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A new statement of principles and draft definition 0.4 is up for Open-source hardware – your feedback and participation is needed! After the Open-source Hardware summit one of the requests was for all of us to figure out an “overview” of what/why we do this. We think we have a good start based on what many people have helped outline – here’s the draft: Open Source Hardware (OSHW) Statement of Principles (Draft) Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make and sell the design or hardware based on that design. The hardware’s source, the design from which it is made, is available in the preferred format for making modifications to it.

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Open-source hardware statement of principles and draft definition 0.4

e-wisdom.com Employers must deal with drivers who text, talk on cell phones Workers Comp Forum Drivers on cell phone s look but fail to see up to half of the information in the driving environment, according to a recent study.

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Employers must deal with drivers who text, talk on cell phones – Workers Comp Forum

Yesterday, Rogers announced the launch of a “comprehensive LTE wireless network technical trial with Ericsson Canada in the Ottawa area.” An announcement that seemed to put Rogers head and shoulders above Canada’s other wireless providers. Today, we’ve been informed that Bell Canada may actually be one-step ahead of Rogers in the 4G, LTE arms-race. Speaking on the phone with Bell representatives, we were told that the company has already competed LTE data calls — they were conducted this summer — and that Bell currently has LTE test markets deployed in Montreal and Hamilton. Bell reiterated that they are on the forefront of LTE innovation and deployment and that their customers will have the opportunity to utilize the 4G technology in the near future. Companies competing to be the: first, fastest, best

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Bell Canada actively testing LTE, data calls already completed

I attended this conference Beyond Sport Summit, which brought together groups from all over the world to promote sports as a way to create positive social change.  Here are the award winners which were announced @ the event.  Jim Clancy of CNN hosted the event & featured some reports CNN had done on the winners:

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can going Beyond Sport change lives?

Android is one of the leading models of smartphone around, with many iPhone users transferring over to the Motorola phone and citing small improvements such as ‘non-obtrusive’ notifications, a more effective keyboard, and more freedom over customization and programming of apps. By the sounds of things, the Droid is really listening to smartphone users and working at full steam to correct past mistakes – something that the iPhone isn’t so good at.

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Android Is Listening To Users: New Models Correcting Past Mistakes

Now these palm-sized devices are not merely an item to showoff. Their functionality is not limited to mere making and receiving calls. These gadgets are now a necessity in our lives. While buying a handset one should keep in mind every necessary detail and specification. One can choose from Nokia Mobile Deals , Samsung contract phones and many others

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Nokia Mobile Deals – A Double Bonanza

This is great news for all of us. Atlast we will have more options to choose from. As you all know, an iPhone user can never move another platform and at times we too need options to choose from just like the Android handsets. Coming to this news shared by AppleInsider , “Apple is currently working to expand the iPhone line, and may offer larger and smaller models as soon as early 2011, one Wall Street analyst has said.” “Our sources believe these likely represent new high-end and low-end iPhone models to complement its current iPhone 4,” Wu wrote in a note to investors

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Report: Apple Might Be Developing More Versions Of iPhones

Verizon is busy investing in and developing its next-generation LTE network across the United States. LTE is a technology that will allow for faster data speeds than current generation 3G or WiMax networks, and also, perhaps even more important for some use-cases, significantly lower latencies. Verizon’s LTE will initially see speeds ranging from 5 to 12 Mbps for download and between 2 and 5 Mbps for upload. Verizon’s LTE network will be live, before this year’s end, in 38 metropolitan areas and more than 60 airports across the United States. The 38 cities which will get LTE this year are: Akron, Ohio Athens, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Charlotte, North Carolina Chicago, Illinois Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Dallas, Texas Denver, Colorado Fort Lauderdale, Florida Houston, Texas Jacksonville, Florida Las Vegas, Nevada Los Angeles, California Miami, Florida Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota Nashville, Tennessee New Orleans, Louisiana New York, New York Oakland, California Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Orlando, Florida Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Phoenix, Arizona Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rochester, New York San Antonio, Texas San Diego, California San Francisco, California San Jose, California Seattle/Tacoma, Washington St.

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Verizon will launch LTE in 38 cities and more than 60 airports by the end of the year

Photo Cred: Engadget There is a battle between phone companies to get the market share, and this has resulted in a wealth of models being released. The popular design at the moment is the smartphone, and this is something that Microsoft has taken note of for their new Windows 7 phone , the Samsung Cetus.

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Windows 7 Phone Updates: Mixed Messages and Tethering

a flux capacitor for your phone? If you were to ask 100 people what their perfect smartphone would be, you can guarantee that it would never be possible to make. While that seems like a bold statement, a phone that did everything would be sure to cost more than any normal phone owner could ever afford, not to mention how big it have to be to fit in the necessary software, hardware, flux capacitor and espresso maker as requested. Instead, it’s easier to think about a handful of things a phone should have to make it perfect for everyday use. Here’s a list of ten things to look for in a phone that might just make up for not being able to brew us a morning cup of Joe

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Dream Machine: What Makes The Perfect Phone?

Today Motorola announced the CommandOne, a Bluetooth headset that will support its new MotoSpeak 2.0 technology. The CommandOne offers CrystalTalk technology for background noise elimination, fast charging, and more. Read the full story here.

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Motorola outs CommandOne Bluetooth headset with 15 minute fast charging

Today Samsung revealed full information on its newly announced Wave II smartphone, which runs an updated version of the company’s OS, bada 1.2. The Wave II gets a larger touchscreen display than the original, but loses the original’s Super AMOLED technology for an improved type of TFT LCD.

