MapWay Selected For Vodafone Live! In Germany

FTN: MapWay Selected For Vodafone Live! In Germany * HandyTEL.com Web site and Domain are available for sale. For more information, please click here! MAPWAY SELECTED FOR VODAFONE LIVE! IN GERMANY MORE INFORMATION ON M-SPATIAL (UNITED KINGDOM) - m-spatial, the Mobile Spatial Intelligence specialist, today announced Vodafone Germany as the first international customer for MapWay, its turn-key suite of maps and walking directions services for use on mass market mobile phones. Cambridge UK-based m-spatial has integrated its unique MapWay maps and directions services into the German presence of Vodafone live!, which now has over 3.6 million customers in Germany. The unique user experience provided by the MapWay application suite (including m-spatial’s revolutionary ‘made to measure mapping’) is made possible by the use of the m-spatial Spatial Platform as the basis for service delivery. m-spatial CEO Andy Walker commented: “Vodafone Germany wanted a proven suite of maps and directions applications which would provide a compelling user interface to all users of Vodafone live, whatever their handset. Our success with Vodafone live! in the UK provided that proof. The successful internationalisation of the user interface, use of local content, and speed of integration with the Vodafone Germany network underlines both the global and scaleable nature of our solution. Working with Vodafone Germany further strengthens our relationship with the Vodafone group and we are delighted to play our part in helping launch new compelling consumer services.” The new MapWay services are available via the ‘Unterwegs’ section of Vodafone live! Using the mapping and walking directions services, the user can quickly and easily specify locations for which they require maps or walking directions. In addition to the use of the automatic location feed within both these services, the ‘Where am I?’ (‘Wo bin ich?’) service satisfies the specific need for users to understand where they are and receive a map within a single click. Walker continued: “Following the initial success of the MapWay application suite in the UK, we are delighted to complete the first stage of our international roll-out and deliver MapWay to Vodafone Germany.” SOURCE: WebitPR - 1/17/2005 M-SPATIAL WEB SITE: http://www.m-spatial.com MORE INFORMATION ON M-SPATIAL ------------------------- FEEL FREE TO FORWARD THIS ARTICLE TO YOUR FRIEND OR COLLEAGUE. Send this article via e-mail to: Register for Free Daily Telecom News digest. FTN delivered directly to your mailbox. Read news comments or post your own. Visit HandyTEL.com Discussion Boards. OTHER COMPANY NEWS *m-spatial Rolls Out New MapWay Applications On Vodafone Live!, O2 Active And Orange World *Mapway Launched On Orange World *m-spatial launch major enhancement to MapWay OTHER RELATED NEWS *Wick Hill Appointed Pan-European Distributor For Finjan Software *ZTE Shows Outstanding 2004 Performance *Softwrap partners with asknet offering industry-leading eCommerce solution with ‘Try & Buy’ technology *TELABRIA COLLABORATES WITH INTEL TO DELIVER WI-FI ACCESS SOLUTION FOR EDUCATION CONTENT *GSM Association Confirms Board Members For 2005-06 *iQuate joins BSA Ireland *ZTE Corporation And Portugal Telecom Sign R&D And New Technologies Agreement Telecom News | Employment | Mobile Insider | Tech Zone | Services | Advertising DISCUSSION BOARDS Copyright (c) 1998-2001 HandyTEL.com, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Contact Us Select Phone ---------------------------- X600 E700 Z600 P900 GD-87 T-68 T65 T39M T206 T68i T66 T62u T61z R600 T_200 P800 T600 T300 7650 6510 5210 SX45 Trium_Sirius Trium_Eclipse A3618s Ad Space

Slashdot | Wireless Bluetooth Sunglasses * * * * * * OSTG | SourceForge - ThinkGeek - IT Product Guide - Linux.com - NewsForge - freshmeat - Newsletters - TechJobs - Slashdot Broadband X Login Why Login? Why Subscribe? Sections MAIN Apache Apple 2 MORE AskSlashdot 3 MORE Books BSD Developers 4 MORE Games 6 MORE Interviews IT 4 MORE Linux 3 MORE Politics Science 5 MORE YRO 1 MORE Help FAQ Bugs Stories Old Stories Old Polls Topics Hall of Fame Submit Story About Supporters Code Awards Services Broadband PriceGrabber Product Guide Special Offers Tech Jobs WIRELESS BLUETOOTH SUNGLASSES POSTED BY CMDRTACO ON MONDAY JANUARY 17, @05:00PM FROM THE BECAUSE-YOU-CAN DEPT. elecngnr writes _"Motorola and Oakley are going to team up to create Bluetooth enabled sunglasses. At the CES, Motorola had also announced that they would be developing some bluetooth embedded clothing with Burton, a snowboarding company. "_ Speakers built into the hood, and controls built into the jacket for your audio player and phone. SLASHDOT LOG IN NICKNAME: PASSWORD: Public Terminal [ CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT ] RELATED LINKS · Compare prices on Wireless Devices · Review Wireless products · elecngnr · Bluetooth enabled sunglasses. · bluetooth embedded clothing · More Wireless Networking stories Wireless Bluetooth Sunglasses | Log in/Create an Account | Top | 150 comments | Search Discussion Threshold: -1: 150 comments 0: 143 comments 1: 102 comments 2: 67 comments 3: 18 comments 4: 8 comments 5: 3 comments Flat Nested No Comments Threaded Oldest First Newest First Highest Scores First Oldest First (Ignore Threads) Newest First (Ignore Threads) THE FINE PRINT: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. I WONDER (Score:3, Insightful) by dJOEK (66178) on Monday January 17, @05:01PM (#11389269) What instructions are there on the laundry tab ? is this even washable ? [ Reply to This ] *Re:i wonder by l0ungeb0y (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:06PM *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. *Re:i wonder by Anonymous Coward (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:06PM *Re:i wonder by _ph1ux_ (Score:2) Monday January 17, @06:43PM *Re:i wonder by kminchau (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:10PM *Next: by Marvelicious (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:27PM *Re:Next: by vacuum_tuber (Score:2) Monday January 17, @09:14PM *2 REPLIES BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. WHY? (Score:3, Insightful) by svvampy (576225) on Monday January 17, @05:02PM (#11389275) Because the manufacturers need another reason to charge you two hundred dollars for five cents worth of plastic? [ Reply to This ] *Re:Why? by SunPin (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:17PM *Re:Why? by drmarcj (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:53PM *Re:Why? by MissTuxie (Score:1) Monday January 17, @06:01PM *Re:Why? by NanoGator (Score:2) Monday January 17, @10:47PM *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. SO THE QUESTION IS (Score:2, Funny) by Kipsaysso (828105) on Monday January 17, @05:03PM (#11389286) (Last Journal: Monday December 13, @01:30AM) Will the glasses black out if a Microsoft product comes on screen? Or will they turn blue? [ Reply to This ] *Blue Screen of Death by elecngnr (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:07PM *Re:Blue Screen of Death by Anonymous Coward (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:22PM *Re:Blue Screen of Death by CastrTroy (Score:2) Monday January 17, @08:26PM *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. *Re:So the question is by jacksonj04 (Score:1) Monday January 17, @07:16PM *2 REPLIES BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. WHAT FA? (Score:1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 17, @05:03PM (#11389290) TF intro was longer than TFA [ Reply to This ] MP3 PLAYER BUILT IN? (Score:5, Interesting) by ashpool7 (18172) on Monday January 17, @05:05PM (#11389308) (http://slashdot.org/ | Last Journal: Friday March 26, @09:01AM) Call me back when you've got a bluetooth HUD or something. The MP3 player can sit in my pocket. [ Reply to This ] *Re:MP3 Player built in? by Squatchman (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:33PM *Re:MP3 Player built in? by Saxerman (Score:2) Monday January 17, @06:34PM *Re:MP3 Player built in? by Jozer99 (Score:1) Monday January 17, @08:56PM *it would still be awesome using grayscale by ashpool7 (Score:1) Monday January 17, @09:17PM *Re:MP3 Player built in? by NanoGator (Score:2) Monday January 17, @10:49PM BLUETOOTH CLOTHING? (Score:3, Funny) by Mudcathi (584851) on Monday January 17, @05:09PM (#11389339) (Last Journal: Friday July 26, @04:04AM) Does this mean I have to worry about hackers turning my socks into spam zombies? [ Reply to This ] *Re:Bluetooth clothing? by penix1 (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:21PM *obligatory by Lord Prox (Score:1) Monday January 17, @08:10PM *Not enough power... but someday... by DaedalusLogic (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:43PM IMPORTANT SAFETY TIP (Score:4, Insightful) by ScentCone (795499) on Monday January 17, @05:09PM (#11389341) _snowboarding_ I was just thinking that what attitude-is-everything people racing down an icy Pennsylvania hill, weaving through other people on a slippery, metal-edged plank and attempting to periodically sail through the air need is an easier way to block their senses. [ Reply to This ] *Danger-Sensitive by weston (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:14PM *Re:Danger-Sensitive by zymurgyboy (Score:2) Monday January 17, @06:16PM *Re:Danger-Sensitive by zymurgyboy (Score:2) Monday January 17, @06:22PM *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. *2 REPLIES BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. RE:IMPORTANT SAFETY TIP (Score:4, Funny) by AndroidCat (229562) on Monday January 17, @05:32PM (#11389509) (http://home.primus.ca/~ronsharp/) Sure. "Hi! Yeah, I'm on the snowboard. Hang on, I'm about to Bono this tree..." [ Reply to This | Parent ] *Re: Important Safety Tip by wasted (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:53PM *Re:Important Safety Tip by ScentCone (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:49PM *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. *Re:Important Safety Tip by Michael Woodhams (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:46PM *Re:Important Safety Tip by roach2002 (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:48PM *Re:Important Safety Tip by ScentCone (Score:2) Monday January 17, @07:27PM *Re:Important Safety Tip by roach2002 (Score:1) Monday January 17, @09:57PM *Re:Important Safety Tip by fermion (Score:1) Monday January 17, @06:13PM *Re:Important Safety Tip by ajlitt (Score:2) Monday January 17, @07:11PM *2 REPLIES BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. THE GOGGLES! THEY DO NOTHING! (Score:5, Insightful) by Yaztromo (655250) on Monday January 17, @05:09PM (#11389342) (http://www.jsyncmanager.org/ | Last Journal: Thursday January 06, @06:16AM) And Bluetooth-enabled sunglasses do _what_ exactly? Unfortunately, the article doesn't say. I'm _guessing_ they're going to provide an audio output facility, but who knows for sure? I'm off to install a Bluetooth chip into my toilet. What is it going to do? Damned if I know, but one things for sure -- /. front page, here I (and my Bluetooth-enabled toilet) come! Yaz (...who actually has and uses two Bluetooth devices). [ Reply to This ] *Re:The goggles! They do nothing! by the darn (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:15PM *Re:The goggles! They do nothing! by elecngnr (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:18PM *Re:The goggles! They do nothing! by Yaztromo (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:29PM *Re:The goggles! They do nothing! by ad0gg (Score:3) Monday January 17, @05:19PM *Re:The goggles! They do nothing! by XorNand (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:53PM *Re:The goggles! They do nothing! by trb (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:38PM *Re:The goggles! They do nothing! by Karellen (Score:2) Monday January 17, @07:20PM *Peril sensitive by xixax (Score:2) Monday January 17, @07:58PM *Re:The goggles! They do nothing! by Mad Bad Rabbit (Score:2) Tuesday January 18, @12:25AM *Re:The goggles! They do nothing! by ross.w (Score:2) Tuesday January 18, @12:29AM *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. CLOTHES AUTO DRY? (Score:1, Funny) by oskard (715652) on Monday January 17, @05:09PM (#11389344) (Last Journal: Monday October 13, @10:48PM) Auto dry? Auto fit? Auto lace? If it ain't up to McFly's standards, it ain't worth purchasing. [ Reply to This ] WHY (Score:2) by Brigadier (12956) on Monday January 17, @05:10PM (#11389345) my ipod fits perfectly in my pocket. my head phones are pretty much invisible. why put this in clothes that i'll forget to take out when I wash it. I always hate when new technology comes out and mfg's try to tag it on to every product they have to make it sell. [ Reply to This ] *Re:why by darth_linux (Score:2) Monday January 17, @07:29PM *2 REPLIES BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. GREAT IDEA (Score:1, Insightful) by paradoxmember (609285) on Monday January 17, @05:10PM (#11389349) This is useful.. when I am driving or outside i am always wearing my sunglasses anyway (for the most part). Now i don't have to worry about a hands free set and my sunglasses not fitting well on my