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Delta to add WiFi to all domestic planes in 2009 {Engadget}
Aug 5th 2008 10:33AM There definitely are some reasons to why "Wi Fly" wouldn't be a good idea (of course, many others to why it is a good idea) but "keyboard sound" is not one of them.
As this article discusses, http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=539&doc_id=140880&f_src=flffour , what if use gets carried away and people are watching YouTube... or even Skype! they'll probably block those sites because bandwidth wouldn't be enough but I'm sure they'll find a way to abuse the system.
Laptops can be confiscated and searched at US border without cause says report {Engadget}
Aug 4th 2008 11:52AM I wonder what will happen when they check someone's computer and some information gets leaked out! According to this article http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=515&doc_id=139841&f_src=flffour - and all of us know - the US government isn't very fond of taking responsibility for poor security.
In-flight calling ban passes hurdle in House {Engadget}
Aug 4th 2008 11:17AM As you can read in this article http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=617&doc_id=160637&f_src=flffour the HANG UP act of 2008 doesn't prohibit the use of "phones installed on an aircraft."
So do they want people to be quiet or a couple of extra bucks?
Teeny, tiny BeRobot promised for release, still not quite gray goo {Engadget}
Aug 4th 2008 11:11AM There are big developments regarding the actual intelligence on robots. One that come to my mind is the ability of robots to develop emotional bonding and have their own personalities - as mentioned in this article: http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=526&doc_id=155718&f_src=flffour
Video: RoboStool follows you around, never leaves you sans a seat {Engadget}
Aug 4th 2008 11:06AM Can you imagine this robot combined with the one mentioned in this article: http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=526&doc_id=155718&f_src=flffour ?
A stool with personality: "It's been 2 months since my last oil change, let me just go ahead and push this mofo down the stairs"
LifeSource Wellness Connected family brings wireless health monitoring home {Engadget}
Aug 1st 2008 11:20AM A while ago Qualcomm created a company called LifeComm, a MVNO for life-sciences / healthcare applications. Their services, according to this article http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=526&doc_id=147482&f_src=flffour are going to include cellular monitoring of glucose levels for diabetics and aerobic activities for people that are on a dieting.
In that article they talk about Microsoft and Google's initiative in that same industry.
Mint's V10 mini projector gets price and release date {Engadget}
Aug 1st 2008 11:14AM You can look at this article http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=526&doc_id=158455&f_src=flffour
They talk about how some researchers are looking to display information on your CONTACT LENSES!, and they also present information about pico projectors and some other technologies.
AT&T tells the FCC it'll cut off wireless P2P users {Engadget}
Jul 31st 2008 11:31AM In a recent article by Lawrence G. Roberts (Father of the Internet) at http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=499&doc_id=160047&f_src=flffour he is suggesting using 'flow control' as a technique to provide what he calls the "equal capacity for equal payment" system instead of 'equal capacity per flow' since applications that use P2P use multiple flows.
Heart Robot loves to be hugged, express emotions {Engadget}
Jul 31st 2008 11:16AM LIREC (Living with Robots and Interactive Companions) is an European Union project that, according to this article http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=526&doc_id=155718&f_src=flffour , had announced the development of emotional bonding for robots and for them to have different personalities (and act differently based on that). Check out the article, it's truly amazing things.
T-Mobile 3G service coming October 1 to 27 markets {Engadget}
Jul 31st 2008 11:05AM Actually T-Mobile had 3G running in some places now, but it was UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System). What they are going to offer now, according to this article at http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=617&doc_id=153164&f_src=flffour is HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
You are going to need a cellphone that has HSDPA capabilities, and not just "3G".
