Honda just announced a scooter that runs on fuel cell technology called the Honda FC Stack. The scooter power plant is based on a 125cc engine with the fuel cell stack in the middle of the vehicle. No word on when they… Read More »
Archive for August 2004
Cellphones can make you impotent. They can cause cancer, and now you might not believe it but they can cause some serious damage to your hearing. Jon reports that some technical snafus can cause hearing damage for users of Siemens handsets. We had heard that… Read More »
Some swedes are living the mega-broadband future, according to this Reuters’ article. One of them is Rainer Kinnunen, a 31-year-old student who has a 10-megabit per second people into his house. He buys the service from Bredbandsbolaget, which offers a 100 megabits per second monthly… Read More »
By now, I am sure most must have read the Page One story in The Wall Street Journal on VoIP, and its effect on the telecom business. A few months ago when I wrote, Telecom’s Continuing Death Spiral, I knew it would take a few… Read More »
Update: Treo 650 pictures: Engadget has some skinny and exclusive details on the next Treo, aka Treo 650. >> After months of denial, the T-Mobile customers can now get their hands on once quite cool and trendy Treo 600. “Based on the popularity of… Read More »
The hubbub around Technorati story caught me by surprise this week to stay the least. After all like all reporters I pick up the phone, and dail-for-news. Basically following tips with legwork. Sometimes it pans out, and most of the time I strike out. Still,… Read More »
Dave Burstein of DSL Prime argues that when FCC chairman Michael Powell leaves his current gig, it would make sense for someone with industry experience to head up the agency. Hmm! Interesting idea, and even more interesting names he has proposed, though some of… Read More »
Jeffrey Citron, the maverick founder of Vonage, might be taking a page out of his online trading playbook again and using it to manage and run the fast growing, cash guzzling VoIP service provider. Bill Burnham, who used to track online trading business as an analyst… Read More »
If you need a tiny 2.2 GB hard drive that has a USB 2.0 connector and needs no batteries or power cord then the I/O Magic GigaBank 2.2 may be what you need. The standard USB connector folds down into the unit for transport… Read More »
That is the rallying cry coming out of Intel’s headquarters. They might be getting their rear-end smacked by guys like Fujitsu, but Intel is putting a portion of its cash reserves on making WiMAX happen. This morning they announced that they were putting a lot… Read More »
After being comatose for nearly two months, VoIPDaily.com has been revived, thanks to some magical new cures and hard work. Actually the recent barrage of VoIP related news, and some gentle persuasion from a guy who has become a great friend, I have reactivated… Read More »
EWeek is reporting about a coordinated online strike against Internet servers by terrorists. Dubbed “electronic jihad, there is a good chance that it could happen sometime this week, perhaps on Thursday, according to some security experts. Lately there have been some consistent attacks on… Read More »