Alexei Blinov: Hive Networks

Hive Networks - Held by Alexei Blinov
31th March 2006

HIVE Networks - wireless networks of things, built and owned by users, using open source software and cheap disposable appliances.
Alexei Blinov of Raylab and a group of collaborators have set out to create an exciting project, HIVE Networks, which promises to change the perception of ubiquitous or pervasive computing.

HIVE combines the virtues of free software, free networks and open hardware to generate a framework for virtually any type of networked media application on small and cheap consumer devices. In this workshop he will show how HIVE devices can be customised to a range of applications.

About the lecturer:

Alexei Blinov is a Russian born artist/engineer living and working in London. He was and is strongly involved with wireless community networking. His areas of expertise include sensors, lasers, hardware design and programming. He has created his own projects as well as working with many artists and groups such as Take2030, audiorom, Tanaka, Hobijn and others.