NEW YORK, NY, Jan 7 2009 - Today, Bug Labs announces five new BUGmodules that will be unveiled at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. At the Bug Labs Test Kitchen (located at booth #IP209 in the Sands Expo Innovation Pavilion), the team will showcase several innovative new BUG applications which fully demonstrate the endless possibilities of BUG, the open source modular consumer electronics platform.

Each BUGmodule represents a specific gadget function (e.g. a camera, a keyboard, a video output, etc.) that can be snapped to the BUGbase, a programmable Linux-based mini-computer with four available BUGmodule slots.

The five new BUGmodules are:

* BUGprojector, a mini pico-projector module, incorporating DLP® Pico™ technology from Texas Instruments. With a native resolution of 480x320 pixels, stereo playback and a brightness of 9 lumens, users can project videos, photos and presentations on the go.

* BUGsound, an audio module, providing a flush-mount 20-mm speaker and omnidirectional microphone with hardware stereo codecs and four 3.5-mm stereo jacks for third-party inputs, outputs, headphones and microphones. Use BUG as a portable music player, speakerphone, audio processor or more.

* BUG3g GSM, a 3G mobile radio with SIM card input, enabling BUGs to connect to any high-speed GSM network. Users can place calls, send and receive SMSes or transmit data, opening a world of possibilities for mobile and telephony applications.

* BUGwifi, a dual-function 802.11b/g wi-fi and Bluetooth™ 2.0 + EDR radio, offering yet another wireless data connectivity option for the BUGbase, while providing a gateway to a variety of peripherals such as keyboards, mice, headsets and more.

* BUGbee, a low-powered 802.15.4 radio, enabling BUG developers to create short-range personal area network (PAN) applications for home automation, sensor networks, automotive and more.

All new BUGmodules will ship this quarter, with pricing, technical specifications and availability information announced on the Bug Labs blog (http://bugblogger.com) in the coming weeks.

These five modules complement the initial batch of BUGmodules, including BUGlocate (GPS), BUGcam2MP (digital camera), BUGmotion (motion sensor and accelerometer) and BUGview (touchscreen LCD). And with the recent addition of BUGvonHippel, a breadboard module enabling users to add virtually any interface to their BUGbase, developers are given more control in making BUG the center of their device universe.

"We're really excited about advancing the world of ‘hardware mashups,’ and we believe these new modules will help the open source community take consumer electronics to a new level," said Peter Semmelhack, Bug Labs' founder and CEO. "For example, adding the BUGprojector with BUGcam2MP and BUG3g GSM would make a great device for displaying online video calls in a group setting."

Additionally, BUGprojector incorporates technology from Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), and marks the first BUGmodule developed in partnership with a major consumer electronics manufacturer.

"We believe that the BUGprojector has tremendous potential for open source electronics," said Frank J. Moizio, Manager, DLP Front Projection Emerging Markets business "We are excited that the DLP Pico chipset is enabling such innovation and creativity with a company like Bug Labs.”

This is Bug Labs' (http://buglabs.net) second year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In 2008, the company won the CNET Best of CES Award for Emerging Technologies.

About Bug Labs
Bug Labs is a new kind of technology company – one that puts the power to create in the hands of its users. The company produces BUG, a set of functional modules that snap together to build any gadget imaginable. It's called Community Electronics, as BUG enables anyone to build, program and share innovative devices. Virtually any kind of gadget, including traditional consumer electronics products or brand new categories, can be built using BUG. The company was founded in April, 2006, and is headquartered in New York City.

About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing, design and sales operations in more than 25 countries. For more information, go to www.ti.com.

DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments.

Bluetooth is a trademark or registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc.

Contact:
Mehrshad Mansouri
Bug Labs
mehrshad@buglabs.net
+1-415-680-3990

Apache Conference 2008
We love open source - from hardware to software to design, almost everything we do and use is open source. Whenever possible, we also like to support other open source projects. With that in mind, we want to ensure you know about ApacheCon, coming up from Nov. 3-7. ApacheCon is a week of open source goodness straight from the Apache Software Foundation, featuring intense training classes over two days followed by three days of more than 60 sessions by the creators of open source software such as the Apache httpd webserver, Tomcat, Lucene, Hadoop and more.

While we can't be there to participate, we're there in open source spirit. Here's a little more information about the conference taken from their website, "ApacheCon is the official conference of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), drawing ASF Members, innovators, developers, vendors, and users to experience the future of Open Source development. Drawing internationally-renowned thought-leaders, contributors, influencers, and organizations in the Open Source community, ApacheCon offers insight into the culture and community that develops and shepherds industry-leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server—the world’s most popular Web server software for ten years running.

" Learn more at www.apachecon.com!

Bug Labs will be at the Austin MAKER Faire this weekend (Sat & Sun) so please stop by and say hello if you're in the area. We'll be showing off BUGs, taking more ideas for BUGmodules, and generally having a great time.

We'd love to hang out with like minded geeks on Friday and Saturday nights after the show!

Find out more about MAKER Faire here.

Earlier this week Peter visited Kyle Monson and Brian Heater over at PC Magazine for their second episode of Smashd.tv. Peter explains BUG and talks about the trend of customization and consumer control. Kyle and Brian then let Peter smash electronics (not BUG) Office Space style.