C/Net has an interesting story on computers that read lips. Intel has released software in their open library that does just that. It could lead to better voice recognition applications. The Audio Visual Speech Recognition (AVSR) [...]
Union rules often forbid television news photographers from interviewing people. That’s why tv stations often do “video essays”. Photojournalists can’t talk but video and quotes from an event (without comment) are often more eloquent. It’s cheaper, too, which is why television stations do it. Dan Gillmor shows how newspapers [...]
Tim Higgins reports that NETGEAR today announced a number of new W-LAN products. The ME103 ProSafe Wireless Access Point (right), is a “business-class” 802.11b AP that features Wireless Distribution System (WDS) functions, Power Over Ethernet operation, and upgradable antennas. [...]
Wireless innovation is a special focus at this year’s Networld + Interop 2003, running April 29-May 2, 2003 in Las Vegas. The show which features enterprise network products will showcase the latest wireless technologies on the market. Show news, press releases and wireless product announcements include: [...]
FYI, here’s the permanent URL to my latest commentary entitled “Deliverance: the Unlicensed Marriage of WiFi and WiMAX”.
Separately, I’m outlining foundational ideas on how a Global Federation of WiFi CoOps (tentatively GeoSpectra.org) could develop and evolve over time. Perhaps an organized coalition of citizens will be able to convince government regulators [...]
NPR’s Emily Harris visited the Terror Museum in Budapest, Hungary. It is housed in a downtown building that was once a prison, run over the years by both fascists and communists. It is a popular attraction, but has also drawn political criticism. It got me [...]
While investigating the “feasibility” of a Portland to Seattle Wi-Fi link, I was aware that Matt Peterson of BAWUG, Tim Pozar and Brewster Kahle were spearheading an effort to ring the San Francisco Bay area with a wide area Wi-Fi network. The Bay Area Wireless Research Network now [...]
What will the new “last mile” 802.16a networks look like? Business Week, Wireless News Factor and Shorecliff’s Broadband Magazine review the new wireless network options. Towerstream is using Aperto Networks gear which provide 802.16a-like funtionality. It may provide a glimpse into the differences between 802.11 and 802.16a networking. Aperto Networks [...]
I just felt a small earthquake in Portland, Oregon. Nothing fell off the shelf. But the first thing I did was go to the live Earthquake Monitoring chart from Mt Hood and Mt Saint Helens at the University of Washington. There it was. Radio was no [...]
Nigel Ballard sends word that an Open Source advocates group is forming in Portland. The first MOSS meeting (nobody has figured out what the “M” stands for yet), will be held at the Lucky Lab Tavern 915 SE Hawthorne, May 3rd from 2-5 pm. Anyone interested [...]
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