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New cell-phone Java holds promise - 12/18/2002 C|NET |
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Allies
of Sun Microsystems have completed a second version of Java
software for cell phones that they hope will fill some of the
gaps left by the first, but many expect challenges moving to
the new technology..
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Remote control your home with phone-a-fridge device - 10/02/2002
Guard. Ltd. |
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TOKYO
-- First they transformed our lives by letting us call each
other while travelling. Then teenagers used them to send secret
text messages. Now mobile phones are to trigger their greatest
revolution: by allowing us to run our homes remotely.
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Boingo
Wireless System To Provide Easier Access for Users - 12/20/2001
WSJ |
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Frustrated
with his inability to get online, Sky Dayton in 1994 started
EarthLink Inc. to simplify Internet service. Now, Mr. Dayton
wants to repeat the trick for nascent wireless networks that
offer high-speed Internet access in airports, hotels and coffee
shops.
[More]
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Cable
TV Execs Ponder How to Sell Interactivity - 11/29/2001 Rueters
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Or, more to the point, just what is it and how much are cable
television subscribers willing to pay for movies or shows on
demand, local restaurant guides or e-mail via a TV. All are
possible on digital interactive TV, or iTV, systems.
[More]
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Java in phones picking up steam in Asia - 11/21/2001 C|NET |
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Sun Microsystems' telecommunications partners in Asia will announce
deeper use of Sun's Java software in mobile phones and back-end
networks next week at the first JavaOne conference in Japan,
a Sun executive said.
[More]
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Wireless group tentatively OKs speed boost - 11/15/2001 C|NET
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Technology companies, through an industry standards group called
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
on Thursday tentatively approved a new standard called 802.11g
that reaches data transfer rates of 54 megabits per second (mbps).
The new standard is five times faster and compatible with wireless
networking kits that use the popular 802.11b standard that is
in use today.
[More]
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The Next Big Thing: Home computer networks will help revive
the PC business. The question is when - 11/12/2001 Barron's |
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Killer applications are few and far between in the personal
computer industry. The last one was the Internet. The next one
will be the wirelessly networked home. And make no mistake about
it, wireless home networks will drive PC sales to new highs
and initiate a new round of spending on all manner of peripherals,
including home networking gear... [More]
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Sony weds wireless with AOL, Nokia - 11/12/2001 C|NET |
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comdex LAS VEGAS--Sony unfurled major alliances Monday with
AOL Time Warner and Nokia as part of its ongoing, years-long
effort to become one of the defining and dominant companies
of the Internet era. [More]
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Waiting for wireless apps - 11/08/2001 C|NET |
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WAP phones are everywhere, but where are the business apps?
A wireless renaissance might be just around the corner.
[More]
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Panasonic nixes U.S. DVD/GameCube hybrid - 11/02/2001 C|NET
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A hybrid DVD player/Nintendo GameCube game console set for a
December launch in Japan will not be released in the United
States at all, a spokesman for Panasonic said Friday. Earlier
this week in Tokyo, Panasonic, the consumer electronics brand
of Matsushita Electric Industrial, unveiled the "Q," which is
a combination of a DVD player and Nintendo's new console.
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Prodigy to sell Ellison's Net appliance - 11/01/2001 C|NET |
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Internet service provider Prodigy Communications plans to
start selling a $199 Web-surfing appliance from the New Internet
Computer Co., according to a source familiar with the deal.
Under the terms of the deal, expected to be announced in
coming days, Prodigy will sell the Linux-based Web device,
known as NIC, offering those who buy the device three months
of Internet service for the price of one. Prodigy is in the
process of being acquired by telephone company SBC Communications.
[More]
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Intel axes its consumer electronics unit - 10/18/2001 C|NET
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Intel is winding down its consumer electronics division as the
company continues its return to its core chip business.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker Thursday confirmed
that its Connected Products Division, which specializes in
digital cameras, digital-audio players and toys, is in the
process of being phased out. The company will sell the existing
inventory of these products, which should last through the
first part of 2002. But further manufacturing will cease.
"The business didn't meet our requirements for long-term
growth potential," an Intel spokesman said.[More]
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Panasonic Ventures Receives Follow Up to $50-Million Fund -
10/17/2001 |
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CUPERTINO, CALIF. - (VentureWire) - Panasonic Ventures, the
venture capital and incubation unit of Japanese consumer electronics
company Matsushita Electric, has received another funding of
approximately $50 million from its parent company, bringing
the venture unit's total under management to approximately $100
million, managing director and principal, Charles C. Wu, told
VentureWire. http://www.vcpanasonic.com
- VentureWire |
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Motorola to Bundle Java Games - 10/16/2001 |
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Motorola, Inc. said Monday that it will make available a series
of games for its Java-enabled wireless phones.
