Aircell, the in-flight Internet access provider, has received two important approvals from the FAA and is now cleared to deliver its service, notes Ars Technica. It will be available on American Airlines and Virgin America in 2008.
Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet turns a commercial airplane into a Wi-Fi hotspot, enabling passengers to surf the Web, [...]
Chrysler says it will be the first auto manufacturer to provide in-car internet access—and plan to offer a system by the end of this year.
Frank Klegon, Chrysler’s product development chief noted: “we want to make the radio itself a WiFi port.” In order for the service to work, it would have to utilize a [...]
Several US carriers have committed to fleet trials of in-flight video, texting or WiFi in their domestic operations.
They include Alaska Airlines (Row 44, single-aircraft trial), American Airlines (AirCell, 15-aircraft trial), Continental (LiveTV, 737 and 757 fleet fits), JetBlue (LiveTV, single-aircraft trial), Southwest (Row 44, four-aircraft trial) and Virgin America (AirCell).
The website for [...]
The city of Houston plans to re-launch its muni wireless initiative, notes MuniWireless, and has issued an RFI to review proposals for the project.
It was only a matter of time before cities recovered from the shockwaves from EarthLink’s retreat from the muni market and began re-evaluating how to provide broadband coverage.
Houston is the [...]
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency officials, Mayor Gavin Newsom and Cisco Systems unveiled a yearlong pilot program, called the Connected Bus (pdf), which is a single bus outfitted with wireless Internet capabilities.
The bus will begin running next week and will be moved around to different lines throughout the year, transit officials said.
Painted green, the bus [...]
The NY Times reviews Gadgets That Listen and Obey (Blog Runner). They highlight Vlingo Corporation, an 18-month-old start-up in Cambridge, Mass., that is selling services to cellular carriers and other software companies that want to give their customers the ability to let their mouths do the walking — and the searching.
Vlingo’s service lets people talk [...]
BelAir Networks announced two new products for public safety and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications today - the BelAir100M Mobile Mesh Node (pdf) that supports 4.9 GHz public safety, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX frequencies as well as a 5.9 GHz module for ITS. The new high performing mesh infrastructure can support the mobile connectivity requirements [...]
iBox2Go’s “Internet in the box”, launched today, is a mobile hotspot that incorporates a removeable Sprint Broadband cellular card for the backhaul. The iBox2Go (FAQ) is ideal for “bedouins” who need a mobile hotspot — anywhere. The USB card can also be removed from the iBox2Go hotspot, and used directly in your laptop.
The iBox2Go [...]
Chrysler announced at the North American International Auto Show today that it is working aggressively to develop an advanced, in-vehicle wireless communications systems that go beyond current systems.
Chrysler envisions future GPS systems with satellite imagery downloaded from the Internet as well as automatic wireless map updates, real time weather information. Downloads to in-car entertainment centers [...]
Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.
- The Wizard of Oz
The new Eee PC will have a bigger 8.9-inch screen, not the current 7 incher. The resolution of the larger screen is 1024×600, which will address one of the most common complaints on the current Eee. A WiMAX-powered EEe PC is expected [...]
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