Meraki is a San Francisco based award-winning provider of Wi-Fi networking solutions (they’re backed by Sequoia Capita, who have been involved with Apple, Google, Oracle and YouTube). The term meraki means doing something with with soul, creativity, and love. Their latest technology is Meraki Solar, a wireless system that is completely energy independent by operating on it’s own solar-charged battery. The company has been involved with several projects to offer free Wi-Fi, and their “Free The Net” movement aims to make San Francisco a completely free wireless city.
Here’s Their Latest Project
Compass is a Chinese managed project of fifteen satellites that create an independent global satellite navigation system. Similar to the GPS, there will be two levels to this system: Open and Restricted (which will be controlled by the military). This leaves the nation with priority and control over higher frequency ranges, which gives faster data transfer rates. The second of the fifteen was recently successfully launched, and authorities hope to have the system running by 2015.
Here’s The Official Press Release
MOST SEARCHED TERMS IN SAUDI ARABIA THIS WEEK
We have decided to post a story on the Red Mercury Hoax in Saudi Arabia (please read the article if you are not familiar with what happened). With the aid of SMS and the Internet the hoax became large enough to have a significant impact. Using Google’s analytical technology we’ve been able to create a list of the top 3 rising searches in Saudi Arabia over the past week. The term “breakout” refers to an increase of 5000% or more:
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Google’s search engine is the number one information-search-tool used in Saudi Arabia.
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Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the next major step in mobile radio communications. Several major telecom companies have already decided to adopt this standard (Verizon, Vodafone, Tele2 AB), hoping to have the networks deployed by 2011.
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The current fastest standard used is 3G, which has downlink rates of up to 14.4 Mbits per second. LTE will deliver at least 100 Mbits per second. Do we need that much data? Comment & Discuss.
Read About Motorola Testing The Technology
Scallop Imaging provide high resolution camera technologies for individuals, businesses and military organizations. Their latest product is a 180° digital window camera which uses an ethernet connection and is as big as a light switch. The camera uses five inexpensive sensors (same as the ones used in camera phones), and is able to transmit both images and video.
Continue To See The Camera’s Imagery
