Nuance Communications, today announced that Nuance speech solutions are being shipped within Ford SYNC for twelve Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models for 2008. The system works with Bluetooth phones and cellular carriers to provide voice command. Ford SYNC, a new factory-installed, in-car communications and entertainment system, developed in conjunction with Microsoft and Nuance, includes Nuance [...]
PePWave, an innovator of Citywide Wi-Fi solutions, today announced their newest Mobility solution, CarFi. CarFi can be mounted in a vehicle to provide a fast and secure Wi-Fi hotspot in and around a stationary vehicle. CarFi provides connectivity while in or near a car. It’s designed for mobile workforces, public safety, transit authorities, and city [...]
Google now can use cell towers to determine your location on Google Maps.. The new feature, called “my location”, is in the latest version of Google Maps for mobile phones. Instead of having to type in your location, Google Maps is able to find it automatically, even if there’s no GPS. Google Maps can approximate [...]
Cali Lewis and her team of videobloggers have created a video Yule Log, notes TechCrunch. You get 30-minutes of crackling fire with an original score by Geoff Smith. Five dollars gets you a small, iPod-ready version while $10 gets you a compedium of Yule Log videos including versions for the Apple TV and other hi-res [...]
The School District of Philadelphia, the eighth largest school district in the U.S., is now providing wireless Internet access at every school in the district in one of the world’s largest installations of wireless local area networks (WLAN) in production today, says Meru Networks Avaya and Meru Networks are teaming to supply wireless access to [...]
The BBC Trust approved a proposal Nov. 19 by the BBC to launch an HD channel on multiple platforms, including cable, Sky satellite, on Freesat (when a new satellite launches) and Freeview “as soon as feasible,” all in HD. The BBC and ITV have a free-to-air satellite service (Freesat), to complement Freeview, a free terrestrial [...]
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