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Pin & play: the surface as network medium

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Pin & play: the surface as network medium. / Van Laerhoven, Kristof; Villar, Nicolas; Gellersen, Hans et al.
In: IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 41, No. 4, 04.2003, p. 90-95.

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Van Laerhoven, K, Villar, N, Gellersen, H, Schmidt, A, Hakansson, M & Holmquist, LE 2003, 'Pin & play: the surface as network medium', IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 90-95. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2003.1193980

APA

Van Laerhoven, K., Villar, N., Gellersen, H., Schmidt, A., Hakansson, M., & Holmquist, L. E. (2003). Pin & play: the surface as network medium. IEEE Communications Magazine, 41(4), 90-95. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2003.1193980

Vancouver

Van Laerhoven K, Villar N, Gellersen H, Schmidt A, Hakansson M, Holmquist LE. Pin & play: the surface as network medium. IEEE Communications Magazine. 2003 Apr;41(4):90-95. doi: 10.1109/MCOM.2003.1193980

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Van Laerhoven, Kristof ; Villar, Nicolas ; Gellersen, Hans et al. / Pin & play : the surface as network medium. In: IEEE Communications Magazine. 2003 ; Vol. 41, No. 4. pp. 90-95.

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abstract = "Integrating appliances in the home through a wired network often proves to be impractical: routing cables is usually difficult, changing the network structure afterward even more so, and portable devices can only be connected at fixed connection points. Wireless networks are not the answer either: batteries have to be regularly replaced or changed, and what they add to the device's size and weight might be disproportionate for smaller appliances. In Pin&Play, we explore a design space in between typical wired and wireless networks, investigating the use of surfaces to network objects that are attached to it. This article gives an overview of the network model, and describes functioning prototypes that were built as a proof of concept.",
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