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tigger% wrote:

> > It seems to me from this discussion that the best option for everybody would be a
> > medium client which would be
> > able to switch to thin client operation when supporting infrastructure is
> > detected, and to offer normal operation
> > when out of coverage,  combining ubiquitous environments with mobile users.
>
> There is a new (mostly vaporware) technology out there that attempts to
> follow this mode of operation. It is called Jini (pronounced "Jeenie") from
> Sun. It is supposed to be able to connect all sorts of devices to a network
> transparently and in realtime. So if you walked into a room that had a
> Jini-enabled printer, for example, and your wearable was Jini-enabled, then
> you would automatically have access to that printer, even if you had never
> been in that room before.
> The URL is http://java.sun.com/products/jini/index.html

hhmm interesting, If i get time I will see if I can intergrate this with sulawesi....
it seems to me
as if sun is trying to put java back where it was first envisaged, ubquitous computing
devices.

I have an article on the I-Button, from a year old (or so) electronics magazine, it
mentions that
dallas semiconductors produce developers kits.
it also mentions the web site www.ibutton.com which looks quite informative (it's also
owned by dallas i think)

Hope this helps.. anybody got any jini programming experience ;-)

regards
Neill

>
>
> While I'm on the topic of Sun (or Sun-ish) products, has anyone heard of
> I-buttons? They are buttons that contain tiny little processors and memory
> and such, and can be used for authentication and security, as well as to
> hold info like medical history. In a wearable situation, they could be used
> to allow access to sensitive information, and maybe even act as a "key" to
> start the wearable. IOW, without the I-button and it's secret key, the
> wearable would do nothing past a boot but show who the owner is and how to
> contact him/her.
> Check out http://www.ibutton.com for more info.
>
> Paul Archer
>
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