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Motorola Embeds CDMA Femtocell into Digital Photo Frame
Posted by Sean Fallon at 7:20 AM on September 25, 2008
I have to hand it to the guys at Motorola for coming up with the idea to integrate a femtocell and a VoIP soft phone into a digital photo frame. Femotcells help cover weak spots in a cellular network by sending calls over the internet—which is a good idea except that it would involve yet another device cluttering up your workspace. The choice of a frame as the focal point for the system is a clever solution to this problem because it already utilises a touchscreen and it blends in well with the surrounding environment. Femtocells have yet to make a big impact on our wireless networks, but I can see devices like this helping to speed up adoption. [connectedhome2go via ZatzNotFunny]
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dc-united
Posted 7:57 AM 25/9/08
The design is a bit clunky (and there's nothing 'integrated' about it), but I like the dynamic provisioning of services as well as the ability to tailor coverage parameters.
I desperately need something like this in my house. There are times I have to go to the end of my driveway to make a mobile call.
dc-united
beekerstudios
Posted 7:42 AM 25/9/08
@beekerstudios: NVM I am a tard
beekerstudios
beekerstudios
Posted 7:40 AM 25/9/08
@digitalhen: I would think that for optimal signal for any "repeater" you would want it outside, at a line of sight to the nearest tower. Who wants to get the same shitty service you already get with your cellphone right now?
I don't quite understand this, is it an internet device? Does it use your internet to make a tower? Doesn't t-mobile do this, or sprint or someone else?
Motorola - 'Still the Shittiest UI on the Planet' ™
beekerstudios
digitalhen
Posted 7:36 AM 25/9/08
that's a damn good idea. but isn't the word integrated a bit of a stretch, when the femto cell transceiver is sitting to the right of the screen? :)
digitalhen
Xavoc
Posted 7:29 AM 25/9/08
I'm not sure why building owners don't start installing these and advertising them as a feature of the buildings. Be they for Business or Personal buildings. At one of my previous jobs we had repeaters installed into the building by Sprint.
Xavoc
The Terminator
Posted 7:23 AM 25/9/08
Damn, thought it would be something more like "Fembots." :-(
The Terminator
chrisaroz
Posted 8:40 AM 25/9/08
It looks like a Vista machine with a touchscreen and special software... Nice idea though.
chrisaroz
davezatz
Posted 9:38 AM 25/9/08
Prototype, folks! Hopefully the real deal would be a bit more subtle with the hardware. Hopefully. Though the price tag of such a device will probably keep this idea in the labs.
davezatz
pashdown
Posted 9:21 AM 25/9/08
They should have a big fresnel lens suspended in front of the screen and some coat hanger antennas. That would make it really look nice.
pashdown
Ariel_Wollinger
Posted 10:42 AM 25/9/08
is it femto or femot? The title and the article differ.
Ariel_Wollinger
sport6
Posted 5:38 AM 26/9/08
sweet 978 is in central mass, does Motorola have a design studio out this way?
sport6