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DIDO: Wireless Technology Game Changer?

August 3, 2011 by Noemi

Wireless Antennas

No we’re not talking about the artist, we’re talking about the latest baby that Steve Perlman, Onlive Founder, developed with his team of engineers and scientists as San Francisco – DIDO. DIDO, which means “distributed-input-distributed output”, is a new wireless system that is being touted by Perlman as the future of wireless.

DIDO is supposed to revolutionize the wireless world by making wireless networks more reliable (Read: Fewer dropped calls.) and speedy. It does this primarily by addressing the problem with interference. That does not mean that it eliminates interference though. On the contrary, what the DIDO system actually does is it “embraces interference rather than avoiding” it. As users access the Internet through multiple transmitters, what the DIDO data center does is simultaneously access the Web data from the multiple transmitters, processes it, and transforms it to unique signals that carries the data to invidiual users. Since DIDO relies on interference from multiple transmitters to create the unique signals,it means that the system would need to have a lot of transmitters deployed in order to give each user in the network the maximum data rate. The good thing though, is that if conditions are met, users can actually experience speeds at 100 percent, something we all know current wireless technologies do not deliver.

A major loophole of the DIDO system is that it can’t work with signals other than that transmitted by DIDO transmitters, which means that it is unlikely that the technology will be adopted in areas where current Wi-Fi technologies are already pervasive. As Perlman said, “Frankly, I think the first deployments will be outside the U.S.”, which is only sensible considering how wirelessly connected the United States is. Still this is good news to regions and countries where Wi-Fi accessibility is still a problem, since there is no barring their use of the technology. For the rest of us though, unless everyone’s willing to tear down existing cellular phone and Wi-Fi transmitters, we’ll just have to deal with dropped calls and slow, congested internet connections until another technology that can coexist with current technologies arrives.

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Filed Under: Wireless Tagged With: DIDO, Wireless

Coverage… It’s All About Coverage

January 31, 2011 by JW18

Nahhh…… not about the skimpy clothes the girl who passed by is wearing but rather the coverage of the many networks that are offering mobiles all over the place. Carriers offer mobile phone units for free in exchange for subscriptions to their mobile plans which is the norm in the industry. The mobile phone invasion has resulted in a whole generation of people who cannot exist without their mobiles that just keep on getting better and smaller.
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Though most carriers have expanded their coverage areas, it is still wise to compare cell phone coverage areas for the best deal. Though dead-spots may never be eliminated, the larger the area coverage, the better, so you don’t get a no coverage message as you make an emergency call. The huge expanse of the US being one solid mass is easy to cover with satellite and land-based site antennas but even in the most developed areas, too much interference or noise as it is called can interfere with your mobile’s signal.

Filed Under: 3GSM, Apple, Cellphones, Cool Stuff, PDA, Phones, RAZR, Wireless Tagged With: Gadgets, Mobile Phones

Sennheiser intros Music Mobile Headset MM 100

October 27, 2009 by Andy Merrett

We love our Sennheiser gear at Gadzooki, and have already covered the MM 400/450 series Bluetooth headphones, and now here are some more quality Bluetooth headphones: the MM 100s.

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Stereo Bluetooth music and phone headset with full A2DP compatibility can be paired with up to two BT devices at once, and feature a lightweight neckband and semi-open acoustic design.

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Filed Under: Bluetooth, Wireless

Logitech shows off new Wii music game controllers

September 9, 2009 by Andy Merrett

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Logitech has today announced two new music game controllers designed for use with music games on the Nintendo Wii.

The Wireless Guitar Controller for Wii is constructed with a maple neck, rosewood fingerboard and metal frets, so it both looks and feels more authentic.

It features a noise-dampening design and fret buttons, plus a touch-sensitive slider on the fret board.

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Filed Under: Computer Peripherals, Consoles, Gaming, Nintendo, Wii, Wireless Tagged With: controller, drum kit, Gaming, guitar, logitech, Wii

Logitech shows off two Squeezebox Wi-Fi music players

September 3, 2009 by Andy Merrett

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Wires: who needs them? They’re so twentieth century which is why audio equipment manufacturers are embracing Wi-Fi in order to stream music around the home.

Take the latest Squeezebox music players from Logitech, which connect up to Internet radio stations, digital music files stored on PCs, and music subscription services.

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Filed Under: Sound, Wireless Tagged With: audio, home audio, internet radio, logitech, Radio, squeezebox, touch, wi-fi, Wireless

Samsung shows off new multi-wireless and multi-LCD compact cameras

August 13, 2009 by Andy Merrett

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The days of having to plug in all your peripherals to exchange data are long gone, as Samsung proves today with what it claims is the world’s first “multi-wireless” compact digital camera.

The ST1000 (not to be confused with Nikon’s Coolpix S1000pj announced last week) features built-in GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, allowing for geotagging goodness and connection to any open wireless network for picture exchange.

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Filed Under: Bluetooth, Cameras, Wireless Tagged With: Bluetooth, compact, digital camera, LCD, samsung, st1000, st500, st550, Wireless

Bluetooth Headsets Get Fashion Makeover

February 27, 2008 by Andrew G.R.

We’ve put Swarovski crystals on Macbook Airs and re-skinned our iPhones, so I’m not surprised that an emerging trend is the accessorization of the Bluetooth headset.

