Cutting-edge design, engineering and medical information are all part of the open source and 'commons' movements.
Rather than allowing information, creation and technology to be controlled by a single entity, open source and commons lets anyone have access so that the power of collaborative invention can build upon shared knowledge for the benefit of many rather than just a few.
Implications - The commons or crowdsourcing movement is the most honest form of consumer-driven initiative a company can make. Companies that leave the fate of their products in the hands of their audience have come to terms with the fact that the power is quite literally in the people. Ultimately, there is no better way to please a certain target audience than letting them create the product themselves.
39 Open Source and Commons Finds
Changing the World Through Equal Access and Shared Technology:
Katie Cordrey — Aug 2, 2010 — Pop Culture
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iPad Clones
The iPed is a Black Market Version of the iPad
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High Tech Graffiti
LED Throwies
36
Instructables
Step by Step Collaboration Online
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Fully Customizable Phone
Qtopia Greenphone with Linux
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Google Phone in Testing
Android Cell Phone
33
Top 60 Things that Are Free (Land, Beer, Boobs and University)
32
Map Phones
Google Launches The G1 Phone
31
Hackable Beer / Free Beer
30
Interactive Surface 3D Worlds
Teacher Makes SMARTBoard Interactive With Edusim 3D
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Customizable Android Phones
Mimique
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Cardboard Mechanics
Art Installation Uses Open Source Hardware to Control Movement
27
Electric Sheep
Screensaver Generated by Global Network of Computers
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Capitalism 3.0
Reinventing the Commons
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Touchscreen WiFi Beanbag
Chumby PDA Pet
24
Eye Movement Art
Despite Being Paralyzed, the EyeWriter Lets Tony Quan Make Art
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String-Less Digital Guitars
The Linux Powered Misa Digital Guitar Rocks
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Open Source Browsers
Google Chrome
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Open Source DVR
Linux Based Monolith Challenges TiVo
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NEO 1973
The world's first open source mobile phone
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Psiphon Peer to Peer Censorship Defeater
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Creative Commons Train Rides
Norwegian NRK Holds Contest for Reuse of Train Ride Film
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Design Your Own Phone
The OpenMoko Neo1973
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Open-Source Hardware
Wingshield ScrewShield Spurs Innovation and Generates Profit
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Twittering Timepieces
The Twitwee Clock Will Make Sure You Never Miss A Retweet
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The Rise of Open Source
Washington, DC Switches to Google Docs, Sorry Microsoft
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Crowdsourcing Green Jobs
Hyper-Local Websites Make it Easier to Find Eco-Friendly Service Pros
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GPS on iPhone
Google Maps and Open Source Coming Soon
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Medical Wikipedia
Medpedia
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I-Robot Create
Open Sourced Robot For Modding
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Best Free Open Source Video Browser, Aggregator, and Player
Miro 1.0
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Green Patent Sharing
Hewlett Packard Gives Open-Source Eco Innovations to Eco-Patent Commons
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Pro-Open Source Sites
Shareable Website Shows the Good Will Ability of the Internet
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iPhone Reality Shows
Command Guru Will Stream a Show about iPhone App Developers
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Open Source Stupid Filter
Detects Dumb Comments, Paves Way for Intelligent Web
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Popeye & His Top 20 Trends
3
Itty-Bitty Geek Gadgets
Ben NanoNote Open Source Hardware is for Linux Nerds
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Open Source Content
Star in Your Own Horror Movie with Kaltura
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Etch-A-Sketch Clock
Upgraded Toy Keeps Time
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