The Qwest Foundation today announced a grant of $10,000 to Cascade Middle School teacher Scott Weide. The funds will allow Weide to purchase new technology so that his students will be able to determine Olson Creek’s viability for salmon habitat.
“In my vision, students are outside, scientifically observing their local community, recording observations digitally, formulating ideas [...]
Actsoft, a small Tampa company, can tell you exactly where The Pope is. They’re tracking the papal entourage using GPS-enabled cell phones as the pope travels through New York (pdf).
Sprint’s Direct Connect phones will be used. The walkie-talkie like phones can be recognized by the chirp which indicates someone is trying to contact [...]
Nokia officially announced the WiMAX-capable N810 Tablet today. Nokia says it can deliver typical data download speeds of up to 2-4 Mbps per user with peak download speeds of up to 10 Mbps.
The WiMAXed N810 (Nokia podcast), features an integrated media player with Flash 9 on the browser, 2 GB of internal memory, [...]
Bicycle couriers are monitoring air pollution in Cambridge, UK, beaming data back via cellphone, reports New Scientist. Small wireless pollution sensors and GPS allows phones to report levels of air pollutants wherever they happen to be. You can see the results on an interactive map.
“Mobiles are everywhere, and now have a lot of computing power,” [...]
T-Mobile on Monday began offering the Katalyst by Samsung, a new mobile phone that works with the carrier’s HotSpot @Home Wi-Fi service. The Katalyst is a new addition to T-Mobile’s lineup of phones that support HotSpot @Home. T-Mobile @ Home now has 5 handsets available for Unlicensed Mobile Access, such as the Nokia 6086 [...]
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 speech [...]
Jim, did you know that Ethereal has 25% more riboflavin than any other cereal on the market?
Jim: No shit. — Putney Swope
Clear Channel Outdoor and Qwikker, the leading provider of Bluetooth content distribution, today announced an agreement to build a mobile content delivery network using Clear Channel’s outdoor signage.
Clear Channel Outdoor will deploy Qwikker [...]
CBS announced their “CBS Mobile Zone,” this week, a WiFi network embedded inside posters. CBS Outdoor, their outdoor advertising unit, said it will enable New Yorkers with Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones, laptops or other devices to access the Internet for free, and make VOIP calls.
The CBS Mobile Zone, which is available today in certain [...]
The 2007 Bluetooth Evolution Conference, in London, October 31st and November 1st, 2007 has produced some fireworks. Representatives of mobile phone manufacturers poured cold water over ultrawideband (UWB) for handsets, reports a UK magazine, Computeractive.
John Barr, director of standards at Motorola, said Wifi was more likely to be used for fast data transfers in the [...]
Nokia today introduced the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. It is expected to start shipping mid November with an estimated retail price of 479 USD. Powered by maemo Linux based OS2008, updatable also on the Nokia N800, their previous internet tablet.
According to Extreme Tech, the N810 has a web cam, media player (including Rhapsody support), [...]
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