http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summarySat, 31 Mar 2007 19:43:24 +0000http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/chameleonBlogger115http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/117536885644957163Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:16:00 +00002007-03-31T14:20:56.463-05:00This blog is now continuing over at WireGenius. All existing content here will stay in place for now but may be moved or redirected.http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2007/03/new-wiregenius-wired-unwired-wireless.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/116023418332166615Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +00002006-10-07T11:16:23.346-04:00Cisco Systems and Cognio are working together to solve problems caused by radio frequency interference. RF interference is particularly an issue in the enterprise, where radio signals are interfering with WLAN (Wireless LAN) networks. [via BBW Exchange] This could also have potential applications with RFID systems as well.http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/10/cisco-working-on-enterprise-rf.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115864057906492205Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:00:00 +00002006-09-19T00:36:19.066-04:00Gamer addicts who were reluctant to ride trains because of lack of Wi-Fi can relax. At least in the UK, as train operator GNER will be offering hotspots [Asterisk VoIP News] on their trains. And when that happens, you can play Fallen Earth or maybe even collaborate on songs using Rype. Next thing you know, we'll finally have real virtual reality gaming, and cyborg-looking kids with HUD (heads-up http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/09/wi-fi-wi-fi-everywhere.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115837441985331120Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:38:00 +00002006-09-15T22:40:19.856-04:00You read that right. SanDisk is boasting a new miniSD flash memory card [Cellular-News] that can hold 4 gigabytes of data. That's about 1000 song files or 8 hours of video content. If you've never seen a miniSD they aren't much bigger than the average thumbnail. The cards will be available in 2007 and are targeted at mobile devices that are SDHC-compliant, especially smart cell phones or PDAs http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/09/4gb-cell-phone-memory-card.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115837416716555778Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +00002006-09-15T22:36:07.166-04:00There were a few speculations earlier this year that the mom and pop shops who sell prepaid cell phone and long-distance cards might lose a source of income when the service providers behind the service consider adopting new technologies such as RFID. With RFID-enabled kiosks, subscribers would be able to easily prepay for more minutes without having to purchase cards. Phone cards are already http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/09/new-cdma-payphone-from-kyocera.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115837391483254995Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +00002006-09-15T22:31:54.853-04:00And you thought Wi-Fi was just for computers and VoWiFi phones. This sexy Creston remote control unit [Asterisk VoIP News] works over 2-way Wi-Fi communication to let you command your home media center, even your lights, air conditioning, shades, and pretty much anything that's been Wi-Fi-enabled. Throw in a TV, stereo system, and video and voice over IP calling (WoIP/ VoIP), and you'll have yourhttp://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/09/space-age-bachelorette-pad-gizmos-wi.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115775291991472100Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:00:00 +00002006-09-08T18:01:59.926-04:00The secondary school district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - the seventh largest in the United States, will be employing an all-wireless model for their 278 schools. They are starting with a prototype "School of the Future" that they hope will be a model for schools all over the U.S. [via Avaya]http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/09/philadelphia-to-get-all-wireless.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115476018404936129Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:00:00 +00002006-08-05T02:44:18.340-04:00MTS Allstream has signed a Cdn$700 M, 28-month contract with the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to set up a wireless network for city employees. Employees, including police officers, firefighters, service workers, etc., use around 2,000 cell phones and wireless devices. The network will give them access to wireless services and the 1xEV-DO network. [via CNS Magazine] According to the FCC, http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/08/unwired-summary-thur-aug-0306.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115424285563090048Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:00:00 +00002006-07-30T03:00:55.640-04:00BBN Technologies has come up a low-power mesh network as part of research funded by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to produce ad hoc wireless networks on battlefields. The transfer rate is around the mbps (megabits per second) range and is fast enough to stream video, but only takes about a hundredth the power of a regular network. Consumer applications of this technology http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/07/new-low-power-wireless-mesh-network.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115311456199871968Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:00:00 +00002006-07-17T01:36:02.013-04:00BT (British Telecom) has plans for Municipal Wi-Fi in a number of cities, and are suggesting to people that it could be a way to detect noisy parties. In addition, BT would like for authorities to supplement these Muni Wi-Fi networks with attached webcams, hoping that these measures will reduce crime. Surprisingly, BT is expecting Muni Wi-Fi users to be able to make free VoIP calls, something http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/07/what-cost-municipal-wi-fi.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115300410733416164Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:54:00 +00002006-07-15T18:55:07.346-04:00In what is quite possibly one of the oddest team-ups, Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT), Vodafone Group (NYSE: VOD) and Palm, Inc. (NASD: PALM) will collaborate on a new Treo smartphone. Not surprisingly, the phone will run Windows Mobile 5.0. Initially, the phone will only be available to Vodafone customers in several European countries this year. The reason for this collaboration has to do with the fact http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/07/microsoft-vodafone-palm-introduce-new.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115024901622874973Wed, 14 Jun 2006 04:01:00 +00002006-06-14T01:11:52.820-04:00RFID Review is a brief synopsis of events in the RFID industry. Wisconsin state Governor Jim Doyle signed a law that bans forced RFID microchip implantation. Privacy advocates will no doubt be happy about this move by Wisconsin and other states. Privacy issues with RFID technology are of great concern to privacy advocates such as Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre of Spychips and CASPIAN. http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/06/rfid-review-2.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/115024525417671412Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:34:14 +00002006-06-13T20:34:14.186-04:00RFID Review is a brief synopsis of events in the RFID industry. China is working on a national standard for RFID technologies and will release a Policy White Book. [via RFID Blog] [China Tech News] There a number of ongoing projects in the country, and the need for an RFID standard was perceived. Hopefully, this is a precedent, as a worldwide standard for RFID is sorely needed to manage the http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/06/rfid-review-1.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/114669115810591857Wed, 03 May 2006 21:15:00 +00002006-06-13T19:46:17.813-04:00UPDATE: Jun 13/06 After a fair bit of thought, I've decided to in fact post content here. The general focus will still be emerging electronics technologies, particularly RFID, VoIP, security, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, speech recognition, and more. I will not however talk much about actual consumer electronics gadgets, just the technologies behind them. This may not appeal to the readers that I had http://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/05/tech-watch-journal-update.htmlchameleonhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/19526710/posts/summary/114265266674121267Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:25:00 +00002006-03-17T22:39:39.830-05:00Tech-Watch is splitting into two blogs. The first is called MyGlobalCity raj kumar dash, editor Technorati Tags: myglobalcity, my global cityhttp://webguru.mathgurusonline.com/tech-watch/2006/03/myglobal-city-new-gadget-blog.htmlchameleon