Network Infrastructure for the Neurosphere http://www.neurosphere.org/b2evolution/blogs/index.php?blog=3 Short description for Blog B en-US hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The Mountain Comes to Mohammed http://www.neurosphere.org/b2evolution/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=the_mountain_comes_to_mohammed&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 2009-02-08T04:03:11Z dopod Announcements [B] http://www.arabnews.com/?page=6&section=0&article=118422&d=22&m=1&y=2009 Mecca as Smart City. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=6&section=0&article=118422&d=22&m=1&y=2009

Mecca as Smart City.

]]> Neurolock and Key http://www.neurosphere.org/b2evolution/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=neurolock_and_key&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 2008-02-23T23:15:55Z dopod Announcements [B] There's also old school companies surfing the neurowaves. Increase home security and let visitors in more easily with this electric door strike designed specifically for deeper Schlage-brand locks. This 12VDC Schlage compatible door strike replaces your existing strike plate with an electro-mechanical release mechanism. Simply wire one in series with a low-voltage push-button switch an X10 Universal Module(Item#sh2010) or the relay release of an intercom system and your visitors will be able to push or pull the door open when power is applied. You can also connect them to a keypad alarm system or other entry system. 16-Volt AC Power Supply(Item#sh5191) sold separately. http://www.securedhome.com/sh5190s.html There's also old school companies surfing the neurowaves.

Increase home security and let visitors in more easily with this electric door strike designed specifically for deeper Schlage-brand locks. This 12VDC Schlage compatible door strike replaces your existing strike plate with an electro-mechanical release mechanism. Simply wire one in series with a low-voltage push-button switch an X10 Universal Module(Item#sh2010) or the relay release of an intercom system and your visitors will be able to push or pull the door open when power is applied. You can also connect them to a keypad alarm system or other entry system. 16-Volt AC Power Supply(Item#sh5191) sold separately.

http://www.securedhome.com/sh5190s.html

]]> New Networks http://www.neurosphere.org/b2evolution/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=new_networks&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 2007-11-03T14:44:36Z dopod Announcements [B] Municipal wi-fi networks seem to have run into a snag as many were based on public-private partnerships that would have made them essentially low or no cost to the taxpayers. Many of the business plans aren't working out. But there is still work going on in bottom up, organic networks with individuals contributing their bandwidth. "The citizens of Kuuskaista have formed a co-operative to develop and own an open public local access network to serve the community and I believe this shared ownership model could be adopted more widely. - Tuija Riukulehto : CEO of Network Co-Operative, Kuuskaista, Finland" http://www.oplan.org/ And bigger scale public-private partnerships. Hmm. "BT has teamed up with Spanish technology company Fon, backed by Google, to try to persuade its more than 3 million British internet users to open up part of their home wireless broadband networks so that other people can use them." http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/05/internet http://www.fon.com/en/info/whatsFon Municipal wi-fi networks seem to have run into a snag as many were based on public-private partnerships that would have made them essentially low or no cost to the taxpayers. Many of the business plans aren't working out. But there is still work going on in bottom up, organic networks with individuals contributing their bandwidth.

"The citizens of Kuuskaista have formed a co-operative to develop and own an open public local access network to serve the community and I believe this shared ownership model could be adopted more widely. - Tuija Riukulehto : CEO of Network Co-Operative, Kuuskaista, Finland"

http://www.oplan.org/

And bigger scale public-private partnerships. Hmm.

"BT has teamed up with Spanish technology company Fon, backed by Google, to try to persuade its more than 3 million British internet users to open up part of their home wireless broadband networks so that other people can use them."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/05/internet

http://www.fon.com/en/info/whatsFon

]]> Tesla Rides Again http://www.neurosphere.org/b2evolution/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=tesla_rides_again&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 2007-08-09T02:37:43Z dopod Announcements [B] Although this is also interesting juxtaposed with the previous item, powering without wires is something I think about every business trip when I travel with power cords for PC, phone and iPod, and more if I bring the portable speakers... "Researchers at MIT have shown that it's possible to wirelessly power a 60-watt lightbulb sitting about two meters away from a power source." http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/18836/ Although this is also interesting juxtaposed with the previous item, powering without wires is something I think about every business trip when I travel with power cords for PC, phone and iPod, and more if I bring the portable speakers...

"Researchers at MIT have shown that it's possible to wirelessly power a 60-watt lightbulb sitting about two meters away from a power source."

http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/18836/

]]> Mesh Marches On http://www.neurosphere.org/b2evolution/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=mesh_marches_on&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 2007-06-11T12:00:51Z dopod Announcements [B] Here's news from wi-fi infrastructure developers that are expanding spectrum available for such broad coverage of connectivity. "Using Tropos' recently-announced SABRE technology, operators can use policy-based routing to dynamically route traffic through unlicensed Wi-Fi, 4.9 GHz, licensed WiMAX or other links based on application, service, priority or other configurable rules." http://www.tropos.com/news/pressreleases/2007_03_27a.php Here's news from wi-fi infrastructure developers that are expanding spectrum available for such broad coverage of connectivity.

"Using Tropos' recently-announced SABRE technology, operators can use policy-based routing to dynamically route traffic through unlicensed Wi-Fi, 4.9 GHz, licensed WiMAX or other links based on application, service, priority or other configurable rules."

http://www.tropos.com/news/pressreleases/2007_03_27a.php

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