Fluorescent LANs
an interesting link i found on slashdot about a new technology that utilizes the flicker of flurescent bulbs to create a LAN.
Subliminal messages for your PC
bizarre … “A US company has produced a gadget that reacts to audio signals embedded in TV programmes and tells your PC to surf over to webpages related to that show.”
More net convergence: Flash meets TV
“The entertainment industry is learning new tricks from the Web that could dramatically reduce costs and recast a widely used Net animation technology as a significant offline production tool.”
i’ll be on the lookout for “The Martoon Channel” on my cable system soon!
Peering into the future
an interesting article at Infoworld about how P2P will be used in the enterprise. there is also a sidebar, "Client or server? Peers at last" by Ray Ozzie of GrooveNetworks
“Putting p-to-p to use in enterprises means blending it with client/server networks”
“A recently released study from Gartner concluded that … by 2003 30 percent of corporations will have at least experimented with Data Centered p-to-p applications”
Kodak is acquiring Ofoto
i have to admit, as a happy user of ofoto, i like this deal. maybe now i’ll be able to pickup my digital pictures at the local kodak shop…
“Kodak.com will be the corporate site and Ofoto.com will be the provider of the services on all of Kodak’s online properties” …
From: Kodak snaps up online photo site – Tech News – CNET.com
more on cable modems
ted sent me this: Are cable access fees headed up?
“After remaining virtually unchanged for the past several years, the cost of monthly Internet access via high-speed cable modems could be headed higher. Millions of cable-based Internet customers have grown accustomed to paying about $40 monthly for access. But that fee could become just a fond memory for two recent developments: Leading provider Excite@Home is under extreme pressure to raise cash, and the competition from the DSL (digital subscriber line) industry has already started to raise prices.”
@Home Needs Pile Of Cash By June
sorry john “@Home, the nation’s largest provider of high-speed Internet service over cable lines, said Tuesday that it needs to raise $75 million to $80 million by the end of June to stay afloat, and that it will report lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue next week…”
cell phone paint ball
but without the mess … “In the game being released this spring by a start-up called It’s Alive, players will track and shoot each other with their cell phones in a kind of high-tech paint ball.