tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59051962011-04-21T21:54:46.480-04:00The Wayward iDeskoid Robotic PC ConceptMission to Accomplished By Any Means Necessary: To promote the concept of robotic computer furniture. As the ultimate appliance of communication and the center of digital home entertainment. It is a computer that masquerade as a robot that masquerade as an ordinary digital furniture, a triple layer "masqueration" if you will. For more info regarding commercializing iDeskoid ,please kindly send email to: waynechiang@nyc.rr.com ©2002-2005 All rights reserved. US Patent No. 6,443,543FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1124010935170850452005-08-14T04:59:00.000-04:002005-08-14T05:32:46.696-04:00iDeskoid is the Rodney Dangerfield of PC-based robot. Instead of using a laptop, an alternative is to customize an LCD monitor + a Mini ITX board. I don't know which way is the best. It is all up to the end users.FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1121787248974741882005-07-19T11:29:00.000-04:002005-07-21T12:20:52.266-04:00Taipei City MRT's "Funny" Non-Robotic Wireless Internet Stand Good news for Taipei's Metro RapidTransit (subway) commuters. It is now possible to surf the net with your own PDA or laptop; thanks to www.qware.net . Obviously, MRT is no IKEA, comfortable sofa are nowhere in sight. This could be Taipei Mayor Ma's feeble attempt to boost Internet "juice" consumption. Some may successfully argue thatFunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1120122534300353392005-06-30T04:50:00.000-04:002005-07-05T22:31:50.406-04:00This is not your uncle Bob's PC case! This is a barebone iDeskoid. To cut development cost,I have utilized robotic parts taken from Evolution Robotic's ER1 kit. A Mini ITX motherboard can be mounted some where inside the bottom clear case, just like many other PC based robot. As you can see, the upper table-case can be used as a stowage for all kinds of peripherals, USB or Firewire related. The FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1118339228942517362005-06-09T13:29:00.000-04:002005-06-09T13:47:08.956-04:00I have the actual "working" prototype in my possession. The edges aren't rough, but there are countless issues to smooth out. I have shown the picture of it to a "trusted" few. But, some of them innocently mistaken me as a "robot salesman". I am not a robot salesman per se. I am only a concept promoter of "robotic PC" or more precisely, my "salesmanship" for lack of better words, only pertains toFunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1116105153943613902005-05-14T17:06:00.000-04:002005-05-18T00:25:37.813-04:00"This iDeskoid idea just may be crazy enough to work"; a direct quote from a prominent tech industry executive whom wishes to remain anonymous. "This is the all-In-One PC that makes other so-called All-In-One PC before it seemed rather incomplete"; a quote extracted from the tips of million users's tongues whom once thought that All-In-One PC is an impressive technological "breakthrough".FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1115781023086862232005-05-10T23:01:00.000-04:002005-05-10T23:15:04.136-04:00Progress update: I have consigned the task of building the iDeskoid prototype to a leading industrial design firm in Taiwan. The actual physical "functional" prototype will be available some time before the end of May 2005. Please stand by. In the mean time, I am unable to excuse myself for not attending www.roboevent.com this year. But to attend such event without a physical prototype may be an FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1115781783460742042005-05-08T23:17:00.000-04:002005-05-12T15:07:23.766-04:00My funny iDeskoid Robotic PC Sweet, comic iDeskoid Robotic PC; You make everybody smile with their hearts. Your looks are laughable; Robotic photographable; Yet, you're my favorite work of art. Is your owner - a hopeless geek? Is your battery - a little weak? When you open it will it leak?, are you smart? Don't change no shape for me; Not if you care for me; Stay, little iDeskoid, stay! Each day FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1113361512752337632005-04-12T23:02:00.000-04:002005-04-15T14:28:20.196-04:00Objective recap...1. To build a mildly but effective deskoid robotic PC, its exact role will depends on what the user want it to be. It can be a desk, a robot, a PC or all of the above.2. To broaden the functionalities of a ordinary PC by performing "mitosis" of the PC case. In which the PC case incidentally becomes a smart robotic furniture.3. To contemplate all the social implication of this FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1109665664665237882005-03-01T03:18:00.000-05:002005-03-26T09:51:33.416-05:00Robotic