User: drelectro

Implications for cellular / wireless networks?

On: Cisco Patents the Triple Play

Doesn't a 3G mobile network also provide:-

A method for providing integrated voice, video, and data content in an integrated service offering to one or more customer premises includes receiving television programming from a programming source, receiving data from a data network, and receiving telephone communications from a telephone network

Re:Sony the bootlegger

On: Sony Fakes Blu-Ray Demo?

I don't think so, Sony own the rights to the content they can do what they please with it including burning to DVD+R or any other format.

Re:The guy made an electrochemical cell ("battery"

On: Tapping Trees for Electricity?

You could also easily step up the voltage using a Boost Regulator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_converter/), this does not require investor funding.

Unfortunatly this is likely to have a very high internal resistance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_resistance) preventing you from drawing any useful power from the battery (tree).

Oh and over time it would probably kill the tree too.

You could just buy one :)

On: Chat Online with Cordless Phone

See the following link for a DECT Cordless phone that has a base station with both a USB connector for Skype calls and a regular PSTN connection.

You can browse your Skype contact list from the handset too.

http://www.dualphone.net/

Skype bashing aside that's still pretty neat!

Re:rural no dsl/cable option...

On: Homemade EVDO/WiFi Mobile Access Point

No problem, the CDM-822seu will do the trick at about US$500, Available here:-

http://www.land-cellular.com/products/index.htm
or here:-
http://www.call-direct.com.au/CDMA_modems.htm

It's 1xRTT at the moment but EV-DO is comming Real Soon Now.