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Archive for December, 2004

Happy New Year!

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 31st, 2004

One man holds the key to the room deep under Times Square, where the only sounds are a hissing pipe and a rumbling subway overhead. Behind the blue, padlocked door are the pieces of the New Year’s ball that will mark midnight as it slides 77 feet down a pole atop [...]

Intel’s Resolutions

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 31st, 2004

Intel has a clever bit of PR (below): According to the Chinese calendar, 2005 is the year of the Rooster. However, a technology calendar might suggest that it is the year of mobility. In that spirit, Intel proposes 10 mobile resolutions: Be a [...]

Tsunami Warning Ideas

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 31st, 2004

While many people are aware of the terrible impact of disasters throughout the world, few realize that this is a problem that we can do something about. Kofi A. Annan UN Secretary-General
United Nations experts believe that governments around the world [...]

The Global Grid

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 30th, 2004

Unstrung reports that telecom services across South Asia are gradually being restored after the devastating tsunami that hit the region last weekend. Subsea communications links will be vital as aid agencies the world over continue the work of assessing the damage and providing assistance. The major undersea cables, [...]

Dubious Achievements in Wireless: 2004

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 30th, 2004

Well, sure. Daily Wireless planned to do a year-end wrap-up highlighting some top news items for 2004. But dubious achievements kept cropping up. So we made a list: Nomadix Claims Redirect Patent Nomadix claimed it developed the technology to redirect customers to a [...]

Handheld Facial Recognition

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 29th, 2004

The Los Angeles Police Department is currently testing facial-recognition software on handheld computers reports Wired. Capt. Charles Beck of the LAPD says the facial recognition is like having a mobile electronic mug book. The LAPD has been using two computers donated by their [...]

Rescue By Cell Triangulation

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 29th, 2004

Tracking mobile phones with triangulation has come in handy for locating stranded tourists after the tsunami in Sri Lanka. Using “cell triangulation”, more than 600 people had been tracked with the use of mobile phones along the devastated areas. Thirty-six stranded British tourists were rescued early Tuesday thanks to [...]

Airspan Expands VoIP

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 29th, 2004

Airspan Networks is buying ArelNet Ltd. for an aggregate purchase price of $8,700,000, with $4,000,000 to be paid in cash and $4,700,000 in shares of Airspan. Airspan is a leading provider of broadband wireless access solutions for both licensed and unlicensed operators worldwide. Airspan’s current generation of products includes systems [...]

Off Shore Data Links

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 29th, 2004

Trimble, a leading innovator of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, acquired the privately held Pacific Crest Corporation this month. Pacific Crest Corporation specializes in products applicable to outdoor operating environments around the world. Their Environmental Data Links are rugged, reliable, radio modems that connect sensors to computers. [...]

Sirius: 1 Million Subs

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 29th, 2004

Sirius Satellite Radio says holiday sales helped push its subscriber base over the 1 million mark, while rival XM Satellite Radio reports its customer numbers have topped 3.1 million. New York-based Sirius and Washington, DC-based XM are the two main players in the emerging U.S. satellite radio business. [...]