The Michigan Broadband Authority has a mission that other states might adopt - improve the deployment and utilization of broadband service in the state. They offer low-cost loans to telecommunications companies willing to make investments in broadband networks and services, such as fiber, DSL, cable, and fixed wireless. It provides [...]
The Register says a new PlayStation Portable, will be equipped with a wireless network system. It’s scheduled to debut in the fourth quarter of 2004, and will compete with Nintendo’s dominant Game Boy Advance handheld console. The $200 portable with a 4.5″ screen should not be confused [...]
The world’s first TD-SCDMA handheld call was demonstrated by RTX Telecom and PRISMA Engineering. The Chinese 3G phone standard will use a single channel instead of two (duplex) used by other 3G standards. In October 2002, the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry announced China’s mobile telecom frequency plan, [...]
Alan Reiter writes about a WiFi-based picture frame. Wallflower Systems in San Jose, Calif. uses 802.11b-based frames for transferring photos to the $650, standalone frame and displays them. The 12.1″ (diagonal) LCD is equivalent to an 8″ x 10″ photo, and the resolution is either 1024 x 768 [...]
The Hitachi G1000, a Pocket PC with built-in camera and keyboard, is now available from Sprint and shipping with Fonix VoiceDial as a standard feature. It enables users to place calls hands-free by simply speaking the phone number or contact name. It costs about $650 from Sprint locations, the Sprint website and [...]
With the temperature hitting 100 degrees in Portland, today, we’re off on an expedition to explore how Wi-Fi is used in cool, wet and icy locations! A Mt Everest Explorers team built a 802.11b network on the slopes of [...]
Today, Wi-Fi users in downtown Portland, Oregon are rejoicing. Personal Telco, the Free community LAN group announced that free internet access is again available at Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square. It lost its premier node a few months ago when it’s initial host, Web Criteria, left the building. Nigel [...]
TechDirt reports the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), deployed a Wi-Fi link to help fire fighters in a remote site in northeastern San Diego County within hours of a request for help. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) deployed more than 1,700 firefighters, 10 helicopters [...]
EE Times reports a race to define graphics for mobile systems. Sun Microsystems and others are behind the OpenGL Embedded Systems an application programming interface for mobile devices. In an opposing lane, Microsoft is said to be near releasing the first draft of its own handheld graphics API, called [...]
Take a look at www.unitap.net - the technology for ultra miniature keyboards for mobile devices.
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