[oats-sig] ASUS mother board good for OATS devices

Totally... Jambu would surely be key to this and turning it into an AAC

Good thinking! Do you mean for such a device to aimed at media and the
web? I think that makes a lot of sense.

At a glance, the board looks like it can handle image processing
tasks, and it looks like it comes with an intel processor which is an
advantage for any opencv-based routines.

Steve: I wonder just how stripped-down that firefox is? While I know
you have been through this in The Real World, I'm still facinated by
the Jambu concept deployed as a firefox extension and leveraging
svg+xbl+javascript+python+bells+whistles+etc (would firefox's
extension mechanism be compatible with Jambu's ideas of
extensibility). Please feel free to put me right though, as I'm
unfamiliar with the practicalities of xul-based development.

Stephen

On 10/16/07, Simon Judge <simon.judge at nhs.net> wrote:
> Totally... Jambu would surely be key to this and turning it into an AAC
> device... Integrating Open Gazer and Open Interaction (or whatever Stephen's
> work will be called!) would be impressive too!  It makes a good 'vision
> device' to aim for... Perhaps we should write it up as a little brief...
>
> Cheers.
>
> Simon
>
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> [mailto:oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Steve Lee
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> Jambu could play a part too.
>
> In fact other applications come to mind. If FireVox works with Splashtop
> then you have an internet device for the visual impaired.
>
> Add a dash of Nokia's Hildon input method and you get tablet device.
>
> Add a twist of voip and you get communications.
>
> add a splash of multimedia .....
>
>
> On 16/10/2007, Simon Judge <simon.judge at nhs.net> wrote:
> >  This looks awesome, I'm totally inspired by this concept...  It is
> > interesting that AAC (communication aid) devices have, historically,
> > been based on Win operating systems but 'locked down' to prevent
> > access to the OS (apparently for increased reliability, though there
> > is some evidence against this [1]).  In recent times the companies
> > have finally relented and admitted that there is an OS behind their
> > software and now let users have access to the OS, however it now means
> that boot times are an issue!!!
> >
> > 5 second power up to a functioning AAC device is a very desirable goal
> > and if it can be on a FLOSS and lightweight platform that allows
> > access to some basic/simple other tools through Ffox, then awesome!!!
> >
> > I really think this is brilliant!!!!  I'd better get writing research
> > proposals......
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Simon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
> > [mailto:oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Steve Lee
> > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 6:03 PM
> > To: OATs Project Special Interest Group
> > Subject: [oats-sig] ASUS mother board good for OATS devices
> >
> > This low power, fast boot mother board acts is a communications
> > appliance and includes Linux and a stripped down Firefox called
> > splashtop. It should be an ideal base for OATS devices AACs given its
> > 5 seconds power up time.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2th2dz
> > http://www.splashtop.com/
> >
> > also see
> >
> > http://gemal.dk/blog/2007/10/10/firefox_on_the_motherboard/?from=rss-c
> > ategor
> > y
> >
> >
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