IEEE.org| IEEE Xplore Digital Library| IEEE Standards| IEEE Spectrum| More Sites

Cart (Loading....) | Create Account | 

Close category search window
Author Searchbeta |  Advanced Search  |  Preferences |  Search Tips  |  More Search Options  
 
Browse Journals & Magazines > Consumer Electronics Magazine ...> Volume:1 Issue:2 Help

Open-Source and Consumer Electronics—The Back Door to World Domination: Why Reinvent the Wheel (Especially When Nice People Are Giving Wheels Away for Free)?

Full Text Sign-In or Purchase

Sign In

Cookies must be enabled to login.After enabling cookies , please use refresh or reload or ctrl+f5 on the browser for the login options.

Formats Non-Member Member
$31 $13
Learn how you can qualify for the best price for this item!
Become an IEEE Member or Subscribe to
IEEE Xplore for exclusive pricing! close button
puzzle piece

IEEE membership options for an individual and IEEE Xplore subscriptions for an organization offer the most affordable access to essential journal articles, conference papers, standards, eBooks, and eLearning courses.

Learn more about:

IEEE membership

IEEE Xplore subscriptions

1 Author(s)
McLoughlin, I.V. ; School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

The development work that used to be seen as a tedious but necessary part of any embedded computing product is increasingly found and released as open-source software. Perhaps the ultimate example of this is in the provision of an entire market-ready user experience in the Android operating system (OS). This article demonstrates some of the immediate consequences such as accelerating the time to market, leveling the user interface playing field, and lowering the bar to product entry and goes on to consider a longer-term impact. Is this truly a free lunch?

Published in:
Consumer Electronics Magazine, IEEE  (Volume:1 ,  Issue: 2 )

Date of Publication: April 2012

Page(s):
53 - 58
ISSN :
2162-2248
Digital Object Identifier :
10.1109/MCE.2011.2181882
Product Type:
Journals & Magazines
Date of Current Version :
22 March 2012
Issue Date :
April 2012
Sponsored by :
IEEE Consumer Electronics Society

IEEE Account

Purchase Details

Profile Information

Need Help?


IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity About IEEE Xplore | Contact | Help | Terms of Use | Nondiscrimination Policy | Site Map | Privacy & Opting Out of Cookies

A not-for-profit organization, IEEE is the world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology.
© Copyright 2013 IEEE - All rights reserved. Use of this web site signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions.