At the end of August, Jeremy presented at Gnomedex and asked the audience to suggest some BUG gadgets they’d like to build, with the promise that 4 of them would win BUGbundles.

After a month of deliberation, and more than a few calls to Lady Cleo, we’ve made our decision (yes, we are late, we know, we’re sorry!). The following BUG fans will each be receiving a BUGbundle for their ideas (and their strong desire to actually build these items…)

i-Doorbell from Mike Koss
The i-Doorbell consists of a wall-mounted BugLabs base with the LCD, Camera, Motion Detector, Microphone and Speaker (TBD) modules. When a visitor arrives at the front door, the i-Doorbell welcomes them, and takes a photo. They are invited to announce themselves and leave a brief audio message. If someone is home, the interior doorbell is activated. If not, an SMS message is sent to the owner, as well as an email with an embeded image of the visitor. For homes with an electric strike lock, the i-Doorbell can be used to scan a 2-D barcode (e.g. a QR Code) from the camera. When a valid code is presented, the door can be unlocked (codes can be activated to limited periods to allow visitors or vendors to have limited entry).
Why You Want It: One device can be used to replace conventional door camera, intercom, AND card reader. Yet allows much more flexible guest access and security to a home or business.

TimeLapsr from Jess Martin (we think Jess works in Web2.0)
A device for creating time-lapse videos composed of still images from either the built-in camera or your own DSLR. You can set up the TimeLapsr anywhere and generate a timelapse video on the fly. Device can be set to be activated by motion detector, so you only catch the good stuff. You can use the built-in 2MP camera or utilize the USB interface to take pics directly from a high-end DSLR. Once the images are taken, the BUGbase’s MPEG4 encoder can create the video immediately. This gives you a one-touch solution for creating time-lapse videos but is also highly customizable using a high-end camera if desired. And why not tag the video with GPS info for fun. Can playback recorded timelapses using MPEG4 decoder.
Why You Want It: More uses than you can list- home/shop security camera, artsy timelapse video creator, observe consumer behavior in public settings, timelapse a sunset/sunrise, in-vehicle road trip timelapses, etc.

BikeBuddy from Cassie WallenderDescription: Today’s urban biker is more often then not, eventually going to end up in some sort of accident with a car. Anyone who’s bicycled around Seattle can tell you. Unfortunately, when it comes to proving who’s at fault, it’s often one person’s word against another. The more unbiased data you can have in situations like these, the better. BikeBuddy will automatically turn itself on when in motion, and the built in camera and GPS will track where your bike is, how fast it’s going, and the conditions around you. As long as it’s in motion, it will take a photo every 4 seconds pairing it with GPS coordinates. It can do this by emptying it’s earlier taken photos constantly as well. If you get into an accident, you would tell it to stop, and have all the most recent photos and location information at your disposal.
Why you want it: To protect yourself while you’re trying to protect the environment. Imagine having a picture to prove that the light you went through was green, while the car that hit you was going through a red. Case closed. BikeBuddy FTW.

Travel Security Alarm Clock from James ThomasDescription: travel alarm clock that automatically adjusts time based on GPS coordinates. Touchscreen allows variety of sleep and wake settings. Can set wake alarm type (beep, music wav file, sounds of nature wav file) and wake alarm type (immediate on, or slow volume increase – 15 second ramp to 15 minute ramp). Also can set music to go to sleep by (with decreasing volume). Final part is security function: Set up touchscreen side of Bug to face sleeping person, and motion activator and camera to face out to room. If motion is detected, sound alarm and start video recording
Why you want it: Great to slowly wake to the sound of gradually increasing music. Even possibility of 2nd back up alarm. Market place right now does not provide for ‘gradual wake’ feature of longer than 15 seconds – this would be the first alarm clock to allow gradual wake over 15 minutes, and could provide back up alarm. When traveling, time is automatically adjusted eliminating the hassle of reseting time. Finally provides security when you sleep, or when you are away from your room.

Thanks to everyone who participated and to Chris & Ponzi Pirillo for hosting another great conference.

You can watch the video below (first ~30 minutes are my presenting, rest of the time is Q&A), or you can check out the slides (also below) – but I will say the deck doesn’t really “work” without the voiceover.

Lastly, don’t forget the FREE BUGBUNDLE CONTEST is still live until this coming Friday! So easy to enter…

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The video doesn’t necessarily capture all the slides, so if you want to see them raw (read: out of context), here they are: