| Tuesday, September 9, 2003 |
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Phones that decide when to ring
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We don't really see the need for either, but researchers at both Carnegie Mellon and the Human Media Lab at Queen's University in Canada are working on technology for phones that can sense when you're busy working or talking to someone and so won't ring and interrupt. Each works in a different way. The Human Media Lab system is a visual sensor that attaches to a desktop phone and figures out from your blinks and gazes whether you can take a call or not. Carnegie Mellon's SenSay is a combination of a light sensor, a motion detector, a microphone, and other sensors for cellphones which can guess what kind of environment you're in (say, a noisy garage) and then decide whether or not to put the call through or send back a text message saying you're indisposed. The only thing is that neither of these improves on what we do...
Gizmodo ::: 8:42:32 AM ::: |
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Reuters, AOL connect IM networks
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Pact enables Reuters users to chat with both financial services contacts and non-industry friends
InfoWorld: Applications ::: 8:24:34 AM ::: |
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Wi-Fi and 3G may come together
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New wireless networking chips for handheld devices are giving second life to 802.11b and could test whether Wi-Fi and cellular data services can cooperate rather than compete.
CNET News.com ::: 4:00:00 AM ::: |
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Antispam Companies Raking It In
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Not everyone is unhappy about the scourge of spam. Antispam software companies are seeing rising revenues and growing lines of investors. By Amit Asaravala.
Wired News ::: 2:32:16 AM ::: |
| Monday, September 8, 2003 |
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Nokia Throws Its Hat Into The PVR Ring
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All the familiar features are there: digital satellite receiver, digital video recording, comes with an 80GB hard drive. But there are some added goodies as well. Like many of the new PVR's on the market, the Mediamaster has photo album functionality, as well as having a few (albeit hokey) games built-in. It also has smartcard support for various pay TV services. Perhaps the most intriguing feature is the Bluetooth support. One will be able to take a photo on a Bluetooth enabled camera-phone and upload the image to the Mediamaster for viewing. However, it appears the device is not yet available in the United States. PVRblog ::: 7:08:27 PM ::: |
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Nokia Enters PVR Market
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Slashdot ::: 6:30:52 PM ::: |
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