Useit.Com: Top Research Laboratories in Human-Computer Interaction. A core group of elite corporate research labs (and a few universities) defined the field of human-computer interaction and established much of whatever ease of use we now enjoy. With big labs disappearing, the future of HCI research is in jeopardy. [Tomalak's Realm] 3:36:16 PM ![]() |
How is CDMA superior to TDMA? Short answer: It supports more calls in the same spectrum, and it dynamically allocates bandwidth more easily.
Long answer: Spectrum is extremely expensive; it has to be purchased from various governmental licensing authorities at auction, and sometimes these auctions have involved billions of dollars (or equivalent monetary value in other currencies). It represents a considerable investment by a carrier. 2:57:11 PM ![]() |
Excellent weblog on FPGA (field programmable gate arrays) cpus. These processors let you change the structure of the chip via software on-the-fly for hardware level acceleration. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]2:55:06 PM ![]() |
Japan: Can 3G phones capture criminals? Police officers in Japan believe third-generation (3G) mobile phones can be used to capture video footage of criminals in action and are encouraging people with the phones to assist them in their fight against crime. 4:31:18 AM ![]() |