Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on January 20, 2007
Okay, so maybe the title of this post is a bit of an exaggeration... but RFID Update reports that the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) "expects to reduce some warehouse labor needs 70...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on January 20, 2007
InformationWeek's W. David Gardner looks at Alltel's introduction this week of Celltop, a "user friendly feature that enables subscribers to call up menus with a click or two of handset...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on January 17, 2007
According to a new report by comScore Networks, consumers are "growing ever more attached to their cell phones" -- 14 percent no longer have a landline phone, and 33 percent say they...
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Thanks to reader kurtvonn for directing us to this recent post at WiSOA's WiMax Day, which looks at the limited degree of understanding in the investor community of what exactly WiMax is......
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on January 16, 2007
Wi-Fi Networking News' Glenn Fleishman picks up on an article by Wired's John Gartner reporting that fuel dispenser manufacturer Dresser Wayne's new Ovation iX, launched at CES, is an...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on January 16, 2007
The Register's Bill Ray reports that Somark Innovations "has successfully tested an RFID tattoo on cows, mice and rats, enabling an identifying number embedded under the skin to be read from...
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Two new posts on WiMax at iran's TaliyaNews -- first, an article stating that WiMax is now available throughout Tehran, with plans to launch the service throughout the country soon. Fariborz...
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by jeff goldman on January 16, 2007
Engadget's Darren Murph reports on MINI USA's launch of a billboard advertising campaign in Chicago, New York, Miami and San Francisco, which "gives select Cooper owners the chance to...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on January 12, 2007
Well, at least the ad agencies should be happy with all the new revenue... Reuters reports today that AT&T plans to eliminate the Cingular brand name and switch it back to AT&T -- this after...
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by jeff goldman on January 12, 2007
According to the AP's Ted Bridis, who describes this as being "high on the creepiness scale," the U.S. Department of Defense has warned its contractors to be wary of Canadian coins,...
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CNET's Michael Kanellos reports that Camero, an Israeli company that's developed a camera called the Xaver 800 which uses ultrawideband to see through Walls, has raised $14 million from...
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by jeff goldman on January 11, 2007
After Tuesday's big iPhone announcement, there's much discussion online today of Cisco's plans to sue Apple for infringing on its iPhone trademark. "For about two years, Apple...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on January 10, 2007
A wonderful article by Reuters' Rodrigo Martinez looks at the arrival of Wi-Fi in Salamanca, Chile, with a population of 12,500. In september of last year, Salamanca became the Chile first town...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on January 10, 2007
PSFK today links to a great post at PingMag which looks at the "top five Wi-Fi toys in Japan" -- focus on the word "toy." Most of them are round, and most of them are extremely...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on January 09, 2007
Liveblogging at Macworld from Engadget, Gizmodo and TUAW shows that all the rumors were true: Steve Jobs' keynote this morning has revealed both Apple TV and the iPhone. "Well, now we know...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on January 09, 2007
GigaOM's Paul Kapustka looks at the news that vonage will be reselling EarthLink's Wi-Fi service, and he's confused by what he reads. "What, they don't have enough scars from...
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by jeff goldman on January 08, 2007
TechDigest's Ashleyn reports that Nokia has introduced its next-generation N800 Internet tablet at CES. "The successor to the 770 isn't quite the major overhaul we were expecting, but it...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on January 08, 2007
Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith reports today that the Wi-Fi Alliance has certified the first products to support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), which makes it easier for home and small office network...
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