Category: Networking

Early Bicycle Transmitter

Here is what might have been the first bicycle transmitter
From the site:
Here is what might have been the first bicycle transmitter, a “breadboard” model I built in 1938.† I am shown “tuning up”†the rig, with two†grade school friends looking on.¬† I used a type 30 oscillator, another 30 for the modulator, and two 45 volt “B” batteries in series. The antenna was my fishing rod.

FM Broadcasting from your computer

All about FM radio – Schematics, KITs, FM transmitters, digital transmitters and RDS encoders from PCS Electronics
From the site:
PCI MAX 2004 is a computer card that will change the way you listen to your MP3’s or other audio via PC. It will effectively change your PC into a FM radio station. You will be able to play your audio files (CD, wav, MP3, real audio etc.) from your PC through radio waves directly to your household radio receiver in the next room, in the living room, across your yard, in whole block of flats….or for the entire village/small city. I repeat, you need just an ordinary radio receiver to receive your signal. The included software (also available at the link below for a quick DL) lets you set the frequency and the output power. You can either service your living room, garden or an entire community. Get rid of these pesky cables!

Sharp to release a new Linux PDA

Sharp launches “Enterprise” Zaurus to boldly go… anywhere
From the article:
Sharp plans to ship its Linux-based Zaurus SL-6000 PDA early in 2004, supported by IBM middleware and Sprint wireless services for connecting with enterprise apps from most anywhere. Sharp’s new 640×480 high-brightness VGA display tops the list of hardware enhancements, along with “laptop-like” performance and a ruggedized case.

Includes 64mb flash memory, 400mhz xscale, 802.11 wireless networking, linux, java and more..

Downtown network for the Arts

downtown network for the arts | about
From the site:
Location One has developed a package of hardware, software and support services that enables artists and cultural organizations to take full advantage of Internet-based technologies for creative interchange, program creation, delivery and promotion, both individually and as an arts-based community.

A P2P media distribution platform for news for and by students and others

DV Guide
The goal of this project is to create a content sharing platform consisting of contributors and corerspondents recruited from young audiences and students distributed throughout the global mediascape who are engaged in direct reporting via collective production of Internet and broadcast news clips. Ideally, the material of DV Guide should reflect on the social and cultural issues of a given participants respective community that has significance for broader audences while at the same time maintains the highest standards of journalistic integrity.

P2P, 802.11b, handhelds and radio, a combination made in my heaven

tunA
From MIT via Gizmodo:
tunA is a mobile wireless application that allows users to share their music locally through handheld devices. Users can “tune in” to other nearby tunA music players and listen to what someone else is listening to. Developed on iPaqs and connected via 802.11b in ad-hoc mode, the application displays a list of people using tunA that are in range, gives access to their profile and playlist information, and enables synchronized peer-to-peer audio streaming.

Thanks to Dan for the link.

Indie record stores tell us the the RIAA is full of it..

Wired News: Record Stores: We’re Fine, Thanks
Interesting, from the article:
High prices, rather than file sharing, are what usually stop a kid from buying a CD, Wiley said.
Typically, the music industry wants stores to sell CDs for $18 when they should be going for $15, he said. That $3 can make the difference in terms of whether or not a CD is going to sell.

Phone browser, Opera on Nokia phones

Opera for Series 60 tutorial
From the site:
The Opera Web browser for Smartphones is a full Internet browser that allows all access to any Web site, just as with a desktop computer. Opera is included on the Nokia 6600 as part of a complimentary sales package for Europe and Africa and is easily downloadable for the Siemens SX1, Nokia N-gage, Nokia 3650, and Nokia 7650.

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Wired News: Speed Meets Feed in Download Tool
From the site:
A demo publishing system launched Friday by a popular programmer and blogger merges two of this season’s hottest tech fads — RSS news syndication and BitTorrent file sharing — to create a cheap publishing system for what its author calls “big media objects.” The hybrid system is meant to eliminate both the publisher’s need for fat bandwidth, and the consumer’s need to wait through a grueling download.