Microsoft, Google. HP, Philips, Samsung and Intel are amongst the big names behind the White Space Coalition, which is looking at ways to provide high-speed wireless Internet access using the gaps between TV channels. The gaps, which are designed to stop channels clashing with one another, are essentially wasted space, but until recently it was thought that any attempt to use them would result in interference and broadcasters are naturally against the idea. Read the rest of this entry »
The Circle Phone by designer Jin Le is a cell phone with rotary dial and only 3 buttons power, connect, and disconnect. Read the rest of this entry »
The Skype Travel Mouse is a mouse with an integrated phone. It features a 128 x 64 pixel LCD display for caller ID, etc. and a sliding numeric keypad. I don’t use Skype myself, because I live in a tree house and make all my calls with a rusty soup can and a long piece of string. But if you are big into Skype, maybe you want one. If so it’ll set you back $42.50. Read the rest of this entry »
Finger Touching, a device developed by Samsung, turns your fingers into the buttons on a cellphone, so you can text faster — or at least on bigger buttons. It’s “easier and lighter in mobile circumstances corresponding to the 3.5G, 4G communication standard.” Basically it projects the letters onto the three segments of each finger, and you push what you want. I think this is a pretty clever idea, but I don’t need one. Because I don’t have a cell phone. Or a land line. I have two rusty soup cans and a very long string. Which is ultra high technology. Read the rest of this entry »
Microsoft, Google. HP, Philips, Samsung and Intel are amongst the big names behind the White Space Coalition, which is looking at ways to provide high-speed wireless Internet access using the gaps between TV channels. The gaps, which are designed to stop channels clashing with one another, are essentially wasted space, but until recently it was thought that any attempt to use them would result in interference and broadcasters are naturally against the idea. Read the rest of this entry »