The games have been developed by Cybiko, the companies said
in a statement. Motorola has been committed to Java and earlier
this year released three phones based on Java 2 Platform,
Micro Edition (J2ME). Those phones are being offered by Nextel
in the U.S. [More]
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Microsoft's Windows XP may give the lagging market for home
networking the jump-start it needs - 9/6/2001 C|NET |
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The company's forthcoming Windows operating system will support
a technology standard known as Wi-Fi, or 802.11b, a wireless
protocol that allows people to connect their computers and laptops
so they can share the same Net connection. That way, people
can roam through the house and still surf the Web or check e-mail.
"It's huge anytime Microsoft endorses a protocol or
a service like home networking because they basically legitimize
it," said Ross Fujimoto, strategic program analyst at
Linksys, which makes home-networking kits.
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2Wire Raises $65 Million in Late-Stage Funding |
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NEW YORK (VentureWire) -- San Jose, Calif.-based 2Wire, which
develops DSL residential gateway products that integrate DSL
and home networking, has raised $65 million in late-stage funding
according to information provided by two investors. The round
was financed by investors including Accel Partners, Bell South,
Dell Ventures, Earthlink, Meritech Capital Partners, Oak Investment
Partners, Pilgrim Baxter, Shell Internet Ventures, Technology
Crossover Ventures, Venrock Associates, Whitman Capital, and
unnamed individuals. 2Wire (www.2Wire.com),
a home-networking company, has raised $144 million in equity
investments since its founding in July 1998. |
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Ellison's NIC Co. to team with Sun - 06/25/2001 C|NET |
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Sun Microsystems and Larry Ellison's New Internet Computer Co.
plan to work together to market a PC alternative to schools.
The NIC Co. will market Sun's Cobalt Qube 3 server appliance
together with the $199 New
Internet Computer as a low-cost way for schools to get
students onto the Internet. Both the Qube and the New Internet
Computer use variants of the Linux operating system.
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Crossed Wires - HP mPulse - Cooltown June 2001 |
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Toasters, blenders, and refrigerators are on the new frontier
of wired white goods, but do consumers really want to talk to
their food processor? [More]
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Panasonic Announces Web-Based Tele-Homecare System - 5/31/2001
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Provides Doctors and Nurses Access to Patient Vital Signs, Other
Physiological Information, Including Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate,
Blood Sugar, Oxygen Saturation and Weight
NEW YORK, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic today announced
a new Web-based tele-homecare system that will allow remotely
located patients to measure their vital signs and give doctors
and other healthcare professionals the ability to quickly
and easily access this and other physiological information.
The system links patients and their doctors or other healthcare
professionals by telephone service over the Internet.
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Matsushita, Hitachi Kick Off Appliance Alliance - 5/26/2001
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics titans Matsushita
Electric Industrial Co Ltd and Hitachi Ltd announced on Wednesday
the start of a broad alliance to jointly develop new high-tech
home appliances.
While short on specifics and giving no figures on planned investments
or cost savings, the companies said they would jointly develop
networked home electronics that could share information, as
well as energy-saving and easily recyclable parts for appliances.
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Home Security Firm @Security Broadband Gets $45M Round Two -
5/1/2001 |
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AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- @Security Broadband, which provides
home security technology via broadband Internet connections,
announced that it has secured $45 million in its second round
of funding from previous investors Advance-Newhouse, Catalyst
Investors, Prime New Ventures, Adelphia Communications, Cablevision
Systems, Charter Communications, Coditel, Comcast, Cox Communications,
Rogers Communications, and Shaw Communications. BMO Halyward
Capital Fund, Greenspun Family, and CIT also participated in
the round. @Security declined to say who led the round. The
company said it would use the funding to develop its product
in preparation for a first launch in the third or fourth quarter
of this year.
http://www.atsecurity.net
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WebTV Founder Garners $67M First Round For New Startup - 4/24/2001
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PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Rearden Steel Technologies,
founded by WebTV Networks co-founder Steve Perlman, said it
has closed its first round at $67 million led by America Online.
Other investors in the round included the Barksdale Group, Cisco
Systems, EchoStar Communications, Macromedia Ventures, Mayfield,
Vulcan Ventures, and the Washington Post. Kevin Fong of Mayfield
and Paul Bosco of Cisco will take the fourth and fifth seats
on Rearden's board of directors as part of the financing agreement.