is a dynamic potent element(tangible or non-tangible) that will enable user to interact with their personal computers and each others in many new ways. These new modes of user-machine-user interactions will take some fine tuning at first before wide scale realization that iDeskoid is indeed indispensable. It is a unique forward and backward compatible design, meaning it can be both a fullFunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1108530579000790152005-02-16T00:03:00.000-05:002005-02-17T22:13:50.350-05:00iSight Digital "Periscope"Once Mac Mini gone robotically mobile, it would be perfectly feasible to configure the beloved iSight camera to function as a digital periscope over IP. Unlike the optical periscope, user of iSight digital periscope do not have to be under the desk to use it. In fact you don't even have to in the same room. The rotation of the iSight Periscope can be controlled by the FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1107848650904179782005-02-08T02:42:00.000-05:002005-02-15T01:08:49.820-05:00As always, Al knows what he is talking about.FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1107667264934506052005-02-06T01:08:00.000-05:002005-03-04T03:21:16.406-05:00The greatest PC vendors have something to learn from Magical Mr. Wayne Chiang's extraordinary conjuring robotic PC rig.And you'll all say Oh! Well I never was there ever A PC design so clever as magical Mr. Wayne Chiang'sWith the processing power of two Mac Mini, and the accompanied hard disks storage space, this iDeskoid is configure to be an automated "rapid fire" photo capturing machine or theFunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1107318490150503512005-02-01T23:26:00.000-05:002005-02-06T00:08:02.143-05:00iDeskoid is a "bandwagon" design for the Mac Mini to hop on, and vice versa.
Since it is such a flexible and versatile "bandwagon", we fully expect this "dual Mac Mini in perfect harmony" configuration. A St. Valentine's Day Special!FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1107070218286300122005-01-30T02:29:00.000-05:002005-01-30T02:30:18.286-05:00By itself, Mac Mini is an oxymoronic portable desktop computer, but with iDeskoid the Mac Mini becomes a de-oxymoronic portable desktop computer. It may not be as portable as PDA or laptop, but in a domestic settings, iDeskoid enables Mac Mini to be always right-next-to-you, actively or passively.
FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1106228733271806952005-01-20T08:44:00.000-05:002005-01-23T11:46:35.800-05:00
However, iDeskoid is in no position to recommend any particular operating system at this time.FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1106013886560870532005-01-17T21:04:00.000-05:002005-01-30T02:29:07.346-05:00The Unofficial Mac Mini Enlarger.
The placement of the Mac Mini unit at the lower deck is just for representation purpose only. Due to its small size, user can put it into the upper deck as well. FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1105706920511593912005-01-14T07:34:00.000-05:002005-01-15T14:16:14.186-05:00Mac Mini, you complete me!
Is it obvious that this robo-techno-furniture (iDesk) is the ideal Mac Mini Docking Station/Transporter. More precisely, this will not only be the Mac Mini Dock, it can also a iPod Dock(with speakers mounted), a highly versatile holistic "iDock" if you will. Somebody need to tell Steve Jobs about this. I really like to know what he think about this idea. Mac's market FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1103168129796354852004-12-15T21:53:00.000-05:002005-01-14T18:16:58.336-05:00Mobile Mac Mini Docking Station
The iLamp which can be configure to clap-on & clap-off. (a sound recognition technology)
There always had been a strong will among PC aficionados to enable PC to do all sorts of different tasks often not intended for PC. Sometimes it may not be the most cost effective. But such endeavor not only provides a sense of accomplishment, but also adds to the total FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1102219935192739272004-12-04T23:11:00.000-05:002005-01-02T04:08:49.670-05:00Robotic Poetry in Motion
A down-to-earth version of the Mars Explorer.
Smoothly, it rolls across the roomba-ed floor.
It is still a PC and ready to do more.
Even before the CPU becomes multi core.
Configure it to record your own snore
Pretend like nobody ever heard it before
Lower the volume, and ask
Is this the sound signature of a lazy dinosaur?
With iPod docked, it plays your favorite FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1102036190613478832004-12-02T19:50:00.000-05:002005-01-02T04:09:37.243-05:00Robotic PC is PC-unleashed.
