Monthly Archives: May 2008

Cool Mobile Ads with Augmented Reality

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

There is a lot of buzz about mobile advertisement, but the truth is that the current Mobile Marketing campaigns based on SMS are closer to spam than to a valuable service for the customer. Here is a new technology that … Continue reading →

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My Next Phone

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Nokia must be getting more and more worried. Apple, a new entrant in the market, has stolen from Nokia the top position for high-end phones in consumers minds. The revolutionary iPhone might not have yet a market share comparable to … Continue reading →

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Touchless Computing as in Minority Report?

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

As can be seen in the demo video from SoftKinetic, 3D motion-sensing software is becoming quite powerful. Similar to EyeToy in PS2, I would not be surprised if Sony soon brings this technology to PS3 to counter-attack Wii’s revolutionary game … Continue reading →

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In the Clouds

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Cloud Computing is a fancy term these days that applies to many different things. Concepts such as Software as a Service (SaaS), On-demand Computing, Utility Computing, Managed Services or even older ones as Hosting or Outsourcing, seem to all fall … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Mars Lander reaches Mars today

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

After ten months of travel, spacecraft Phoenix Mars Lander will reach Mars tonight to explore the Artic Plain in search of water. It will take seven minutes to slow down from 20.000 km/h, entering Mars atmosphere, to 8 km/h when … Continue reading →

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3G brings Mobile Broadband at last

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

I just discovered this interesting graph in Brough Turner’s post 3G’s biggest success is as a dumb pipe. The graph highlights two main points: 1) 3G data trafffic has increased more than 10 times in Finland, and 2) 92% of that … Continue reading →

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Wireless Sensor Networks

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

The improvement in chip manufacturing and new low-power wireless standards is enabling what are called Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). These networks consist of tiny nodes, equipped with a microprocessor and sensors, wirelessly connected in a mesh network to exchange information and trigger actions.   … Continue reading →

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Rebooting Vista

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

I have nothing against Microsoft, although many posts in tech-talk.biz could seem to be against them. I admire Microsoft and Bill Gates for what they have done from the computer industry to change our lives. Still I can not be happy when … Continue reading →

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Will we ever use video calls?

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Videocalls are available in UMTS networks and supported by most 3G handsets in the market. Still, how many people do actually use it? Have you tried it yourself? Among the factors that prevent people from video calling, the privacy issue … Continue reading →

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Telepresence. Think twice before you fly

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

For effective human interaction, nothing beats a face to face meeting, but we are getting closer. As you can see in the amateur clip below Telepresence is already available. Three 65-inch plasma screens set around a meeting table display other … Continue reading →

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