The company said the financing would be used for developing
its hardware/software and networking technology for the home
entertainment market. Rearden also said it plans to add an additional
50 employees in various departments to its 110 person staff
by the end of the year. In addition, the company said it is
in discussions for Series B funding because the first round
was oversubscribed and additional investors have shown interest.
A source close to the company said the company's valuation was
$270 million. Rearden Steel Technologies was founded in January
2000.
http://www.rearden.com
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Bedroom emails Kitchen - 4/12/2001 |
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April 12, 2001 - Demand for new wireless products pushed sales
of in-home networking equipment up 97 percent in 2000, to $290
million, according to market research firm Cahners In-Stat.
Agere Systems' Orinoco products earned a 37 percent share of
wireless equipment sales, while Proxim's Symphony products grabbed
a 25 percent share. Intel dominates the phone-line networking
segment with 53 percent of all connections. |
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Digital Communications Firm FutureSmart Secures Funding - 4/6/2001
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MURRAY, Utah (VENTUREWIRE) -- FurtureSmart Networks, a provider
of digital communications and networking systems for residences,
announced it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from
Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of Qualcomm. The investment was made
through Mr. Viterbi's venture capital firm, the Viterbi Group.
Mr. Viterbi will become a member of the FutureSmart advisory
board. FutureSmart Networks has also received funding from Crest
Communications Holdings, New Tech Ventures, and Silicon Valley
Band of Angels.
http://www.futuresmart.com |
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Broadband Surprise - Industry Standard - 4/3/2001 |
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April 03, 2001 - Close to 7 million U.S. households now have
some sort of high-speed Internet access, either via cable modem
or DSL services, according to Telecommunications Reports International.
That's a 165 percent increase over the same time last year –
far more than analysts predicted. Yankee Group, for example,
was off by almost 2 million users, a shortfall the company attributes
to a faster-than-expected service rollout.
According to a study by McKinsey & Co., Net users who've
upgraded to high-speed connections spend almost five extra
hours online a month, three-fourths of which is devoted to
online games. And 60 percent of that gaming time goes to classics
like chess or dominoes – not exactly bandwidth hogs. |
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Home Networks in Early Phases But Firms Gearing Up By Reshma
Kapadia - 3/30/2001 |
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big Internet media firms are revving up
plans to let families share music and surf the Web on different
devices at the same time with one Web connection, but so far
consumers aren't clamoring for the home networks.
Internet service providers such as AOL Time Warner Inc. and
EarthLink Inc. are gearing up for home networking, but analysts
say such services won't take off until more consumers have
high-speed, or broadband Internet access.
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Stationary Mobility - The Alert Box - 3/18/2001 |
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Mobile Internet access will free us from having to connect appliances
to telephone jacks and will make smart devices much easier to
install. In fact, they may not need a user interface at all,
as exemplified by the Japanese i-pot.
[Full
Story] |
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Kaveri Networks Changes Name, Raises $28.5 Million - 2/12/2001
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By VentureWire Staff Reporters 2/12/2001 SUNNYVALE, Calif. --
Embrace Networks, formerly Kaveri Newtorks, said it secured
$28.5 million in second round funding. New investor August Capital
led the financing with other new investors Intel Capital and
Thales Corporate Ventures participating. Previous investors
Crystal Internet Ventures, J.P. Morgan Partners, formerly Chase
Capital, and TechFund Capital were also part of the round. The
company's technology, which is in beta testing, connects devices,
such as a microwave or printer, to Internet services. A company
spokesperson wouldn't say when the product is slated to launch.
Andy Rappaport, a partner with August Capital, joined the company's
board of directors. As Kaveri Networks, the company worked on
the development of a single-chip Internet processor.
www.embracenetworks.com
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3Com Welcomes Audrey Home - 10/18/2000 |
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The entire appliance market, which includes handhelds, set-top
boxes, gaming consoles, and Web terminals, has the potential
to grow to a $17.8 billion or 89 million unit market by 2004,
according to IDC's Internet appliance analyst Bryan Ma.
[Full
Story] |
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Honeywell Launches First-Ever Wireless WebPAD™ Internet Appliance
- 10/11/2000 |
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Full-Featured, Portable Web Surfing and E-mail in Your Home,
Office or Yard Now a Reality
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, October 11, 2000 – Honeywell [NYSE:
HON] today announced the availability of the Honeywell WebPAD™
Internet Appliance – the first-ever wireless, portable tool
for high-speed connection to the Internet and centralized
home control applications.
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Press Release] |
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