The implication of such unleashment shouldn't be "mis-underestimated". Comparing Robotic PC and ordinary PC is like comparing an RV and a tent. You can certainly park an RV on the driveway and use it as a tent, but why do just that? Sure, a tent is much cheaper than an RV, but an RV offers a lot more. Robotic PC also tries to offers more, especially the Deskoid FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1099723506724324512004-11-06T01:35:00.000-05:002004-11-29T00:17:46.986-05:00The leap of imagination from PC to robotic seemed too easy. The trick is to make the robot more furniture-ish, thus more home-friendly. As if IKEA is behind the whole project. In the future realm of digital home, the line between appliance and furniture is blurring, at the same time when some PC begins to look more and more like an appliance. The question is...How can PC, appliance, furniture allFunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1093482727912335782004-08-25T21:03:00.000-04:002005-01-02T04:07:45.250-05:00The wheels on the Deskoid Robot goes round and round, all through the living room.
The PDA style remote control with a LCD viewfinder can be use to control this Deskoid rover for all kinds of video or photographic related activities, such as "Deskarazzi".
Can this also be a real time live video streaming server? No need to email any more picturs, just make this computer a picture sharing web FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1090177220298083942004-07-31T14:56:00.000-04:002005-02-11T23:50:25.193-05:00May I have your attention please!Will the real iDeskoid Robotic PC please stand upI don't think we gonna have a problem here.Is it a robot?Is it a PC?Is it a desk?Why can't a product be all three of the above?Consequentially, it is also a universal docking station for camera, phone , iPod and who knows what else?From a PC case stand point, this unique double-box sandwich design provides easy FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1091276660088333942004-07-31T08:22:00.000-04:002004-07-31T08:24:20.090-04:00For the Chinese version of this blog please go to http://deskoid.blogspot.com
FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1090890824613711722004-07-26T21:12:00.000-04:002004-08-05T00:56:23.793-04:00Until the arrival of a fully functional humanoid robot, a deskoid robot can be ready to serve much sooner than expected. Besides trying to be a robot, the Deskoid Robotic PC system makes all those pesky external PC peripherals seamlessly internal. That is the benefit of the next generation all-in-one double decker design. PC peripherals of various kind just snapped-on to the specially designed FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1090618403564166732004-07-25T17:30:00.000-04:002005-02-11T23:51:54.436-05:00Why? Because you can't teach old furniture new tricks.This is the Deskoid Robotic PC being utilizes as a modular but true all-in-one PC. Isn't it nice to have all PC peripherals organized this way? Now user can relocate an entire PC to any room and begins to be productive almost right away. Even with all the external peripherals attached to it. Have you tried to relocate a laptop with all the FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1090539303867741882004-07-22T19:31:00.000-04:002004-07-22T19:35:03.866-04:00
This demostrates that Deskoid Robotic PC can be utilizes as a ordinary PC in the presence of a ordinary table.
FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1089990221408948652004-07-16T10:39:00.000-04:002004-07-16T17:34:03.373-04:00
A Deskoid Robotic PC configured specially for VoIP communication such as Skype. With this PC, Skype user can talk the talk and walk the walk at the same time or just sit on a living room sofa. This robotic PC will accommodate user's unpredictable location and posture changes that may often occur during a phone/videoconference conversation.
FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1089848884316675852004-07-14T19:44:00.000-04:002004-07-14T19:48:04.316-04:00
A more updated picture of a Deskoid Robotic PC in its upright form.
Notice the cordless input devices storage compartment.FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1089607566083784202004-07-12T00:41:00.000-04:002004-07-15T14:01:05.956-04:00
This is Deskoid Robotic PC in its "robot" roaming-ready mode. In such mode, LCD monitor and input devices can be hidden or unmounted for weight reduction.
FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1088489893973712962004-06-29T02:03:00.000-04:002004-06-29T02:18:13.973-04:00Ironically, how ordinary desks had been immuned to the "virus' of technological advancement for so long. Many high tech gadgets had been place on top of it, and despite the fact that many PC are often referred as "Desktop". But yet, the desk still remained the most primitive piece of human creation. When will they give us such a deskoid robotic "Active Furniture", Do we have to wait for Ikea to FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1088251869828267952004-06-26T07:55:00.000-04:002004-06-26T08:11:09.830-04:00As you can see, the table-top of this robot behave sort of like a motherboard for external devices. All kinds of common PC external devices can be mounted on this securly, For small table on the move, this makes mounting and dismounting devices a quick snap. All the PC related peripherals can be snapped into one physical entity, but yet remain modularly flexible. Borg Cube is the only machine FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1083895045423990032004-05-06T21:55:00.000-04:002004-07-29T00:06:40.460-04:00
The orange box (sits in between the two large blue boxes) represents a miniture system unit. It controls the rotation of the red wheels and the attached photo monopod. Some calls it, the brain of the robot.FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1082729922047485492004-04-23T09:38:00.000-04:002004-05-02T20:39:15.483-04:00If you want to know what my invention is exactly and expect a few "simple" answers, here are a bunch of them:
It is a computer enhancer that enhanses computer robotically.
It is a PC desk infected with digital contagion.
If is a PC that IKEA might built if IKEA is in the computer industry.
It is a computer with desk buit-in and functionally integrated.
It is a computer with height-adjustable deskFunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1082075013484169172004-04-15T18:55:00.000-04:002004-07-28T23:58:13.510-04:00
With the LCD monitor mounted on the side the deskoid robot can be used as a PC rack.
The PC unit is beyond the LCD monitor. Obviously, the whole setup is design to be placed on a desk not on a floor. With this setup, user can relocate their PC and all the peripherals from one room to another in no more than one trip.
FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1082066330510191282004-04-15T17:50:00.000-04:002004-04-17T00:06:18.013-04:00
The camera and LCD monitor do not have to face the same direction during image capture sessions. In fact the monitor can even be folded or detached.FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1081647431204057202004-04-10T21:35:00.000-04:002004-04-10T21:52:09.280-04:00Here are some example of PC-based robot websites
http://www.robodynamics.com/site/
http://www.whiteboxrobotics.com/FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1081646792835663732004-04-10T21:24:00.000-04:002004-04-10T21:30:24.340-04:00When a PC is robotically automated, all other related peripherals are collaterally automated as well.FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1073837371263749222004-01-11T10:59:00.000-05:002004-01-19T11:56:50.000-05:00Updated Product Concept in 2 pages (Chinese Traditional)
Digitalcarrier0411.doc
FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1069926306160412092003-11-27T04:41:00.000-05:002003-11-27T04:50:35.620-05:00Here is a Word doc in Chinese
Digitalcarrier.docFunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1068606602692243652003-11-11T22:09:00.000-05:002003-11-12T12:33:07.070-05:00Frequently Asked Questions
1, What is a PC Outfitter?
PC outfitter is basically a mobile docking station for a small size compact PC with a height adjustable table top that can be used to mount various types of peripherals especially a tripod or a mechanized rotational mono-pods. In another word, it is basically a wheel chair for the "handicapped" PC. I hope I am not the first one to make you FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1067243633582217922003-10-27T03:13:00.000-05:002003-10-27T03:33:54.213-05:00Sorry to beat around the bush for too long. It isn't easy to see the forest one is deep in the woods. Adding mechanized wheels to a PC in a manner that I have suggested seemed to have a tremendous implication. After that is done, a robotic PC will play a even bigger role in:
1. Remote security monitoringThat means being able to monitor a location remotely.
2. Robotic photography Enable digital FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1067210442705717312003-10-26T18:20:00.000-05:002003-10-26T18:42:36.996-05:00It is about time for PC users to wise-up and demand a non-handicapped PC from the PC makers. With ubiquitous WiFi technology, the PC is on the verge of being unleashed into a self-mobile domestic communicative appliance, fully able to be not just a computer but a robotic carrier/ universal mobile docking stations for all types of devices such as digital camera, mobile phone, mp3 player just to FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1067051787364931492003-10-24T23:09:00.000-04:002003-10-26T10:40:55.723-05:00If an airport can be made to be mobile like the air craft carrier why can't a computer be made to be like a mobile robotic digital gear carrier/docking station and roam freely where ever is needed. What is once stationary will be roamingly mobile if technology allows it.
For a pdf copy of the actual patent please click below
6443543.pdf
Please note that the pictures within the patent are FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1066720815720021392003-10-21T03:08:00.000-04:002003-10-24T04:07:54.846-04:00.
