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Tech Watch: Cheap Nationwide WiFi

Chris Dannen — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:05 -0500

Opening these airwaves will mean unprecedented access to wireless transmission for small companies and startups that can't afford to license existing spectrum space from the government. The frequencies, which are long-range, would be perfect for broadcasting WiFi, and wouldn't require any licensing fees from companies that use it. That will drive ubiquity, much as openness on the short-range spectrum for Bluetooth and WiFi has for those technologies.

RCA Refreshes "Small Wonder" Camcorders to Compete with Flip Cams

Chris Dannen — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:37:57 -0400

With the astounding success of the Flip Ultra, a miniature, bare bones camcorder that retails for under $150, RCA [NASDAQ: VOXX] is feeling pressure to compete. To do that, they're refreshing their line of Small Wonder mini-camcorders, in the hopes of capturing some of the niche that Flip has so cunningly cornered. The new, improved Small Wonder cams will feature better video quality, more storage and different skins, but will lack a rechargable battery. There will be three models, all perhaps as poorly named as the series itself: The MyLife, the Pocket and the Traveler.

Will You Flip For Peter Sheahan?

Rusty Weston — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:23:52 -0400

When was the last time you learned something useful from someone a couple of decades younger than you? Overcoming age bias is all in a day's work for Peter Sheahan, a consultant and author of a book about Generation Y.