I think I can still feel my fingers tingling after I played with a stereo hooked up to Ericsson’s new capacitive coupling technology, which uses the water in the human body to transmit data instead of cables or radio waves. More »
Ericsson’s new technology will allow you to transfer data between two gadgets by sending it directly through your body. The demonstrations of the technology are really cool, but what will it actually be good for in real life. More »
After collectively bidding on Nortel’s 6000 wireless patents, Apple, RIM, Microsoft, Sony, Ericsson and EMC have been cleared by US courts and allowed to buy them for $US4.5 billion. [Reuters]
1946. The War is over and life is starting to return to some semblance of normality. Two-way radios have been in widespread use but the telephone was starting to become the dominant form of communication. The Swedish police force are looking for a way to get the benefit of two-way radio and take advantage of the increasing popularity of the telephone. More »
Sony Ericsson’s image has been given a lift with the Aspen smartphone – which they’re billing as the “latest addition to Sony Ericsson’s Greenheart portfolio”. But that’s now piqued our interests – this baby’s packin’ Windows Mobile 6.5.3. More »