The plan is to go for a complete open release allowing the public to develop its features through extensions. At the moment we are alpha-testing the prototype and more details about the open release will be provided soon on this blog, so stay tuned…. Kindly direct all press enquiries to press@itsme.it. We would be happy to provide more details.

Read on further for a quick recap(Glimpses from work in progress over the past few months)…

- Latest in the itsme prototype

- This is the latest video we made to show some of the features that we have introduced in the prototype.

-  itsme OS (Prototype) architecture update

All those, who are interested to learn more about the development of the prototype,  click here and here for  more videos.

Wired Italia is taking a poll to find out what the public thinks. The innovation that gets maximum votes gets awarded at the Expo in shanghai, So VOTE FOR ITSME!! (All you have to do is click on the stars under the post title)

More details about the expo will be provided soon on this blog, so Stay tuned.

Closing speech is by Professor Jonas Ridderstråle, the most influential thinker and author of numerous works including “ Karaoke Capitalism “, which will provide its provocative vision of the future.

Time and Date: 10.30 am, 13th May

Venue: Building U6, Aula Magna- Piazza Ateneo Nuovo 1, Milan

For more info click here

• Launched the itsme Emulator and tested it
• Won the most innovative and promising startup in Italy
• Featured in leading publications such as Il Sole 24 ore and Abitare
• Travelled through Europe, US, North Africa, Australia and India discussing the project with people from all over the world
• Introduced Fster
• And most importantly Implemented the itsme prototype

As you might guess from the above mentioned, we’ve spent the last year spreading awareness about the project, gathering feedback and evaluating what we are doing works well not only for us but also for itsme’s potential users, but even more importantly we have been implementing our findings in the itsme prototype(Will be shared very soon with you all).

What will the future bring? Only time will tell, but we look forward to another great year!

Congrats Fabio!

Enjoy!

FSter sample architecture

FSter is a virtual file system implementation based on Fuse technology and exploiting Tracker metadata technology to allow access to files according to the metadata they’re associated to. Practically, FSter enables scenarios such as the following ones:

• browsing the content of a drive (or simply of a folder) according to a user-defined hierarchy or progression of filters based on metadata;
• associating metadata to files whenever operations are performed on them. For example, copying or saving a file in a specific place means storing it along with a description (metadata);
• generating “virtual” files from metadata, e.g., a vCard file that is not really on the file system, but dynamically built from metadata.

In order for you to be able to install, use, and extend FSter, or to contribute in any other way, we have set up some tools online:

• a wiki where you can find detailed information on the project, descriptions and instructions: http://gitorious.org/itsme/pages/Fster
• a bug reporting system (i.e., Bugzilla) where you can file any problem you find in our software: http://bugs.itsme.it
• a mailing lists system where you can subscribe to discussions and interact with us and other developers: http://lists.itsme.it
• an IRC channel where you will find (most of) the itsme technical staff all day long (well, Italian time mainly – i.e., GMT +1): #itsme-dev on irc.freenode.net

We are working hard in order to develop our OS and at the beginning of the new year we will have many important news to share. Therefore…STAY TUNED!