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Archive for April, 2004

Cellular Lowers Rates?

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 26th, 2004

The Feature says AT&T Wireless is dropping their prices, with $45 unlimited data offered to some. Other carriers are now charging for unlimited data as well. Verizon’s highest speed is $80, for EV-DO (200-500Kbps), then you drop to $50 when there’s a bit of competition, with AT&T’s EDGE at [...]

SD WiFi Cards

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 26th, 2004

A new SD WiFi card from Ambicom will support PocketPC 2002 and 2003, although no support currently exists for any Palm OS version. However, according to Ambicom, their Palm OS drivers are slated for completion around mid-summer, June or July, which is a firmer date [...]

Integrating State Databases

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 25th, 2004

David Fletcher reports The Oregon Division of Information Resources Management is expecting to use Teamsite to move all state agencies to a single content management application with new look called ” Brand Oregon.” Oregon recently approved a plan to consolidate 32 agency data centers.

Bush Does Broadband

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 25th, 2004

George Bush on Monday will call for making high-speed Internet access more affordable, reports Reuters. He will use a speech in Minneapolis to promote his high-tech agenda, including plans to provide universal access to broadband, by 2007. Bush will reportedly order federal agencies to make it easier for companies to [...]

Mapping GPS

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 25th, 2004

The brilliant (and beautiful) Phillip Torrone provides a how-to article about using a Garmin GPS watch and mapping the plots using USAPhotoMaps.

i am becomming a running geek amongst already being other types of a geek too, you can see that here.

so what is [...]

Mobile Satellite Access

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 23rd, 2004

The KVH TracNet ($3500), may be the world’s first and only low-profile, phased array satellite TV system for vehicles. The 5-inch high antenna can receive satellite television WHILE in-motion, from DIRECTV. It does not offer 2-way internet access. Two-way internet connections are available [...]

Wireless Database Case Study

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 22nd, 2004

While looking through the MacroMedia website for their Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Cold Fusion products, I saw this MacroMedia Case Study which I thought I’d excerpt (below). WiFi/WiMax city-wide clouds are right around the corner. What information would you like at your fingertips?
With a team of 800 attorneys, [...]

Videophone is 40 Years Old

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 22nd, 2004

On April 20, 1939, General David Sarnoff stood in front of an electronic television camera, talking to just a few people, and proclaimed “now, we add radio sight to sound.” Like many inventions, the television was [...]

WiFi/Photo Kiosk

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 22nd, 2004

The KIS 770 and 780 SNAPTRAX claim to be the first kiosk units available in the United States and Canada which combine a digital photo finishing station, a public internet access terminal, CD, laptop and MP3 digital music downloading/recording and cell phone services. “These [...]

WiFi Cable Modem does VoIP

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 22nd, 2004

Motorola, today unveiled two new cable modems for the “connected home” — the Motorola SBV5120, a cable modem with voice features and the Motorola SBG940 a similar box with built-in 802.11g compliant WiFi. Both extend the feature set of the company’s proven platform for IP services, integrating capabilities such as voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephony [...]