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	___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________	The MediaCup is an ordinary coffee cup augmented with sensing, processing and communication capabilities, to collect and communicate general context information in a given environment. With the MediaCup we explore the added value of computerized everyday obejcts. See MediaCups moving and meeting in our lab. ------------- ------------- ------------- --\| keypoints shows how to computerize everyday objects takes important practical restrictions into accout e.g. very low power consumption, wireless recharging MediaCup "knows" about its own state e.g. knows if someone drinks, plays with the Cup the MediaCup network shows how to equip environments with very-low-cost zero-administration networks with the MediaCup network we explore how to construct ad-hoc networks in environments with a multitude of devices the MediaCup network can also serve as a backbone for IrDA communicating devices like PDAs or Laptops