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Friday, October 6, 2006

'Tower of Babel' Technology Nears

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "NEWS" @ 01:22 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5382086.stm
"The problem of compatibility between wireless devices is being addressed at an international conference this week. Scientists will be discussing what has been dubbed 'Tower of Babel' technology - software that can converge different wireless gadgets into a single device. The aim for Software Defined Radio (SDR) is to be able to translate and understand any kind of radio wave signal, such as 3G or wi-fi. Researchers say SDR gadgets could become commonplace in five to 10 years."

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I find it amusing how all new technology is suppose to become common place in five to ten years. What about three years? is that to unreasonable? ;)

As Janak has stated over at Pocket PC Thoughts, this could be the holy grail of mobile technology! I for one can't wait until we have Software Defined Radio devices! :)

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  • Source: Pocket PC Thoughts

Tags: technology, tower, nears, babel

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

CellTrack Beta: Track Your Location Using GSM Cell Tower Information

Posted by Kris Kumar in "SOFTWARE" @ 04:40 PM

http://celltrack.spv-developers.com

"CellTrack is free and open source utility for tracking the location of GSM cellular phones. Currently C500 smartphones running Windows Mobile are supported. A free CellTrack client can be downloaded and installed on your phone. This runs in the background and collects information on the GSM cell towers in your phone's vicinity. This information can be used to estimate the geographical location of your phone. The client can be configred to automatically perform certain actions when the phone location changes. For example, CellTrack can be configured to automatically switch your phone to silent when entering work, or to divert all calls to your home line when you are at home."

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CellTrack is a software that can run on HTC Typhoon (C500/SP3i/SMT5600) based Smartphones and report your location using the GSM cell tower information. The beta version of this application does not have all the features implemented yet, but I love the concept and its potential. 8) You can configure this application to report your location information to the central cell tower database and soon you will be able to do cool things like displaying your current location on your blog, website, or forum signature. And one piece of advice, don't let your spouse find out about this application. ;-)

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  • Source: MS Mobiles

Tags: track, beta, cell, your, information, using, tower, location, celltrack

Friday, January 23, 2004

Don't Water the Cell Tower!

Posted by David McNamee in "NEWS" @ 10:00 AM

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-01-22-palm-tower_x.htm

T-Mobile is set to install a new cell tower in Avondale, Arizona. When residents in the area where the tower would be installed complained about the look of a cell tower in the neighborhood, T-Mobile got creative. Instead of your typical monopole tower, they are disguising the tower as a 55-foot tall palm tree.

That's a great idea! I live in a city with ordinances that restrict towers. This would be a great way to get around it. What else could they disguise their towers as?

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  • Source: MPx200.org

Tags: cell, dont, water, tower
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