Wednesday, November 06, 2002

Audioblogging News for 11-6-2002: The 6:00AM report.  7:10:06 AM  comment []     Wired News -> N.Y., N.Y., It's a Wireless Town. " What if everyone in Manhattan had wireless access? It's not far off says wireless evangelist Marcos R. Lara, who just completed a study of the city's networks. By Elisa Batista. " 6:52:36 AM  comment []       ZDNet News -> Switch may send wireless four miles -> " The company said the new switch is aimed at businesses because networks that feature the switch will be able to host "thousands" of simultaneous users, over distances suitable to a large building or campus of buildings. With conventional gear, Vivato said, every floor of an office building requires its own Wi-Fi network, and most networks bog down after more than 20 users sign on.  " 6:08:17 AM  comment []       ZDNet News -> Can WirelessUSB bite Bluetooth? -> " The company's new WirelessUSB chip operates in the unregulated 2.4GHz band, offering lower latency than 27MHz, 433MHz and 900MHz devices, while being simpler and less expensive to implement than Bluetooth, Cypress said. The CY694X chip can connect as many as seven devices up to 10 meters with a latency of less than 20 milliseconds (ms)--this latency can drop to just 8ms when four devices are connected.  " 6:02:10 AM  comment []       ZDNet AnchorDesk -> Why all-in-one handhelds will never catch on " I'm already really big on location-based services, in which the network knows where you are and can thus present location-specific information--traffic reports, restaurant reviews, movie listings, directions, nearby friends--to you. But there will also be commercial applications, such as merchants hawking you just before you drive by with special deals just for you and only valid right now. Would this be progress?  " 5:31:32 AM  comment []         ->  Are weblogs legitimate business tools? No -> " There's nothing inherent in blog technology that will transform a business. A page of online posts, sorted reverse chronologically, just doesn't by itself change a corporation. If anything, the blog is inherently less effective than a more popular tool that companies have used for years: the e-mail newsletter. " 5:22:12 AM  comment []       CNET News.com -> RealNetworks, Envivio team on mobile MPEG-4. Companies to build media encoder for mobile phone operators 5:05:08 AM  comment []       CNET News.com -> HP to offer three-in-one tablet PC. " Hewlett-Packard will announce its own twist on the tablet PC on Thursday, with a new kind of transformable computer that features a detachable keyboard. " 4:20:48 AM  comment []       ZDNet Anchordesk Radio -> Tuesday, Nov. 5 -> CNET Radio's John Adams is the guest host today " Given that it's Election Day, today's show focuses on the intersection of government and technology. First, Rob Courtney of the Center for Democracy and Technology tells us about the host of Internet issues politicians will be confronted with, including security, privacy, and content control. Next, SFGate.com columnist Hal Plotkin explains that government Web sites are for the people, not for incumbent officeholders. We also find out if politicians actually read all their e-mail " LISTEN 4:01:54 AM  comment []       Windows Media 9 Series 3:47:21 AM  comment []

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