Welcome to Nebula Creations LLC.

Nebula Creations is Boyd Edmondson's second company. Boyd's first company is Nebula Software (www.NebulaSoftware.com). Nebula Software is a Software Engineering contracting service company while Nebula Creations is a computer device manufacturing company.

Due to long term contracting with Nebula Software, Nebula Creations has not had time to bring its product to market. So, this page is currently meant as another portfolio entry for Boyd Edmondson.

In 2004-09-09, Boyd decided to start Nebula Creations and create a product for commercial sale. In about six months, a concept was created and taken all the way to a nearly complete prototype. The hardware was 98% complete and the software development was about to commence when a large long term contract with Nebula Software took precedence and continues even until the time of this writing (2009-11-16). Below are snippets of information to show the skills that Boyd Edmondson possesses.

The Nebula Creations' "Quasar" device specifications:

Company	Nebula Creations
Product Name	Interactive Display
Model Number	ID100
Description	High-End interactive display
Price	$5200
Dimensions	23” x 18.4” x 3.0”
Screen Dimensions	16.06” x 12.05”
Screen Diagonal	20.1”
Pixels	1600 x 1200
Colors	16,777,216 (8 bit)
Weight	30 lbs
Viewing Angle	170 Vertical 170 Horizontal
Storage Type	Hard Disk
Storage Size	80 GB
Connectivity	Media, USB 2.0, Network or wireless, CD/DVD (Read and Write)
Requirements	Shared internet network connection for advanced features
Setup	Plug in power cord, Press power button, Insert media
Typical Usage	Automatic slide show, content feed, advertising, kiosk
Supported Picture Formats	JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG
Supported Sound Formats	MP3, WAV l
Supported Movie Formats	MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP3, MPEG-4, WAV
Supported Other Playback Formats	Macromedia Flash, HTML
Supported CD/DVD Formats	DVD, VCD, Music CD, CD-R, CD-RW
Features	Slide show, Touch screen, Memo pad, Movie, Music, Internet, Software optimizations, Ambient light adjust, CD/DVD R/W, Audio/Video Out
Warranty	90 day return, 1 year manufacturer with return shipping paid

Fully Accessible Computer	Easy access to Windows XP Professional desktop, Install your own software!
Touch Panel	Capacitive (Ultra high quality and visibility)
Motherboard	VIA EPIA SP 8000E
CPU	800 MHz x86 compatible
Fanless	No cooling fan yields ultra quiet operation
RAM	512 MB
Video Enhancement	MPEG-2 decoder and MPEG-4 acceleration gives liquid smooth DVD movie playback
Hard Disk Drive	80 GB (Less than 5 GB used by OS and software)
RAID	Utilizes two hard disks at the same time for twice the read and write performance
Speakers	Custom designed internal audio system produces superb sound
Audio Out	S/PDIF RCA connector
Video Out	S-Video HDTV connector
Audio In / Video In (Video Capture)	Digitize videos from VCR or movie camera
TV Receiver	Watch air broadcast or cable television
FM Radio Receiver	Listen to FM radio
Wireless Network	802.11G
Wired Network	10/100
USB	High speed USB 2.0
Firewire	1394a (“Firewire 400”), 1394b (“Firewire 800”) devices are supported via included adapter cable, Synchronize with devices such as Apple iPod
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 1.2, 330 feet, Profiles: HID (wireless keyboard/mouse), HSP (Headset), FTP (File Transfer), Synch (Personal Digital Assistant synchronization), Headphone feature via Bluetooth
IrDA	???, (*Candidate. Only if easy/inexpensive solution to FIR motherboard connector.) Transmit to and receive from infrared devices
IO Panel Illumination	USB light on flexible cable with brightness dimmer to clearly see media slots
N-in-1 Media	Read and write (up to four media simultaneously), Supports: Compact Flash Type I and II (CF-1, CF-2), Smart Media (SM), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Pro (MS-PRO), Memory Stick DUO (MS-DUO), Memory Stick PRO DUO (MS-PRO-DUO), Micro Drive (MD), Multimedia Card (MMC), Secure Digital Card (SDC), MINI Secure Digital Card (MINI SD), xD Card (using included adapter)
CD/DVD	Read and write CD and DVD, Supports: DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, Play audio and MP3 CD’s, Watch DVD Movies
Motion Detection	Via software processing of images from camera
Ambient Light Detection	???, (*Candidate. Only if easy/inexpensive solution.)
Microphone	Record your voice for memos or for internet communications
Accessory Hook	Great place to hold your wireless Bluetooth headset

The process began with researching current competitive products and then creating the desired Nebula Creations Quasar specifications. Designs grew from crude concepts to more and more advanced detailed specifications. Here is an example of the progression:

Concept

Integrated display and computer, only one or two cords

Front

Front Aspect Ratio

Back

Back Profile

Top

Bottom

Left

Right

Inside Component Layout

Paper Model for Early Demonstration Purposes

Here is the working Quasar: