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No More Blackberry?
I wonder how I will blog remotely if the network gets shut down. Furthermore, what is going to happen to RIM? They are going to have to pay a huge ransom just to ensure they can stay alive. In the mean time Microsoft and everyone else is chasing RIM and looking to take them down.
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Just Saw SIP Magazine
The magazine should be posted online soon.
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Bush to Nominate Robert McDowell to FCC
President George W. Bush is expected to nominate telecommunications lawyer Robert McDowell to fill the third Republican seat on the five-member Federal Communications Commission according to a story from Reuters. This news is crucial to the future of telecommunications because McDowell serves as senior vice president and assistant general counsel at Comptel, a group representing companies that primarily compete against big telephone carriers like AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications.
It may not be common knowledge that AT&T was a powerful lobbying force against the incumbent telephone companies and the acquisition of the company by SBC has reduced the competitive lobbying burden on all LECs proportionately.
It goes without saying that if McDowell is nominated it will be a big win for consumers in 2006 as I expect McDowell to be pro competition. Not faux competition with concepts like tiered-Internet services being thrown around in an effort by incumbent providers to hold content providers and consumers hostage.
In the worst case scenario McDowell will be outvoted repeatedly but at least will ensure the American people have a strong ally in the FCC. Comptel has been perhaps the most vocal critic of FCC Chairmen Michael Powell and Kevin Martin and as such it may be a bit awkward to have McDowell as a commissioner at all.
Still, I hope the commissioners and the Bush administration realize that putting a pro competition pro CLEC representative on the commission is exactly what we need to ensure we have balanced dialogues in the FCC and the interests of the average Joe are always represented. Dual-tiered Internet is such an esoteric topic that consumers will probably not realize how important it is that we are careful when discussing a major change to the inner-workings of the Internet. It is my hope that Robert McDowell will become the person who cares about the desires of the American people within
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Interesting Reading
We will see the first 4G networks in 2010 and they will transmit at 1 Gbps. One wonders how much such a connection will cost.
The Gennum nXZEN bluetooth headset has great noise canceling techology but is expensive and uncomfortable.
The 2006 Honda Gold Wing is a motorcycle with an airbag. The bag has a U shape to engulf the driver and keep them from hitting the handlebars. I am curious to know if an airbag on a motorcycle can reduce fatalities and/or injuries.
Sylvester Stallone has been in contless movies acting as a police officer. In one of these - I can't remember the name, the futristic guns don't work unless the DNA of the owner matches a database. Well now the New Jersey Institte of Technology or NJIT has devoped a gun that recognizes its owner's grip and fires only when the owner is holding it. Error rates are low but need to go lower still to meet goverment standards.
There are some articles on robots in the military but reading them made me groggy so I stopped. I am skipping the artcle abot going to Pluto. Seems kind of boring. I will fill you in on the details in 2015 when the probe gets there.
There is even a Vonage ad in here. Seems new and I don't think it is as nice as the old ones I've seen. There is a focus on features but the look of the ad doesn't fit the company's first class image.
There you have it. I have lots more to read but may try a brief nap before we land. Hope to see you soon.
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Suggestion Engines
It would seem that software that uses the tastes of large number of people to help suggest products based on your past experiences can significantly increase sales. If the technology is not implemented correctly or nut not implemented at all, it can potentially create problems.
Just ask Wal-Mart who suggested "Planet of the Apes" and "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" as movies whenever customers ordered Martin Luther King, "I have a Dream." (article).
Back in 2000 a company called NetPerceptions was doing a great deal of innovative things in this market. They had a suggestion engine that seemed very useful. I wrote about them at least once. I think the bubble bursting may have killed them. When you go to their website, this is what you see:
Tornago Systems is now the fully licensed developer and reseller of the NetPerceptions NetP™7 product line. For more information or product support, contact Tornago.
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Internet Telephony Countries
I just looked at the database of Internet Telephony Conference & Expo Attendees and scanned the countries from the last few days. This is what I found. This broad cross-section of attendees from around the globe shows how really international VoIP has become. It also shows that procrastination is global. ;)
I can’t wait for the show to get started.
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