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Pebbles Project Funding Grants
We welcome funding from other sources. Please contact Brad
Myers for more information.
Current Funding Grants
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Partially Funded by a Grant from NSF (2005 – 2008)
"Automatically Generating Consistent User Interfaces for Multiple Appliances"
This research is funded in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. IIS-0534349. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.
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Partially Funded by a Grant from NSF (2003 – 2006)
"Using Handhelds to Help People with Motor Impairments"
This research is funded in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. UA-0308065. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.
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Partially Funded by Grants from Microsoft (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
This research is also partially funded by eight generous grants from Microsoft
(in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006), sponsored by Microsoft
Research, and by the Windows
CE development group. |
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Partially Funded by Grants from GM (2002 – 2006)
This research is funded in part by grants from General Motors, as
part of the CMU General Motors Collaborative
Laboratory, for Summer, 2002, and calendar years 2003 to 2006. |
Former Funding Grants
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Partially Funded by a Grant from NSF (2001 – 2004)
"Making it Easier to Interact with Technology Through
Handheld Personal Universal Controllers."
This research is funded in part by the National Science Foundation under
Grant No. IIS-0117658. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations
expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect those of the National Science Foundation. |
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Past funding from a Grant from NEC (2003)
Partially funded by a grant from NEC
Foundation of America. "Handhelds as Assistive Technologies for
People with Muscular Disabilities." 2003. See also
the NEC
Foundation page for this project. |
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Past funding from a Grant from DARPA (1998 – 2002)
This research was performed in part in connection with Contract number
DAAD17-99-C-0061 with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. The views and
conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should
not be interpreted as presenting the official policies or position, either
expressed or implied, of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory or the U.S.
Government unless so designated by other authorized documents. Citation
of manufacturer's or trade names does not constitute an official endorsement
or approval of the use thereof. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce
and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright
notation hereon. |
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Past funding from a Grant from the Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse
(2000 - 2002)
This grant, in collaboration with Maya
Design focused on the "Personal Universal Controller". |
Equipment Grants
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Thanks to Microsoft
Research for multiple PocketPCs, Smartphones, MSDN, two
smartphone developers kits, and
a ViewSonic Nextvision M2100 Digital Media Center PC. |
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Thanks to SMART Technologies,
Inc. for the donation of a SMART Board 580, stand and USB cable. |
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Thanks to Synaptics, Inc. for 3 Touchpads. |
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Thanks to
AT Sciences, LLC for an
Everest and Jennings Hand Control, model 90487500 joystick controller
from a wheelchair.
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Thanks to Nokia Research Center, Finland for 2 Nokia NGage and 8 Nokia 3650 phones |
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Thanks for a generous equipment grant from Symbol
Technologies of one PPT
2700 (ruggedized Palm-size PC running Windows CE with a laser scanner
and radio), two SPT
1750s (ruggedized Palm with laser scanner and radio), a Spectrum24
Wireless LAN AP 4111 Access Point, and a LA
3020 Wireless LAN PC Card. |
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Thanks for a generous equipment grant from Hewlett
Packard, under the University Grants Program of 10 Jornada
430se, 120 Jornada
680 and about 100 Jornada 720. |
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Thanks for a generous equipment grant from Lucent
Technologies of about 300 Wavelan wireless network PCMCIA cards
for the HP Jornada. |
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Thanks for a generous equipment grant from Palm
Computing, Inc. of 10 Palm IIIx Connected Organizers and 12 Palm Vx Handhelds and 4 m100 handhelds. |
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Thanks for a generous equipment grant from IBM
of ten IBM Workpads 8602-30X |
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Thanks to Synergy
Solutions, a division of BarPoint.com,
which donated 10 ten-foot Palm cables, that are normally distributed free
with a purchase of SlideShow
Commander. |
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Thanks to TDK Systems
Europe, LTD for six BlueTooth modules for Palms and PCs: 4 Blue5 sleds for Palms, and 2 USB Adaptors. |
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Thanks to Mitsubishi
Electric Research Laboratory for donating a Mitsubishi WS-65909 65" Integrated HDTV Diamond Series television and Mitsubishi HS-HD2000U High Definition Digital VCR that support the HAVi protocol. Also for
funding our purchase of the VividLogic HAVi SDK. |
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Thanks to Lutron, Inc.
for the donation of a Radio RA
"dollhouse" demonstration unit and the RS232
interface for it. |
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Thanks to IBM Canada, Ltd. for one IBM
Thinkpad A31 laptop. |
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Thanks to Vivid Logic
for a discount price on their HAVi
SDK. |
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Thanks to Lantronix,
Inc.for the donation of the Premise
Home Control Software - Dealer Edition V2.0, and
Lantronix UDS-10-01 Port Device Server. |
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