We caught this clip courtesy of The Alcove, a YouTube channel that’s got a whole lot of interesting content. In the clip, Paul Levinson, a professor of media studies at NYC’s Fordham University gives insight into what Web 3.0 might look like.
Watch the clip after the jump. (more…)
Researchers over at Boston U. say that they’ve figured out a way to combine LED bulbs with wireless networking technology, basically giving us an infinite amount of wireless access points. Data transfer will be up to 10Mbps, and can be integrated right into existing power lines.
Power for lighting the room and providing the network connection will come from the same diode. No word on when we’ll see a working model, but for Boston U. and its partners, a $18.5m grant from the US National Science Foundation will hopefully make this a reality soon enough.
Source: gizmodo
For anyone who doesn’t know the name Vint Cerf, he’s one of the brains behind the IP system and one of the world’s most well-known and respected computer scientists. He’s stated that the internet doesn’t have enough unique codes that allow computers to communicate with each other.
Once the IP addresses run out, the connectivity of the internet will be damaged and some computers won’t be able to go online.
“This is like the internet running out of telephone numbers and with no new numbers, you can’t have more subscribers,” Mr. Cerf said. He went on to state that the switch to a new system.
IPv6 (Internet Protocol version six) has been ready for a decade and is already used in Japan to connect thousands of earthquake sensors through a computer system that sends automatic alerts to television programmes and turns traffic lights red.
IPv6 addresses are 128 bits long and so provide a possible 340 trillion, trillion, trillion address space compared to the 40-something billion that the current IPv4 is capable of holding.
Source: telegraph
If anyone owns a Slingbox, then you know how useful it is for streaming video. Well, those smart cookies unveiled the Slingbox Pro-HD earlier in the year and it’s finally available for sale. The unit allows you to send HD content to a different unit on your network or anywhere else on the internet. Plus, if you have a Slingcatcher, you can watch full HD video anywhere in your house.
It supports 16:9 widescreen video, as well as four input-output sets (ATSC, S-video, composite video and component video, along with analog or digital audio out). If you’ve got a fast enough Ethernet network or a fast enough Wi-Fi network, you can view the full 1080i video on your laptop or on another TV.
The unit’s available on Slingmedia.com for $299. Sling does not require a monthly fee, so stream all you want!
Source: slingmedia
Today, Google and their partners like HSBC gave $60 million to help place an order for 16 low-orbit Thales Alenia satellites to help improve the infrastructure of developing markets such as Africa. 3 billion people in the world are without internet access, and Google and their partners hope to deliver it to them. A total of $150-$180m is required by O3B networks (other 3 billion) to establish the satellites. O3B is the company that will be launching the satellites and managing the initiative.
The company also has plans to convert mobile phone towers into multipurpose high-speed network nodes, which when complete is estimated to cost $750m all told. Google says it will help drop the price of broadband by up to 95% in some places where it’s a rare commodity.
The satellites won’t be launching until 2010, so look for news to break about the companies dishing out the remaining $100m + to launch the satellites from now ’til then.
Source: slashdot
With all that’s been going on surrounding Georgia and its surrounding countries, some have been covering the lack of technology infrastructure. The Georgian government is accusing Russia of disabling Georgian Web sites, including the site for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some have even accused Google of removing map data of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Google is setting the record straight. (more…)
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