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Dennis OConnor

Why The FCC Wants To Smash Open The iPhone - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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shared by Dennis OConnor on 01 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Right about now, Apple probably wishes it had never rejected Google Voice and related apps from the iPhone. Or maybe it was AT&T who rejected the apps. Nobody really knows. But the FCC launched an investigation last night to find out, sending letters to all three companies (Apple, AT&T, and Google) asking them to explain exactly what happened.
  • The FCC investigation is not just about the arbitrary rejection of a single app. It is the FCC's way of putting a stake in the ground for making the wireless networks controlled by cell phone carriers as open as the Internet.
  • On the wired Internet, we can connect any type of PC or other computing device and use any applications we want on those devices. On the wireless Internet controlled by cellular carriers like AT&T, we can only use the phones they allow on their networks and can only use the applications they approve.
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  • Google must secretly be pleased as punch. It was only two years ago, prior to the 700MHz wireless spectrum auctions, that it was pleading with the FCC to adopt principles guaranteeing open access for applications, devices, services, and other networks. Now two years later, in a different context and under a different administration, the FCC is pushing for the same principles.
  • FCC cites "pending FCC proceedings regarding wireless open access (RM-11361) and handset exclusivity (RM-11497). That first proceeding on open access dates back to 2007 when Skype requested that cell phone carriers open up their networks to all applications (see Skype's petition here). Like Google Voice, Skype helps consumers bypass the carriers. The carriers don't like that because that's their erodes their core business and turns them into dumb pipes. But dumb pipes are what we need. They are good for consumers and good for competition because they allow any application and any device, within reason, to flower on the wireless Internet.
  • The FCC also wants Apple to explain the arbitrariness of its app approval process: 4. Please explain any differences between the Google Voice iPhone application and any Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications that Apple has approved for the iPhone. Are any of the approved VoIP applications allowed to operate on AT&T?s 3G network?5. What other applications have been rejected for use on the iPhone and for what reasons? Is there a list of prohibited applications or of categories of applications that is provided to potential vendors/developers? If so, is this posted on the iTunes website or otherwise disclosed to consumers?6. What are the standards for considering and approving iPhone applications? What is the approval process for such applications (timing, reasons for rejection, appeal process, etc.)? What is the percentage of applications that are rejected? What are the major reasons for rejecting an application?
  • Why does it take a formal request from a government agency to get Apple (and AT&T) to explain what the rules are to get on the wireless Internet?
  • Dennis OConnor on 01 Aug 09
     
    Opening the iPhone would make educational apps much easier to publish. Apple's monopoly means e-text-book readers and classroom use of hand held computers (which is what the iPhone and iPod reall are) have to pay a toll to Apple. Right now, Apple's approval system is cloaked in mystery. Developers have no way to market their products without 'official' approval. Opening up the iPhone and by extension opening up wireless networks around the country will drive down high prices and bring connectivity to more inexpensive computing devices. I hope this FCC investigation is the domino that kicks open the door to the clouds of connectivity that are already out there!
Dennis OConnor

An Apple tablet could pit iTunes against Amazon - CNN.com - 1 views

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shared by Dennis OConnor on 29 Jul 09 - Cached
  • What can Apple do better with e-books? For textbooks or anthologies, Apple can give iTunes users the ability to download individual chapters, priced between a few cents to a few bucks each.
  • It would be similar to how you can currently download individual song tracks from an album. It might even have the same earthshaking potential to transform an entire industry by refocusing it on the content people actually want instead of the bundles that publishers want them to buy.
  • College students would love this: Teachers rarely assign an entire textbook, so they would save hundreds of dollars by downloading only a few chapters of each textbook.
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  • Other than having the upper hand with digital distribution, an Apple tablet can compensate for other e-book readers' shortcomings. In a previous story, Wired.com polled students on their interest in Amazon's large-format Kindle DX reader. Several of them said they couldn't imagine ditching textbooks for a Kindle DX, foreseeing challenges with tasks such as notetaking, highlighting and switching between books while writing essays.
  • Assuming its computing powers and interface design are anything like the iPhone's, a touchscreen tablet would make these student-oriented tasks as easy as a few swipes and taps -- far more pleasant than clunking around with the Kindle's cheap buttons and sluggish interface. Plus, we would imagine students would be able to type their papers on the tablet.
  • There's huge potential in a tablet if Apple can pull this off. The challenge lies in establishing the right partnerships. If Apple weaves e-books into the iTunes Store, will book publishers hop on board? Given Apple's success in numbers, we think so.
  • Dennis OConnor on 29 Jul 09
     
