MusicLites combine an efficient LED light, with a loudspeaker and Bluetooth transmission. Made by audio firm Artison and lighting firm Sylvania, they can be screwed in most anyplace for a sound/lighting system without wires. Sound is transmitted over Bluetooth to the fixture. It can come from virtually any audio source (i.e. an iPod, iPhone, etc.) [...]
Exalt announced today that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has deployed Exalt microwave backhaul systems to support a video surveillance and traffic statistics collection system on a 30-mile stretch of US Highway 36 between Boulder and Denver. The Exalt systems proved reliable from the day they were activated, says Exalt partner KNS Communications of [...]
Via Technologies, the Taiwanese computer-processor company, expects Android tablets to reach the U.S. in the second half of 2010 for $100, reports Bloomberg. About five different models, ranging in price from $100 to $150, will be available, according to Richard Brown (right), vice president of marketing at Via. The tablet market has been legitimated by [...]
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has launched a smart card transit system, according to thestar.com. Contactless Presto cards are now being accepted at some stops on Toronto Transit and will soon be implemented in the rest of Go Transit’s Lakeshore West corridor. Electronic cards are used in London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Seattle, and Holland. [...]
The first major test of President Obama’s plan to use private rockets to ferry astronauts into orbit could happen this week. If Space Exploration (SpaceX), founded by Paypal pioneer Elon Musk (right) succeeds, commercial advocates will gain credibility and more support in Congress. But if their Falcon 9 rocket goes kaput, opponents to Obama’s slimmed [...]
PocketNow runs a speed test between mobile phones. The Nexus One running Android 2.2 (Froyo) is compared in real-time with the iPhone and Droid. According to Google, the web browser in Froyo beats every other mobile browser available right now — and it runs Flash. You also click on to Round 2 where they run [...]
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