head together. [ Reply to This ] *Re:great idea by emjoi_gently (Score:1) Monday January 17, @10:17PM *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. WHILE BLUETOOTH 1.1 DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH BANDWIDTH (Score:4, Informative) by Karpe (1147) on Monday January 17, @05:10PM (#11389350) (http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/~drebes/) for uncompressed "CD quality" audio, what enables these new headphones and this new sunglasses are the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile [holtmann.org], which compresses the audio using the low complexity lossless Sub-Band Codec [holtmann.org]. These devices usually also support a profile that enables you to play, pause, forward and rewind, or, if paired to a telephone too, to mute the audio when a call is received. This all seems very nice, I just wish these profiles get supported in Tiger (and Longhorn, or Windows XP new Bluetooth stack, to be fair). Can't wait to get some more wireless audio. [ Reply to This ] *Re:While Bluetooth 1.1 does not have enough bandwi by theManInTheYellowHat (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:24PM LAWSUIT ALERT (Score:4, Funny) by John3 (85454) on Monday January 17, @05:11PM (#11389357) (http://www.cornells.com/john.htm) Motorola and Oakley better check with their legal departments...Suntiger Inc. [suntiger.com] might try and sue to protect their intellectual property [bannerwitcoff.com] for "blue blocking sunglasses" which sounds eerily similar to "blue tooth technology". [ Reply to This ] DEPT. OF REDUNDANCY DEPT. (Score:3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 17, @05:13PM (#11389365) Wireless Bluetooth? did I miss a meeting? [ Reply to This ] BLUETOOTH RADIUS (Score:3, Funny) by Handbrewer (817519) on Monday January 17, @05:13PM (#11389369) (http://www.kernel.org/) If i walk outside my bluetooth radius, i become scared and confused. [ Reply to This ] INTERFERENCE! (Score:4, Funny) by Line_Fault (247536) on Monday January 17, @05:16PM (#11389390) (http://www.burntmail.com/) What a great product! Now everyone can cause WLAN interference without even trying! [ Reply to This ] *Re:Not really by Bastian (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:44PM *Re:Not really by Jeff DeMaagd (Score:2) Monday January 17, @06:10PM IMAGINE... (Score:3, Funny) by graveyardduckx (735761) on Monday January 17, @05:16PM (#11389395) A beowulf cluster of people wearing similar sunglasses... Ok, that even creeps me out. [ Reply to This ] *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. THEY ARE STYLISH!!! (Score:5, Funny) by djplurvert (737910) on Monday January 17, @05:22PM (#11389435) Oh yeah baby, that's Stylish with a BIG S. Take a gander here [oakley.com] at the mp3 version. Don't be fooled by the photography, these babies are BULBOUS! I think they're going for the cyborg look. All I know for sure is that when I say them in compusa I just couldn't stop laughing. I can't imagine using those things snowboarding. They look like they'd fly off with one quick turn of the head. I like lightweight and simple glasses for boarding. They WILL come off your face, unless of course, you are much better than me and NEVER find yourself yardsailing down the slope. Did I mention that they look like shit. [ Reply to This ] *Re:They are Stylish!!! by elecngnr (Score:3) Monday January 17, @05:30PM *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. *Re:They are Stylish!!! by Holi (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:38PM *Re:They are Stylish!!! by vcjim (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:46PM *Re:They are Stylish!!! by djplurvert (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:56PM *Re:They are Stylish!!! by danimrich (Score:2) Monday January 17, @07:10PM *Re:They are Stylish!!! by drooling-dog (Score:2) Monday January 17, @09:09PM *Re:They are Stylish!!! by djtripp (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:48PM *Re:They are Stylish!!! by Juice2504 (Score:1) Monday January 17, @06:13PM *Re:They are Stylish!!! by frinkster (Score:2) Monday January 17, @06:25PM *Re:They are Stylish!!! by MBraynard (Score:2) Monday January 17, @08:15PM *Re:They are Stylish!!! by djplurvert (Score:2) Monday January 17, @05:54PM *1 REPLY BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. MORE WAYS TO BECOME DISTRACTED (Score:3, Insightful) by Uosdwis (553687) on Monday