Wednesday, January 08, 2003

Another Incredible Website Robert Scoble: Scobleizer Weblog -> Another Incredible Website. Ever wished your PDA had more memory? Maybe a new, longer lasting battery? A new screen? It's all possible now, thanks to Pocket PC Techs. Their website is incredible! It's complete with upgrades, do-it-yourself kits, and more. Hey, for $500, they'll upgrade your PDA to 256 MB RAM! That's pretty... [Lockergnome's Bits and Bytes] [Robert Scoble: Scobleizer Weblog] 7:19:59 AM  comment []       Wireless Commons Boing Boing Blog ->  Wireless Commons: new project to build an unwired world. I'm part of a new umbrella group for organizing advocacy for and inter-connectivity among community wireless projects, called The Wireless Commons. The project is still forming up, but you can head over to the site and see the manifesto and the definition we're working with. We have formed the Wireless Commons because a global wireless network is within our grasp. We will work to define and achieve a wireless commons built using open spectrum, and able to connect people everywhere. We believe there is value to an independent and global network which is open to the public. We will break down commercial, technical, social and political barriers to the commons. The wireless commons bridges one of the few remaining gaps in universal communication without interference from middlemen and meddlers. Humanity is on the verge of a turning point because the Internet has transformed the way humans relate with one another. All communication can be traced to a human relationship, whether it's lovers exchanging instant messages or teenagers sharing music. The Internet has given us the ability to communicate faster and more cheaply than ever before in history. The Internet's value increases exponentially with the number of people who are able to participate. In today's world, communication can take place without the use of antiquated telecommunications networks. The organizations that control these networks are limping anachronisms that are constrained by the expense and physical necessity of using wires to build their networks. Because of this, they cannot serve the great mass of people who stand to benefit from a wireless commons. Their interests diverge from ours, and their control over the network strangles our ability to communicate. Link Discuss [Boing Boing Blog] 7:13:24 AM  comment []

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