Archive for the 'Devices' Category

RFID and Java Motes goes Groovy

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

The Groovy RFID project will use Groovy scripting with the Sun Java System RFID middleware to intelligently manage sensors, RFID, strobes, alarms and Java motes. Cool, huh?

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The java mobile solution for immobile situations

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

I had surgery yesterday, and am recuperating today.Interestingly enough, i still managed to do some work. No, i could not bring a laptop with me, but i had my nokia 9300, which i’m slowly coming to realize is wonderful for many situations. Add the opera mini java browser and you can do work and play from anywhere! In fact, I’m currently bed-ridden right now and posting using these!

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Microsoft can’t fool the Fool

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Far be it for me to kick a slowly tiring dog when it is down, but I did it for AOL and I’ll gladly do the same for Microsoft. I think Microsoft’s windows mobile devices are in the same situation as UNIX servers - they’ve got hungry lower-end devices munching on their niche from the bottom going up. But Microsoft brings to the party an additional factor - the patented Windows Bugs TM.

Just look at what a Motley Fool reviewer found out when he was foolish enough to go with the new Windows-powered Palm Treo.

I’ve had my Treo for several months now, and while I’m by no means a power user, I like my gadgets to work as advertised. But, as is typical for a Windows-powered device, it’s buggy as all get out. When connected to the Internet through Verizon Wireless Broadband Access, the system will bog down or freeze; sometimes the Treo just won’t start up. In both cases, you need to remove the battery to get it to reboot. That nifty touchscreen is a real boon, too — except when you use the phone as a phone and it touches your ear. That causes it to set alarms, change time zones, and unintentionally bring up all sorts of programs.

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Motorola says Xie-Xie Linux

Saturday, April 1st, 2006

The long dominance of Symbian in the smart device category for Q3 2005 remained very secure, but Motorola grew the fastest year over year (more than 1000%) because of shipments of Linux phones in China. As predicted, the handheld market is basically losing steam as more and more former handheld manufacturers introduced new lines of smartphones.

And as a sidenote, where the heck are the Windows devices? HP actually lost 20% year over year (serves them right).

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