Tuesday, February 3, 2004

VoiceXML edges closer to standard status. The Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) 2.0 specification has been granted Proposed Recommendation status by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and is therefore only one step away from becoming an official W3C standard, the VoiceXML Forum said in a statement Tuesday. [InfoWorld: Top News]
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Magic wand makes checkout lines vanish. David O'Neill, a senior citizen who frequents his local Stop & Shop supermarket in Quincy, Mass., hasn't talked to a checkout cashier in months. And he's delighted. [InfoWorld: Top News]
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Universal mobile phone DRM tech ready for primetime. Industry alliance ships crucial update [The Register]
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The Dynamap. We certainly don't mention enough low-tech gadgets on the site, but here's one we've found that's worth mentioning: the new Dynamap of Manhattan, which,... [Gizmodo]
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The Script Mail. HP Labs India is working on a cheap, low-powered handheld that would let people send handwritten emails. Read... [Gizmodo]
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Scientific American: Better Displays with Organic Films. The answer is yes, thanks to organic light-emitting materials that promise to make electronic viewing more convenient and ubiquitous. Used in displays, the organic materials are brighter, consume less energy and are easier to manufacture (thus potentially cheaper) than current options based on liquid crystals. [Tomalak's Realm]
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City-Net: The future of wireless. Imagine a wireless meshing network that connects emergency workers, traffic signals, message signs, public transit vehicles, information kiosks, video cameras and other city resources. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
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Good Technology adds support for Microsoft devices. Good Technology added support for Microsoft OS mobile devices to the newest version of its mobile software and strengthened encryption with AES. [Computerworld News]
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High Fashion Prepares to Put a Digital Foot Forward. The design team of Proenza Schouler is planning to auction some of its newly modeled clothes and shoes on eBay. By Tracie Rozhon. [New York Times: Business]
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The Pros and Cons of Cellphones. Travelers weigh in on the pros and cons of cellphones. By Joe Sharkey. [New York Times: Business]
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Airgo Raises $25 Million. Airgo Networks, a chipmaker, gathered $25 million to help with the start of volume shipments of its Wi-Fi chips, which should be available early this year: Airgo uses multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) technology, which it says can delver 108 Mbps while maintaining interoperability with Wi-Fi standards. Airgo also claims that the technology boosts coverage three to ten times further than other chips. It's a crowded chip market so it'll be challenging for a new entrant but the increased performance may help Airgo.... [Wi-Fi Networking News]
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Content Management is for losers. Young people may have discovered the dark truth about digital media: the person who wins the right to store a piece of data has actually won the booby prize.
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At least two international carriers are weighing bids for AT&T Wireless, but do they stand to gain from such an acquisition?
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