a large company. http://allafrica.com/stories/201306050320.html

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Xerox buys Learnsomething

Posted on June 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

Basically it sounds like this company makes lesson plans for internal company support for products, policy’s, etc.  Not exciting work, but still a service.  Its focus is on healthcare and pharm companies.  Gee thing there is going to need to … Continue reading →

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Xerox having Job Fair for displaced in OR

Posted on June 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

For the call center Xerox is closing in Oregon, they are going to have a job fair for local jobs for any companies interested. I am starting to like OR.  They put a lot of pressure on Xerox (press wise) … Continue reading →

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Google working on HTML5 kit with ad integration

Posted on June 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

This could be very interesting.  HTML5 is starting to finally make inroads into websites.  And more interesting, phones.  So a good kit could become handy, and if it has ad support built in for revenue, even better. http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/05/google-web-designer/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

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I was wondering when e-ink would make it to a smartwatch

Posted on June 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

Figured it was only a matter of time.  e-ink (stuff in e-readers) is very low power, high (relative speaking) res black/white display.  Well when compared to LCD a phone has. http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/04/e-ink-mobius-hands-on/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

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DARPA is using Cell Phones for cheaper Drones

Posted on June 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

Well you knew it was going to happen since the DIY community was already on it. http://gizmodo.com/darpas-using-smartphone-guts-to-build-cheaper-smarter-510337668

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Designing Circuits with Oregano

Posted on June 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on using Oregano (https://github.com/marc-lorber/oregano) an opensource project that has been around for some time for designing circuits and testing them.  Have not used the software myself, but it maybe worth looking at someday. http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/designing-electronics-linux

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