Sun Events at NCSU

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Sun Spots at State:
Experimental Technology from Sun Labs
Research from NC State Students
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Where:
North Carolina State University
Centennial Campus
Engineering Building 2 (EB2)
Room 1025

When:
Tuesday, April 3rd
Begins 600 pm (with Pizza served after!)

Just like earlier Sun events this year, there will be drawings for free t-shirts, free software, and many other giveaways, including a

$100 BEST BUY GIFTCARD !!

So what is a Sun Spot?

The Sun Spot website: (http://www.sunspotworld.com)

Sun Spots (Small Programmable Object Technology) are small computers, each about the size of a card deck. They are a new, embedded Java platform for software developers interested in wireless networking, portable computing, and many other areas of research. Each Spot comes equipped with:

• 180MHz ARM9 processor
  
• USB support
  
• CLDC compliant bare-metal JavaME VM
  
• 3-axis accelerometer
  
• 8 tri-color LEDs
  
• Light sensor
  
• Temperature sensor
  
• Ports for connecting many other functions, including GPS
  
• And more...
  

This year, Sun Microsystems donated several Sun Spots to the NC State University, and many students have been working with them through the semester. Come to ACM Tuesday night, and you will see a preview of their research, as well as a discussion of Java ME and the Sun Spots themselves.

Map of Centennial Campus

Email your Sun Campus Ambassador at waronke@ncsu.edu if you have any questions about the event.