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Samsung officially unveils Wave II smartphone with bada 1.2 OS

The Symbian Exchange and Exposition announced the application developer and business track line-ups. Here’s who’s coming: Jerome Portier, Senior Developer at Orange Wednesday Daniel Rocha, Senior Technology Expert at Nokia Espen Riskedal, Co-founder of Cutehacks Piotr Janas, Comarch Steve Kingsley-Jones, Director of Product Management at Immersion Corp. Paulius Meskauskas, Principal SW Architect at Nokia Jari Saarhelo, Director, Solutions Management at Teleca As for the business track, the list goes like this: David Wood, Technology Strategy Lead, Accenture Embedded Software Services, Accenture Robert Harmsen, CEO, Klomptek Nigel Alexander, Ixonos Scott Jenson, Director Of Product Marketing, Mobile Solutions, Nokia Frederic Philippe, Product Manager, Atelier René Heuven, Founder and CEO, Inmote Prof Kiran Trivedi, Asst. Professor and Head, Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Government Engineering College, Surat Tam Hanna, DevCo Chris Carr, Founder, Audacious Software Sixten “Sigge” Sandström, Director of Ecosystems, Markets Unit, Nokia John Conlon, Senior Mobile Innovations Manager, Global Innovations, Barclaycard John Paton, Technology Officer, Sense.org Gary Readfern-Gray, Acessibility Specialist Developer, Innovation Unit, RNIB Steve Jones, Resource Manager, Innovation Unit, RNIB In addition, the SEE 2010 will also feature two other tracks, including Horizon Track and Platform Developer Track. If you don’t remember, Horizon is Symbian’s service that helps developers get their apps in various app stores.

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Symbian Exchange and Exposition application developer and business track line-ups unveiled

Garmin’s new simpler GPS watch for running is the Garmin Forerunner 210 which is going to cost $300. Compared to the Garmin Forerunner 410 we just mentioned 210 lacks the ANT+ wireless technology for syncing to your computer and does not have the fancy bezel. However it is smaller and lighter and has an extra week of standby time. You’ve still got the high-sensitivity GPS receiver with Garmin’s HotFix technology, and the ability to set up heart rate alerts to notify you when you are above or below your targets. When you’re in training mode the battery should get you about 8 hours, and by then you really should be done with your first marathon

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Garmin Forerunner 210

The tablet space (re)invented by Apple’s iPad is heating up. For months after the iPad’s release and great sales success we’ve heard that many competitors will start showing up sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. But while the Samsung Galaxy Tab was already unveiled and is expected to ship soon, RIM’s PlayBook and HP’s WebOS-powered PalmPad will only be available next year. The Chinese-language Commerical Times now reports that Acer is prepping a Windows 7 tablet to be launched before the end of this year. The Taiwanese computer maker is also said to launch Android 3.0 Gingerbread tablets in Q1 of next year.

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Ballmer confirms Windows 7 tablet, it may come from Acer

The new and upgraded Milestone 2 from Motorola has now been given a confirmed release date and price as a SIM free handset, the Motorola Milestone 2 is a direct ipgrade to the previous model and further improves on its features, design and technology.

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Motorola Milestone 2 SIM Free Price & Release Date

Verizon Wireless today announced a brand new rugged phone from CASIO – G’zOne Ravine. Designed for people who love outdoor activities, the G’zOne Ravine is built to withhold harsh environmental conditions. The CASIO G’zOne Ravine also features advanced G’zGear software to fully embrace the active, adventure-driven lifestyle. With the help of its Triple Sensor technology (direction, acceleration and temperature), G’zGear operates in seven modes for the ultimate outdoor tool. This makes the phone perfect for outdoor activities such as surfing, skiing, hiking, climbing, hunting, fishing and many other outdoor adventures

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Verizon Lands Rugged CASIO G’zOne Ravine

Today Samsung launched the bad-powered S8530 Wave II smartphone, offering users a larger display than on the original wave, but trading out Super AMOLED technology for Super Clear LCD. The Wave II also features the Swype-like T9 Trace text input system

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Samsung S8530 Wave II smartphone launched with Super Clear LCD and T9 Trace

Contacts can come from all areas, and the average worker will have a list of email contacts, telephone contacts, and maybe even a selection of business cards to boot. On a small scale, searching these may only take a minute, but when this is applied to a large business, an employee managing several schedules, or even an individual who works in many areas technologically and geographically, organizing these can be a nightmare. Managing contacts helps improve efficiency when communicating for business and leisure purposes. A basic organization technique used as a standard in technology is the alphabetized list, but with the development of more visual and portable technology, contacts management is beginning to become an important issue.

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Outlook Plug-Ins: Contacts Management

I participated in this exercise The Swiss Idea Machine. How great ideas can be produced in good quality and implemented within fixed deadlines, produced by the Swiss American Business Council & sponsored by Swiss International Airlines & the 4 Seasons Hotel.  Our facilitator was Markus Mettler, CEO of the Brainstore.  He was kind enough to

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new brain @ the brain store? no, innovate the Swiss way

The Delorme PN-60W is the first of its kind; a GPS linked to the SPOT satellite communicator that enables you to send location information as well as short messages (think SMS) to others in the outside world no matter where you are on earth (well almost anywhere – See the SPOT coverage ). Try that with your mobile phone! We think the capability is pretty cool, and apparently so does Popular Mechanics because they recognized it as one of the best products of 2010 (is the year over yet?) The PN-60W joins a pretty good group of winners including the Nissan Leaf electric car, the Chevy Volt, and a pretty amazing compound mitre saw from Bosch. More cool products like the Delorme PN-60W at Popular Mechanics

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Delorme PN-60W wins Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award