January 17, @05:24PM (#11389442) (Last Journal: Monday May 05, @05:24PM) Yeah this is a good idea. First we complain about drivers being distracted with phones while on the road. Just wait till we have skiers/boarders doing the same [9news.com]. Not being able to hear when you are listening to your iPod is really safe [thedenverchannel.com] [ Reply to This ] *Re:More Ways To Become Distracted by PixelThis (Score:1) Monday January 17, @05:59PM *Re:More Ways To Become Distracted by Moofie (Score:1) Monday January 17, @06:13PM *Re:More Ways To Become Distracted by Uosdwis (Score:2) Monday January 17, @07:09PM *Re:More Ways To Become Distracted by PixelThis (Score:1) Monday January 17, @07:25PM *Re:More Ways To Become Distracted by dema (Score:2) Monday January 17, @06:14PM *Re:More Ways To Become Distracted by Uosdwis (Score:2) Monday January 17, @07:01PM PAGING DANIEL CLOWES (Score:2) by BorgCopyeditor (590345) on Monday January 17, @05:49PM (#11389698) Mr. Clowes, your hi-fi pizza is ready. Mr. Clowes [fantagraphics.com], dial 432 for pickup. [ Reply to This ] ALMOST CLOSE... (Score:1) by chipset (639011) on Monday January 17, @05:50PM (#11389712) I am not sure about wireless sunglasses. So, I can't listen to my music when I am not wearing shades? I want a bluetooth remote for my iPod, I want a bluetooth module for my Bose QuietComfort 2s. I want to control it while I am on a plane, without worrying about all the damned wires. With that, I don't need electronic embedded clothing... [ Reply to This ] SUNGLASSES??? MOTOROLA? (Score:3, Funny) by zymurgyboy (532799) on Monday January 17, @06:04PM (#11389848) Great. So now I can go from being the dork with the tiny Jabra headset who appears to be talking to himself, to being the scary sunglasses-all-the-time Matrix agent who appears to be talking to himself. DAMN YOU bluetooth device people! [ Reply to This ] KINDA COOL (Score:1) by fermion (181285) on Monday January 17, @06:22PM (#11390012) (Last Journal: Saturday October 04, @10:52PM) I don't like the optics or style of Oakley (flash over function), but a building a bluetooth headset, if this is in fact what they are talking about, makes much more sense than and MP3 Player. The earphone is done, so all that needs to be designed is the boom. The bluetooth circuitry can easily fit in the space of an mp3 player. For walking and driving around sunglasses would be much more stable than the average headset. [ Reply to This ] *Re:kinda cool by drooling-dog (Score:2) Monday January 17, @09:18PM HOW THEY REALLY WORK (Score:1) by edge_crumbler (709889) on Monday January 17, @06:24PM (#11390028) Actually, this is how they really work - I know this because I read about it on the back of a cereal packet. First the bluetooth connection links in with your cameraphone. You have to pair the two so that they know each other and will talk to each other, it's like friendly functions in C++. After that, is just a matter of clipping your cameraphone to your jacket, or if you've got one of those new flip phones you can just slide it over your top pocket so the camera points out. Ideally, you'll be on a 3G network, but 2.5G works quite well depending on your location because the camera will take photos every few seconds and relay them back to the Oakly NOC. Now, here I'm afraid it becomes decidedly low-tech: They tried baysian filters, image recognition filters and even that technology out of Cambridge that detects excessive pink in the photos, but nothing worked better than just hiring some minimum-wage dufus off the street to quickly scan the photos. When they spot images that cross the threshold of danger they hit a big red button on their desk. It's one of those emergency stop buttons you see at the conveyor sushi restaurants - you know the type - and whamo - a high-priority paging packet is beamed to the phone, zips through the bluetooth connection an shuts those glasses down! Black. Can't see a thing. And just in time too. H2TG make them out to be some all included device but this is the state of the art folks. If they sell well, next year it'll all be integrated. Such is the life cycle of bluetooth devices. [ Reply to This ] ANYONE ELSE (Score:1) by bickerdyke (670000) on Monday January 17, @06:27PM (#11390063) Anyone else been thinking of super-chromatic-peril-o-sensitive sunglasses? Or ist it just because I'm watching the BBC Hitchhiker? :-) [ Reply to This ] *Re:anyone else by jamesh (Score:2) Monday January 17, @07:31PM OBOY, CLOSED CAPTIONING FOR CELL PHONE CALLS ... (Score:1) by ankhank (756164) * on Monday January 17, @06:37PM (#11390152) Neat. Next the sunglasses will be able to listen to your cell phone calls, give you a heads-up closed captioning or translation maybe, perhaps allow advertising to be popped up too. Plus they can be signaled to go completely opaque if the Homeland Security Network realizes you're in the vicinity of something you ought not see, or if a tactical nuclear device is about to go off within your line of sight. Every driver should be wearing a pair ... [ Reply to This ] ...SCARY (Score:1) by mochugger (850128) on Monday January 17, @06:54PM (#11390305) _Supported OS: Windows XP, 2000, ME or 98SE (98SE requires additional driver); Mac OS 9.2.2, OS X 10.1.5, OS X 10.2 or OS X 10.3_ Oh great, just what I've always wanted... to have Windows ON MY FACE! [ Reply to This ] YET ANOTHER CLUE.... (Score:2) by vought (160908) on Monday January 17, @06:56PM (#11390323) (http://homepage.mac.com/vought) That the next iPod will likely have Bluetooth or 802.11b/g/whatever. -Stream to AirPort Express -"Remote controls" available that work with Bluetooth from Apple and third parties. Should be an interesting year. They gotta suppport that $249.00 and up price point by further differentiation. Mot wouldn't be doing this otherwise. Don't get me started about "Jokely". Beautiful sunglasses - for a few weeks. Every pair I've owned (at least six pair since 1988, including the original Eyeshade) has failed to provide adequate protection against nefarious sunglass-killing and losing forces. A pair of Oakleys with a homing device - now that, I'd pay for. [ Reply to This ] BLUETOOTH IPOD ADAPTER (Score:1) by jsares (14664) on Monday January 17, @07:02PM (#11390374) Don't forget to add $200 for an iPod bluetooth adapter. http://www.tentechnology.com/products/products_nav iplay.php Plus just like with the Shuffle you won't have a display. [ Reply to This ] IMPROVEMENTS TO BLUETOOTH (Score:2, Insightful) by itsthebin (725864) on Monday January 17, @07:07PM (#11390410) (http://www.b0g.org/) I like the idea of Bluetooth personal area networks. They just need to improve its implementation a little. 10 meter range is fine , but the devices need to be able to interact a bit better. For example I own a jabra headset , a bluetooth enabled phone (n-gage) , a bluetooth enabled PDA ( axim x50v ) and a usb adaptor for my laptop. I use the headset with my phone , and for skype(out) with my PDA and laptop, and utilising the audio gateway for voice notes on my PDA and laptop. I use bluetooth to install(sync) programs on my PDA from my laptop. I use my phone to control winamp on my computer.( Bemused ). My laptop and PDA use bluetooth to access the GPRS modem on my phone. I would like to see better bandwidth and implementation so all these devices can operate in harmony so I do not have to keep pairing , or initiating connections - I would like to see my devices that are paired operate simultanously. [ Reply to This ] PFFT (Score:1) by seth1334 (841957) on Monday January 17, @07:40PM (#11390696) I, for one, welcome our new, bespectacled, trendy bluetooth overl.. arrrr, I don't think so. [ Reply to This ] BT GLASSES. REAL USES... (Score:1) by guttergod (94044) on Monday January 17, @07:45PM (#11390734) (http://www.panikattack.info/) Well, it's probably not what it is but.... Connect your glasses to your BT enabled GPS (or even better, cellphone with gps), an arrow on the glass points you in the right direction, and a voice tells you which way to go. Combine this with any other cool features available in your pocket-bluetooth-gadget-collection(tm) and you got the whole world in your hands... head.. glasses... whatever.. [ Reply to This ] RE:DEAD TECH! (Score:1) by Desert Raven (52125) on Monday January 17, @05:58PM (#11389792) Where have you been hiding? Yes, bluetooth was over-hyped to be the one "one true solution" in the begining. But that doesn't mean it's irrelevant. For short range devices, it's a good technology, wireless input devices, wireless headsets for mobile phones, etc. Heck, if my current cellphone had bluetooth, a bluetooth hands-free mounted in my car would be ideal. My phone could stay on my belt, but would automatically interface with the hands-free just by getting in the car. So, no it's not dead, it's not even dying, it's just not the uber-meme of the