Seattle’s Sound Transit is trying out a new gizmo; Talking Signs. It’s a system of infrared transmitters and receivers that announce directions and locations for the sight-impaired who can’t read signs. Talking Signs transmitters provide labels and directions such as “Reception Desk”, “Conference Rooms Ahead”, “Public Telephone”, or “6th & Main”. The messages are spoken [...]
A small community in Alaska is sharing satellite access and has funded a wireless ISP to provide access to it. Coffman Cove, with about 200 inhabitants, share a Starband satellite internet access through SkyFrames who installed it along with a community LAN connection to provide local access to it. SkyFrames combines a StarBand VSAT terminal [...]
Matt Peterson, who might be consided the “father of Community LANs”, is profiled in a recent newspaper article. Peterson founded the Bay Area Wireless Users Group (archives from 2000), which now boasts over 2,000 members and is a leading force behind the Bay Area Research Wireless Network (BARWN), a “free” community LAN backbone network in [...]
The three largest U.S. local telephone companies, Verizon, SBC Communications and BellSouth, on Thursday announced they have agreed on a common set of technical standards to improve development of fiber-optic networks and speed the introduction of new services. The standards involve technology known as “fiber to the premises,” or the extension of high-speed, high-capacity fiber [...]
5G Wireless announced today that it has begun beta testing Mobile Wi-Fi in the City of Garden Grove, California. The Mobile Wi-Fi capability is an extension of 5G recently announced WiFi HotZone. 5G’s will provide coverage over a mile away using strategically placed repeaters. 5G claims it is possible to provide the entire fleet of [...]
Palm Computer announced an integrated Voice over IP solution for their Tungsten C handheld today. Agreements with five companies will provide voice over IP (VoIP), Wi-Fi, and authentication software based on protocol developed by Cisco. The Tungsten C handheld ($499), features a 400MHz of ARM; 64MB of memory; a built-in keyboard; and a 320 x [...]
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