New Student Portal on the Sun Developer Network
Aaron Houston, Program Coordinator for JUGs and Java Champions, pointed out that there is a new Student Portal on the Sun Developer Network, and could be a helpful resource for both high school and college students.Sun SPOT kits are available for price down to USD 300/kit for students and teachers/professors. The discount can ask about on the Sun SPOT Forums. There is a competition to submit a proposal for a Sun SPOT idea and you could receive a Free SPOT to implement it.The Sun SPOT Device is a small, wireless, battery powered experimental platform. It is programmed almost entirely in Java to allow regular programmers to create projects that used to require specialized embedded system development skills. The hardware platform includes a range of built-in sensors as well as the ability to easily interface to external devices.Rick opined on this advancement by saying that nvesting in resources for students is the best way to ensure another generation of well-equipped young developers and extend the lifetime of a platform like Java.
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