Archive for August, 2008

Microsoft develops Vi-Fi (Vehicle Wi-Fi). VoIP while driving baby!

A new technology developed by Microsoft in alliance with the University of Massachusetts (UMASS), and the University of Washington has resulted in a new technology called Vi-Fi (Vehicle Wi-Fi). Vi-Fi solves the problem of hopping from one Wi-Fi wireless access point (WAP) to another when signal strength diminishes. According to the article, the goal of […]

Everything in the World’s Going Wireless

In Singapore, the Dutch consumer electronics maker Philips is designing a multimedia server to stream audio and video through the air, from the Internet to any device in the home.
In Munich, a former unit of Siemens envisions a cordless phone that would double as a music player, wirelessly drawing music from home computers.
In […]

Woz: The Engineer Behind the Apple

At the 2008 Intel Developer Forum, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (right in photo) took the main stage to talk about his love of engineering and science, the process behind developing the Apple II personal computer, and what it’s like to be “Employee No. 1″ at Apple.
Wozniak also spoke of the impact Steve Jobs (left in […]

Intel’s Third Tablet Ready for Back to School Ride

Intel has unveiled the third generation of its low-cost laptop for students, which branches out from the standard clamshell design with a tablet-style option and includes a touch screen.
Introduced at the recent Intel Developer Forum 2008 in San Francisco, the new Classmate PC – slated for deployment by the end of this year — is aimed primarily […]

Opentape Picks Up Where Muxtape Left Off

With web music fan favorite Muxtape currently out of commission due to “a problem with the RIAA,” an open source — if no more legal — alternative has appeared: Opentape.
Opentape describes itself as “a free, open-source package that lets you make and host your own mixtapes on the web.” Or, in other words, a […]

Asterisk GUI 2.0 launches

Yesterday, afternoon I mentioned Asterisk GUI 2.0. Later that evening, Digium “officially” announced Asterisk GUI 2.0 and included some screenshots, which you can check out here:
here’s a few screenshots to wet your whistle:

Tags: Asterisk GUI 2.0, digium, GUI, VoIP
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Digium Headquarters Tour

During my tour of Digium’s headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama I snapped quite a few photos that I thought I’d share. I’ll just share a few here, but if you want to see them all, go check out the online photo album I created specifically for Digium: http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/photos/digium/ Be sure to check my […]

Treo 800w: Now Finally We Get Wi-Fi …

The first Treo device with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity is worth a look for companies running a Microsoft back-end infrastructure or for die-hard Treo users. Alas …
Although the Treo 800w is likely the best Treo smart phone Palm has delivered to date, Palm’s late adoption of technology now standard on many competing mobile devices leaves the […]

Apple’s Got a Few Blemishes of Late …

So much good news and now so much bad news.
The Apple rumor mill is churning, but this week it’s about software fixes instead of new products. News reports are raising expectations of yet another iPhone software fix next month.
Apparently software update 2.0.2 didn’t fix connection problems – in fact, it created new issues […]

Amazon To Re-Kindle Its Popular eBook Reader

Amazon will reportedly ship new versions of its Kindle e-book reader before year’s end. The original reader launched last November sold out in its first week and had Amazon scrambling to fill holiday orders. While sales have been brisk, estimates vary.
A Seattle newspaper confirmed late last week that Amazon.com is in the late stages of […]