A little off the beaten path, but it’s technology and it’s Goshen, Indiana – two things that are near and dear to my heart. A Goshen startup called RedPost makes a Linux-based, WiFi connected, hackable “picture frame/bulletin board.”
Of the product, RedPost writes:
No one pays attention to the mess of out-dated posters, ads with tear-away phone numbers, and tiny business cards that form the modern-day bulletin board. You have the content you want on your computer already — there’s just been no way to put it on the wall, door, bulletin board, or storefront window other than clicking the print button. We’re changing that, giving you a way to publish what content you want where and when you want it.
Hey, Doug. You said something about a contest, right? Right. The jist of the contest is that participants will submit a design that incorporates the RedPost kit. John Mishler, Master Sculptor will bring the design to life, and you get a free kit.
Note that entrants will have no competition from me. I’m moderately capable at jamming words together, but shapes and color elude me. Nor have I seen a RedPost kit in action, but it sounds like a nifty gadget. But, like I said, technology and Goshen, what could be better?
technology and Nappanee?
Hey, tripletma – those buggy whips don’t make themselves, you know!