Archive for January, 2008

open Bicycle Computer

January 12th, 2008 | Category: Informatics, Life, Mobile

During the last week I had the privilege to help a good friend to build the project homepage for oBiCo. The open Bicycle Computer project aims to build nothing less then an open source autonomous embedded system for your bike.


The oBiCo Logo


Peer with whom I shared a flat while studying at Aalen University and his girlfriend Ramona are planing to release the open source project at LinuxTag 2008, May 28 – 31, here in Berlin.


oBiCo prototype running gravitational sensor testprogramPCB of oBiCo prototype


Have a look at the projects homepage – which is still being developed – and notice the features. Just imagine what can be done with a dynamo-charged open source media device during bike trips.

Also I find it really astonishing that Peer could develop the prototype from scratch (hardware and software) in just a couple of months during his spare time, while being really busy at his day job.

I was excited to do the artwork of oBiCo.de and to finally spend some time using Blender again, which really grew in the years.


oBiCo developer button


In this spirit – keep developing, see you at LinuxTag 2008.

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