week anymore. [ Reply to This | Parent ] RE:DEAD TECH! (Score:2, Interesting) by elecngnr (843285) on Monday January 17, @06:46PM (#11390239) I would'nt really call it irrelevant. I am working with some people who are researching ways to embed household devices with bluetooth. Now, there are some who would cry that this is geek-driven tech and on some accounts I would agree. However, the focus of much of this research is to utilize technology to increase the accessibility for those who are mobility impaired. Creating these bluetooth networks would make independent living for these individuals more of a reality. Bluetooth modules embedded into lighting, heating and air conditioning, doors and door locks, media devices, etc. is a large improvement in the quality of life for these individuals. Why bluetooth? 1. There are a lot of bluetooth products out there. 2. There are a lot of software libraries for bluetooth. 3. It runs on the ISM band. 3. With bluetooth, you can create a scatternet. 4. Its relative short range is a plus in terms of interference in these applications. The list could really go on from there. While this is certainly a niche market, it is a large market. I think part of the problem with bluetooth is that some developers have been unable to exapnd their minds beyond the cellphone paradigm into other areas that could make a huge difference. [ Reply to This | Parent ] *15 REPLIES BENEATH YOUR CURRENT THRESHOLD. _ Most people have two reasons for doing anything -- a good reason, and the real reason._ All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. Comments are owned by the Poster. The Rest (c) 1997-2004 OSTG. [ home | awards | contribute story | older articles | OSTG | advertise | about | terms of service | privacy | faq | rss ]

NZ no-show in Telstra's 3G deal

* Telecom Asia - NZ no-show in Telstra's 3G deal * * HOME ABOUT US SUBSCRIBE/RENEW EVENTS FEEDBACK SEARCH Search Whole Site Articles Events Products Suppliers Surveys Forms Advanced Search Topics Opinion & Analysis Insight Short Message 3G Applications Backbone Broadband & Access Fixed Line Policy Telecorporate Wireless Resources Events Research Partners White Papers Company Directories Survey Telecom Asia Current Issue Editorial Calendar Archive Advertise Wireless Asia Current Issue Editorial Calendar Archive Advertise NZ no-show in Telstra's 3G deal January 18, 2005 (Asia Intelligence Wire via NewsEdge) TelstraClear says it remains committed to building a 3G phone network despite parent Telstra inking a A$100 million ($75 million) deal with Ericsson to build a 3G phone network in Australia that makes no mention of New Zealand. Ericsson and Telstra have signed a "framework agreement" under which Ericsson has become the exclusive provider of some wideband CDMA equipment to Telstra for the next five years. The likely cost of building a full network is expected to run to several hundred million dollars. TelstraClear spokesman Mathew Bolland says the Telstra deal does not encompass New Zealand, where the company is still talking to Ericsson and two other shortlisted 3G equipment vendors -- Nokia and Siemens. "Telstra has made its decision. In New Zealand we haven't." Telco industry executives speculated late last year that telco equipment companies hoping to build the 3G network contract in Australia might "throw in" a New Zealand network in order to secure Telstra's contract. Though this has proved unfounded, Bolland says it would not be fair to conclude TelstraClear's talk of building its own 3G phone network to rival those of Telecom and Vodafone in New Zealand are bluff, as some analysts believe. Telecom launched its T3G network which is based on EV-DO technology in the main centres in November. Vodafone spokeswoman Sarah Williams says it expects to launch its 3G network "mid-year" -- probably in June or July. Copyright (c) 2005 Independent Newspapers Ltd. (c) 2004 Dialog, a Thomson business. All rights reserved Latest Headline News Chinese carriers to win pricing rights HKNet looks to mainland for opportunities Shanghai Huayu files lawsuit against Bird Thailand's Samart to wipe out losses, pay dividend The Best Telecoms News Coverage in Asia Subscribe to Telecom Asia Daily Home | About Us | Subscribe | Contact Sales | Privacy Policy (c) 2002 - 2005 Advanstar Communications. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. Please send any technical comments or questions to our webmaster.