Abiquo is an interesting startup. It focuses on hardware rather than Web 2.0, but this focus may enable communication on all platforms rather than just a pc. Ubiquitous computing (or “ubicomp”) creates post-desktop model of human-computer interaction which integrates the data of your devices into everyday objects and activities. and social network. Abiquo however, isn’t so innocent. Abiquo wants to help hack your fonera. To the uninitiated, La Fonera is a device for making the world’s wifi free. You share your Fonero and Foneros will give wifi back to you around the world. It’s a secure environment that takes little tech savvy to hook up and connect. So where does Abiquo come in? It provides the software and know-how to be able to hack your Fonera and make it into a social network, for devices that is. With Abiquo’s hack you can have cross platform communication. Take take a picture of your new home and with Abiquo you can send it through Fonera from your computer to your friend’s Fonera-hacked TV, or your mum’s Fonera-hacked PC in real time. They’ll receive an instant message with the photo. Now, you, as a single user can engages your device for any purposes with Abiquo.

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 10:02 am | by Kur-nia-one |