    What can Apple do better with e-books? For textbooks or anthologies, Apple can give iTunes users the ability to download individual chapters, priced between a few cents to a few bucks each.
Dimitris Tzouris

Diagnosing the Tablet Fever in Higher Education - 10 views

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shared by Dimitris Tzouris on 28 Jan 10 - Cached
  • So it's worth taking a careful look at whether the company will once again create a new category of device that make waves in education -- as it did with personal computers, digital music players, and smartphones -- or whether the iPad and other tabletss might be doomed to remain a niche offering.
  • Mr. Jobs did mention iTunesU twice when listing the kinds of content that could be viewed on the iPad, referring to the company's partnership with many colleges to offer them free space for multimedia content like lecture recordings. But he otherwise focused on consumer uses -- watching movies, viewing photos, sending e-mail messages, and reading novels published by five trade publishers mentioned at the event. That does not mean that the company won't later promote the iPad's use on campuses, though, since it waited until after iPods and iPhones were established before beginning to work more heavily with colleges to promote those in education.
  • the biggest impact of the iPad would be in the textbook market.
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  • only 2 percent of students said they bought an e-textbook this past fall semester.
  • The City University of New York, for instance, is looking closely at encouraging e-textbooks as part of an effort to lower student costs. "At end of the day, it's how do you drive savings for our students, who are feeling a great economic impact," said Brian Cohen, CUNY's chief information officer.
  • If students do buy them and begin to carry them around campus, they could be a more powerful educational tool than laptop computers.
  • Jim Groom, an instructional technologist at the University of Mary Washington, expressed weariness with all the hype around the Apple announcement. He said he is concerned about Apple's policies of requiring all applications to be approved by the company before being allowed in its store, just as it does with the iPhone. And he said that Apple's strategy is to make the Web more commercial, rather than an open frontier. "It offers a real threat to the Web," he said.
  • He also pointed out that several PC manufacturers have sold tablet computers before, which have been tried enthusiastically in classrooms. Their promise is that they make it easy for professors to walk around classrooms while holding the computer, while allowing them to wirelessly project information to a screen at the front of the room. But despite initial hype, very few PC tablets are being used in college classrooms, he said. Now that Apple's long-awaited secret is out, the harder questions might be whether the iPad is the long-awaited education computer.
shahbazahmeed

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szceres

long range mesh router - 1 views

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shared by szceres on 20 May 21 - No Cached
  • szceres on 20 May 21
     
    WR625G is a gigabit dual-band mesh WIFI router that supports AC 1200 dual-frequency, it has a 2.4g 2X2 and 5G 2X2 omnidirectional multi-band high-gain antenna, and 802.11AC MU-MIMO supports Wave2. The multi-oscillator high-gain omnidirectional antenna has a strong ability to pass through the wall and has a wider coverage, making the already strong signal more powerful, signal coverage is wider and data transmission is smoother. Mu-Mimo multi-device transceiver technology has low latency and stable connection of multiple devices at the same time to ensure a good experience of using multiple devices. WR625G mesh wifi router is an ad-hoc routing network distributed Mesh router. Mesh WIFI routers with multiple ethernet ports are perfectly matched and work together to eliminate signal dead spots, easily satisfying family scenes such as large flat, duplex, and villa, so that good signals can be achieved everywhere. Wherever you go, there is a good signal automatic switching network, no wiring, support 802.11k/ V protocol, when the device moves between multiple Mesh routes, it can automatically switch to a better Wi-Fi network. The switching process constantly net, the whole house seamless roaming.
aihomestyle