The above picture shows how such device can be a mobile tripod/camera carrier. Such device can be easily programmed to accept all kinds of control command from a wireless Playstation style game-pad. Controls which might include both camera pan/tilt/zoom and room to room relocation of the entire device. With a mechanized camera rotative attachement, whatever the camera sees can be be FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1066719430122685412003-10-21T02:54:00.000-04:002003-10-21T03:07:42.220-04:00
The picture shows the device in a collapsed mode. The apertures on the table top is design to accommodate all types of additional peripherals.
This pictue shows the device in an leg-extended mode. Not an ideal mode for remote roaming but ideal as a make-shift stationary PC kiosk.
This is a cross-sectional view of the device. Further showing the potential multi-devices mobile FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1066492360295822142003-10-18T11:19:00.000-04:002003-10-18T12:04:22.520-04:00With just some minimal mechanical modifications and additions, a PC can be much more useful than what it is now. Unlike other home appliances, a PC-based informational appliance is a prime candidate for a near-robotic or a stepping stone towards a full-featured robotic reality. Due to user's comfort level with PC, it makes even more sense to have an appliance with dual role of PC/robot. This is FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1065609258353505792003-10-08T06:12:00.000-04:002003-10-08T06:34:18.220-04:00Besides the badly needed mechanized wheels, height adjustability, and photo rotational attachments, there is another aspect of modern PC usage that needs to be addressed. Being an avid PC user myself, I noticed that PC's relationship with all its peripheral devices can often be describe as nothing less than a total unmanageable mess or docking stations overload in a physical sense. The problem isFunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1065574550325052892003-10-07T20:24:00.000-04:002003-10-08T04:14:02.140-04:00"Operation PC Versatility Enhancing via Robotic Mobilization" started when something in the air inspires me to explore what if one can equip wheels to the bottom of a computer? Also let the computer issue precisely control over the rotation of the wheels. Later I realize that some sort of height adjustablity similar to a photo-tripod is necessary feature. This train of thoughts later evolved intoFunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1065520393005115172003-10-07T05:24:00.000-04:002003-10-07T05:57:09.666-04:00My previous attempts to entice known electronic and computer vendors with my patent has been nothing but painful uphill battles. I've been warn that the corporate world does not welcome an inventor with open arms. I am currently seeking a computer related magazine publishers to publish a story regarding my patent. While vacationing in Koh Samui of Thailand, I met a reporter from CNN. Not FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1065509718076340222003-10-07T02:33:00.000-04:002004-08-07T18:49:35.473-04:00Perhaps it would only be a matter of time for Microsoft to release Windows OS Robotic Edition. After all, Media Center Edition 200X OS doesn't not sound exciting enough for most of us to reach for our wallets.
Robotic vacuum does have its charm, but let's not overlook the fact that the real worthwhile technological challenge is robotic photography. With some kind of image tracking and FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1065497477672996222003-10-06T23:14:00.000-04:002003-10-06T23:31:17.480-04:00Similar to the ER1 robot from www.evolution.com, my patented invention is also a docking station for PC with mechanized wheels and camera attachement. I have informed Evolution Robotics about my patent but they'd pretty much ignored me. But I did managed to get a phone interview for a job from Evolution Robotic's human resource dept. But unfortunately I was under-qualify.
ER1 is like a version FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1065491447246379422003-10-06T21:49:00.000-04:002003-10-06T21:50:46.760-04:00The hidden trend of PC slowly evolving to a robot is not very apparent. Yes, your PC might not be blind (attached with a webcam); might not be deaf (equiped with speakers/microphone; but it is most likely immobile. That is to say that most PC I know can't move an inch by itself. Despite the fact that how "fast" the CPU might be. The PC industry had been selling us handicapped PC and I wonder why FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905196.post-1065456132488034502003-10-06T12:05:00.000-04:002003-10-06T12:14:41.863-04:00Similar to the Rover that NASA sent to Mars, PC-based digital robotic photography appliance is a two-way communicative intraplanetary explorational rover for the earthly bounded souls like you and me.
With WiFi connection and my patented (US 6,443,543) product concept, PC is on the verge of evolving into a mildly robotic domestic communicative appliance. (or a mobile digital hub) Basically, as a FunkyColdAmoebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625092972102801591noreply@blogger.com