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This talk was has been giving a number of times at Eric von Hippel's classes and is usually 90 minutes in length. The following links act a tour of a series of examples of user innovation to show the breadth of user innovation and community innovation and production. == CHDK == [http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page CHDK] is a free software/open source firmware add-on for digital cameras. * [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/chdk/images/d/dc/G7_blinking_RS232_ewavr.jpg Dumping Canon Firmware] * [http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page CHDK homepage] (including supported camera list) * [http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_firmware_usage Screenshots] * [http://blip.tv/file/320051/ Time-lapse sample] * [http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Samples:_Lightning_photography Lightning photography] plus [http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1010&message=23532905] [http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1010&message=23543185] * [http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Samples:_HDR HDR photography] [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_Columbia_Parliament_Buildings_-_Pano_-_HDR.jpg] * [http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Samples:_Unlimited_DOF Focus bracketing] * [http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Samples:_High-Speed_Shutter_%26_Flash-Sync Ultra high-speed shutter and flash] * [http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#Q._May_I_suggest_a_new_feature.3F FAQ: May I suggest a new feature?] == RockBox == [http://www.rockbox.org RockBox] is alternate firmware for Digital Audio Players (DAP) including Apple iPods. * [http://bama.ua.edu/~bhodges/portfolio/images/Archos%20Jukebox.jpg Archos Jukebox] * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDrZ6dG7rcE RockBox Feature Tour] (iPod nano) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IPod_mini_rockbox.jpg iPod Screenshot] * [http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/PluginIndex RockBox plugin matrix] * [http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/DeviceChart RockBox support devices] * [http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/2006/05/rockbox-on-the-sandisk-sansa-e200-series.php SanDisk Sansa news article] == dotSUB == Is an online community that engages in collaborative translations of videos and film through collaborative amateur subtitling at less than order of magnitude the cost of professional subtitling. * [http://dotsub.com dotSUB homepage] * [http://dotsub.com/demo/ Translation demonstration] * [http://dotsub.com/films/inplainenglish/index.php RSS in Plain English] video with a couple dozen translations == Wikitravel == [http://wikitravel.org Wikitravel] is a non-Wikimedia collaborative projects that allows communities to create travel guides. * [http://wikitravel.org/en/Ho_Chi_Minh_City Ho Chi Minh City] on Wikitravel (sample article) * [http://wikitravelpress.com/ Wikitravel Press] * [http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=1849551 Sample Wikitravel Book] Other (more whimsical but no less useful) community travel sites include: * [http://www.sleepinginairports.net/ The Budget Travel's Guide to Sleeping in Airports] * [http://www.airlinemeals.net/ arlinemeals.net] and their [http://www.airlinemeals.net/indexMeals.html extensive meal list] == DDWRT and OpenWRT == [http://openwrt.org OpenWRT] is a community produced firmware for home routers including the Linksys WRT. [[http://www.dd-wrt.com DD-WRT] is a version of OpenWRT that is now distributed commercially on several routers. * [http://wiki.openwrt.org/CompleteTableOfHardware List of currently supported hardware] Software hacks: * [http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/What_is_%22DD-WRT%22%3F#Features DD-WRT feature list] * [http://lifehacker.com/software/router/hack-attack-turn-your-60-router-into-a-600-router-178132.php Turn $60 router into a $600 router] * [http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato Tomato firmware] Hardware hacks: * [http://www.talug.org/events/20050115/Wireless_Linux/img26.html Adding ports] * [http://icrontic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4517 Overclocking] * [http://yasha.okshtein.net/wrt54g/ Wifi Car] ([http://yasha.okshtein.net/wrt54g/pics2.html more pictures]) There are now even several books on the topic of modifying a WRT54G machine including this one: * [http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WRT54G-Ultimate-Hacking-Asadoorian/dp/1597491667/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204907833&sr=1-1 Ultimate WRT54G Hacking] == Roomba/iCreate == iRobot is a version of iRobot's popular Roomba vacuum cleaner that is designed for hobbiest. A large number of hobbiest had modified and improved their Roomba robotic vaccum cleaners. Create is essentially a Roomba minus the vacuum cleaner that is targeted at hobbiests. * [http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-top-5-roomba-hacks Top 5 Roomba Hacks] * [http://hackingroomba.com/projects/build-a-cylon-roomba/ Cylon Roomba] * [http://hackingroomba.com/projects/roombamidi2/ MIDI Hack for Roomba] * [http://hackingroomba.com/projects/roomba-tilt-control-with-macbook-perl/ Tilt sensor with Mac] * [http://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Roomba-ExtremeTech-Tod-Kurt/dp/0470072717/ Hacking Roomba book] [[Category:Talks]] [[Category:Links]]
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