Thursday, April 18, 2002|
AllNetDevices: Toshiba unveils Bluetooth Pocket Server. [The Bluetooth Weblog] 6:37:24 PM  comment
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WirelessNewsfactor: Wireless LAN's that bend the sight barrier. [The Bluetooth Weblog] 6:36:21 PM comment
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Send Handwritten Messages via Mobile Phone. Four vendors support Anoto writing technology [allNetDevices Wireless News] 6:34:58 PM comment
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Coffee, Tea or I.S.P.? Connected at 40,000 Feet. Speed demons, the kind who like corporate jets that do 500 knots at 40,000 feet, are reaching the point where they can cruise the Internet at that altitude as well. By Matthew L. Wald. [New York Times: Technology] 6:33:22 PM comment
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Look, Ma, No Tangle of Wires, Just Beams of Infrared Light. Behind the typical stereo or computer is a rat's nest of wires connecting the speakers to the CD player, or the monitor, mouse and printer to the C.P.U. Infra-Com, an Israeli optical communications company, is developing a system to replace that rat's nest with infrared light signals. By Aaron Donovan. [New York Times: Technology] 6:32:51 PM comment
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What a Lovely Ringing Pendant! And You Say It Has Web Access?. Interchangeable colored faceplates for wireless phones are so last season. One of this year's phones actually becomes a fashion accessory itself. By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology] 6:32:27 PM comment
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Microsoft's crystal ball. It's been just six months since the software giant shipped Windows XP, but the company is already looking ahead, with a list of trends it says will reshape computing as we know it. [CNET News.com] 6:18:47 PM comment
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CNet. Is Ameritrade and Moglia crazy for acquiring Datek? Here is my view: not one bit. Online trading volume is already increasing from last year. Datek was one of the best brokerages in the world. Unfortunately, it couldn't go public due to complications in its past (it's a good story). Buying Datek brought Ameritrade what it didn't have: the best customers in the business, a highly profitable b-model, and lots of technology talent. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] 6:04:34 PM comment
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Anyone else pick up that the very same moment that robotics is starting to take off is the same moment when computing power is exceeding the brain power of insects? Wild. More on robotics, Japan, manual labor, and aging populations later. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] 3:34:33 PM comment
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The Register. >>>Apple saw a 50 per cent drop in demand for the Mac-only MP3 player, the iPod, launched to great fanfare, and to mixed reviews only last October. Apple CFO Fred Anderson defended the figures, and said other MP3 manufacturers had seen steeper declines.<<< This isn't good news for the emergent personal storage device market. What they need to do is: 1) Rev the product faster (as noted by The Register, a 20 Gb model should already be out). Perhaps this should be modular? Trade up every 9 months to double your storage (cost $200). It could even be coupled with a service that transfers your old files to the new drive for you. 2) Connect and bundle new devices with it: a new camera that handles video and stills using Foveon's X-3 chip is one idea. With massive storage, you could easily capture video for hours at a time without messy memory sticks, etc. 3) Preload exciting portable apps that can be launched when you connect to any PC. I love the idea of "borrowing a computer's processor" to run my apps without leaving any residue. If done correctly, you could take your personal life with you to work with you and vice versa. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] |
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