Wednesday, November 13, 2002

The Register -> MS teams with Samsung Semi to produce low cost PDA design. "There go the margins, folks..." 8:48:18 AM  comment []       Wired News -> California Coast, Now Online. "A former tech exec is photographing California's 1,100-mile coastline and posting the shots online. The database has already helped environmentalists catch polluters, and that has some property owners worried. By Kendra Mayfield." 7:53:38 AM  comment []       Wired News -> Maine Spawns Budding Kubricks. "Digital cameras, laptops and Apple iMovie software help schoolkids tap into their inner filmmakers. In part three of a series, Katie Dean reports from Mount Desert Island, Maine. " 7:21:18 AM  comment []       Boing Boing Blog -> San Diego researchers develop solar-powered wireless broadband network. "A group of University of California San Diego (UCSD) researchers have developed a network of solar-powered stations that enable broadband microwave antennas to reach remote rural locations. Known as High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), the project is already powering several Native American learning centers. "There are thousands of small communities that could access the wireless Internet using the unlicensed microwave spectrum, as does HPWREN," [said] UCSD researcher Kimberly Mann Bruch..."The use of solar panels to power wireless broadband equipment -- radios, antennas and the like -- is especially feasible and cost-effective in areas where traditional electricity is not available." Link UPDATE: The HPWREN web site with photos, topography map, and other project background is here. " 7:15:37 AM  comment []       Wired News -> Study: PDAs Good for Education. "A new report from SRI finds that handhelds can be effective tools in the classroom. Over 90 percent of teachers who used them with their classes say that handhelds can have a positive impact on learning. By Katie Dean." 6:54:13 AM  comment []       Wired News -> Laptops Not Yet Maine-Stream. "In rural Maine, seventh-graders have the same shiny new laptops as their coastal cousins. But with fewer resources and training, many teachers are learning to use the machines along with their students. In part two of a series, Katie Dean reports from Thorndike, Maine." 6:49:40 AM  comment []

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