Nokia is using TV white spaces to determine indoor location. The three-year research project provides wireless networking and location-based information on unused tv spectrum. At the Imperial War Museum near Cambridge, UK, researcher Scott Probasco has set up a network. As Probasco roams the floor of the hangar his Nokia N9 detects his location and [...]
Charlie Rose got a demo of Google Glasses, their heads-up display. Project Glass was announced a few weeks ago. Rose interviewed Sebastian Thrun, the Founder and head of Google X about the self-driving car and his online University project called Udacity.
Boston rail commuters will soon have a mobile alternative to traditional paper tickets. mTickets will let commuters use almost any mobile phone as a ticket. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), which serves 1.3 million people a day, will launch the U.S.’s first smartphone rail ticketing system this fall through a partnership with Masabi, a [...]
The new Heavy Reading 4G/LTE Insider, “LTE-Advanced: The Hope Beyond the Hype,” reviews the impact of LTE-Advanced (Release 10 of the LTE spec). It’s a potential competitor to wired broadband services for consumers and some businesses, says Light Reading. Demos have shown speeds of 1 Gbit/s, making LTE-A an opportunity for both telcos, cable operators [...]
A student used open train schedule data to beat the UK’s National Rail – which required a fee to use its system, reports The Guardian. Recently, the UK’s Association of Train Operating Companies has opened up its own data to the world, in order to promote rail travel and encourage the wider distribution of rail [...]
Tim O’Reilly chatted with Forbes writer Jon Bruner at O’Reilly’s Where Conference, on the Future of Location. “The Guy with the Most Data Wins,” says O’Reilly.
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