[PD] [PD-announce] Open source your mobile devices, Oct 14th @ Eyebeam

[Gunter Geiger]

On Oct 10, 2008, at 8:16 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:

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> Hey all, if you are near NYC, come join us in putting Pd on old PDAs
> and iPods:

Are you going to install Pd or PDa ?
If its PDa, then I would be grateful if you can report the experience  
you had while
installing it. One of the biggest obstacles for PDa is still the way  
all those linux
distros differ from each other.

Thanks,

Günter


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>> October 14: Open source your mobile devices
>> Untethered workshop
>> Date: Tues., Oct. 14, 7PM
>> Location: Eyebeam, 540 W. 21st St., NYC
>> Cost: Free
>>
>> Got an old iPod? Install iPodLinux on it and turn it into an 8-bit
>> sequencer or touchscreen guitar. Or hook up an Arduino to your old
>> wifi router and discover what's possible.
>>
>> This workshop is based on the idea of making iPods, wifi routers and
>> PDAs "generative", by changing their software to enable creative
>> experimentation. Until recently, only very skilled hackers were able
>> to "untether" their own devices. Thanks to the work of so many
>> hackers, it's getting easier. Yes, there are still irksome technical
>> details master, but that's what this workshop is for!
>>
>> Eyebeam resident Hans-Christoph Steiner, together with Chris "the
>> Widget" DiMauro will lead the workshop. They've been collecting a
>> wide range of devices and hacking them with free software and now
>> want to help you do the same.
>>
>> Check the wiki to determine if your seemingly obsolete devices are
>> supported, and if so, bring them along: http://dev.eyebeam.org/
>> projects/reware/wiki/Workshop
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