Clunky, dark and ugly no more!  These wireless sensations are about to get all dolled up.

The first of what promises to be many in the growing cell phone sector, is the Plantronic Discovery 925.  Currently available to celebs only (Eva Longoria Parker and Brooke Shields have been spotted sporting the 925), the general public can expect these headsets to be released in April.

Thinner and lighter than most available earpieces, the 925 will initially be offered black, gold and magenta – with nine more flavors to follow. $149 will not only get you good looks, but on-the-go wireless charging as well.

Not 100% sure if these are unisex or not, but I’ll roll the dice!

Filed Under: Bluetooth, Cellphones, Wireless

Australia Censors The Net

January 9, 2008 by Mr Butterscotch

From January the 20th new laws will come into effect after the South Australian government voted to put new censorship laws on the net. This will mainly affect entertainment companies who sell content but may affect content already on the world wide web.

Essentially, content providers will have to check the age of a user where necessary, i.e. whether a person is above 15 or 18, depending on the material being viewed. The Australian Communications and Media Authority will be able to force providers to remove content as well as links being deleted.

The restrictions apply to chatrooms, websites and mobile phone content. It has been stated that there will be an ‘opt out’ option for the restrictions, how this will be implemented however remains to be seen.

As part of a wider discourse on the web and how it should be used, I’m all for protecting children. However, surely the best form of protection would be to have an adult viewing material with their child? Chatrooms in particular are demonised on the internet – due to the fear of ‘predators’ lurking behind pseudonyms and fake i.d’s.

I’m all for protecting children as I said, however there are smarter ways to do it than putting a blanket like this over the internet. It also makes me concerned that more and more countries around the world are putting in place some kind of restriction on what we should view and read, and how we should interact with this information.

Reporters Without Borders is a group that hilights the ways in which the freedom of the press can be limited. This certainly applies to the internet, one of, historically, the most free arenas on Earth to state your beliefs.

The web is a genuinely amazing place. It has changed the way we communicate with one another whether it is through blogs, social networks, chat forums or even online phone calls like Skype. Nonetheless, governments haven’t been slow to see the trend, and many have already decided to use it to their own ends.

One example from Iran is the case of Mojtaba Saminejad, imprisoned since February 2005 for making available online material that is offensive to Islam. Of course, Iran being a Muslim state, one could argue that extra care is needed when being a digital (or other) author. But it begs the question of how are the government can go?

China however is the nation that continues to come under fire for particularly harsh regulations and restrictions on the internet
. Originally, China was merely using a range of technologically high-tech means to monitor citizens (and in particular political dissidence) on the internet. However, this has recently changed.

More than 130 Chinese citizens have access to the internet, but rumour has it that more than 62 people (and some say this is an extremely conservative estimate) have been jailed for their views online. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe (not known for freedom of speech, press and human rights) is not in the due process required to purchase monitoring/censoring equipment from China.

A number of other nations are now at work to develop technology that bars pornography, political dissidence, web email systems, religious criticism and more. Ironically, the West even came in for criticism for shipping material that could be used to control citizens of other nations.

I truly believe in freedom of choice and expression and so I really do feel that this is a worrying trend – but it is one that is set to continue apace around the world.

Filed Under: Software Features, Tech Companies, The Web, Wireless

Surf the Internet with Pileus (It’s an Umbrella!)

May 19, 2007 by Sophia Lucero

Meet the umbrella that lets you do more than shield you from the rain, the Pileus:

Pileus the Internet Umbrella

Pileus is an umbrella connected to the Internet to make walking in rainy days fun. Pileus has a large screen on the top surface, a built-in camera, a motion sensor, GPS, and a digital compass, and it provides two main functions; [sic] A Social Photo-sharing and A 3D Map Navigation.

The “social photo-sharing” part is actually with Flickr, while the “3d map navigation” part is powered by Google Earth. Pileus started out as a research project by Sho Hashimoto and Takashi Matsumoto at Keio University’s Human Computer-Interaction (HCI) Design Lab.

Here’s a short video how you can view photos with (or should I say under?) the Pileus:

Here’s another video, this time showing the 3D navigation feature. (More photos and videos on their official website.)

You can also catch a live demonstration of the Pileus prototype at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery from April 20 to June 16. This quirky umbrella has also grabbed attention in Europe and South Africa.

I would never stand under the rain and use my umbrella to surf the web. That aside, it looks like fun in a really geeky, Inspector Gadget slash James Bond way.

Filed Under: Cool Stuff, Gadgets, Hardware and Gadget Features, The Web, Wireless

O! It’s the oPhone!

May 10, 2007 by J. Angelo Racoma

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Move over iPhone! Microsoft has done you one over. The hype over the iPhone has fizzled (and reportedly the iPhone will be released to the public this June). But now there’s something even better. And it’s from Microsoft.

The first time I saw this video, I thought O!

The oPhone is supposed to be the ultimate in mobile telephony. It’s supposed to beat the Apple iPhone in terms of usability, entertainment capability, and enjoyment. Watch the video to see how great the oPhone is. You’ll surely say O!

[via Yugatech]

This is kind of late for April 1st, but then again, the world is a crazy place.

Filed Under: Cellphones, Mobility, Wireless

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