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dimmer switch with neutral

shared by aihomestyle on 26 Apr 22 - No Cached
  • aihomestyle on 26 Apr 22
     
    Aihomestyle specializes in R&D and manufacture of premium 1 Gang Zigbee Dimmer Module. This 1 gang Zigbee dimmer module is designed to transform your traditional dimmer into smart dimmer. You can choose the module has or has no neutral wire according to your needs. RFQ Today!
huasu1

wireless battery monitor 12v - 2 views

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shared by huasu1 on 16 Dec 22 - No Cached
  • huasu1 on 16 Dec 22
     
    The wireless battery monitoring system adopts a new wireless communication technology, which reduces the on-site wiring by half and avoids the potential safety hazards of too many cables. This wireless battery monitoring device is a smart battery monitoring system that is easy to install and shorten the construction period on site. The wireless battery monitor has comprehensive functions with complete facilities and strong anti-interference ability.
preclinicsim

small cardiac vein heart model - 0 views

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small cardiac vein heart model

shared by preclinicsim on 18 Jun 24 - No Cached
  • preclinicsim on 18 Jun 24
     
    This small cardiac vein heart model is mainly made of high transparent soft silica gel, which is used for surgical training related to interventional diagnosis and treatment such as cardiac pacemaker, functional test and functional demonstration of surgical instruments. The surgical instruments involved include cardiac pacemaker guide wire, lead electrode and other instruments.
preclinicsim

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heart simulator

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  • preclinicsim on 18 Jun 24
     
    This heart simulator is mainly made of high transparent soft silica gel, which is used for surgical training related to cardiac electrophysiology and interventional diagnosis and treatment of structural heart disease, performance test and function demonstration of surgical instruments. The surgical instruments involved include guide wire, catheter, electrode, occluder and other instruments.
china-tscom

QSFP AOC - 0 views

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QSFP AOC

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  • china-tscom on 05 Jul 24
     
    Aactive optical cable (AOC) has many advantages such as high transmission rate, long transmission distance, low energy consumption, and convenient use. It can replace passive optical cables or copper wire-based cable systems to be applied in high-density and high-bandwidth situations and has become the ideal transmission cables for data centers, consumer electronics and other fields.
welinktelecom

fiber optic networking products - 0 views

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  • welinktelecom on 26 Jun 24
     
    Fiber Distribution Box China fiber distribution box factory, Welink's fdb fiber distribution box is often used in smart home, home LAN, integrated wiring system and other engineering projects, supports FTTH fiber-to-the-home (three-in-one) access, including indoor, outdoor, plastic or iron different types.
adswiremesh

hesco barrier specification - 0 views

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hesco barrier specification

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  • adswiremesh on 23 Jul 24
     
    Hesco Barrier Specification Item No. Height Length Wire Diameter Spring Diameter Geo Textile Weight 1 4'6"(1.37m) 32'9"(10m) 4-5mm 3-5mm 200g/m² 2 2'(0.61m) 4'(1.22m) 250g/m² 3 3'3"(1.00m) 32'9"(10m) 300g/m² 4 3'3"(1.00m) 32'9"(10m) 350g/m² 5 2'(0.61m) 10'(3.05m) 6 5'6"(1.68m) 10'(3.05m) 7 7'3"(2.21m) 91'(27.74m) 8 4'6"(1.37m) 32'9"(10m) 9 3'3"(1.00m) 30'(9.14m) 10 7'3"(2.21m) 100'(30.50m)
zyloxtonbridge

PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter - 0 views

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PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter

shared by zyloxtonbridge on 02 Aug 24 - No Cached
  • zyloxtonbridge on 02 Aug 24
     
    OVERVIEW PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter EASY ACCESS TO THE MOST CHALLENGING ANATOMIES The Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty PTA Catheters are non-reusable semi-compliant coaxial design catheters consisting of an over the wire (OTW) catheter with a balloon mounted on its distal tip.
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