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Useful field devices from CES
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I thought I would take the opportunity this week to mention two
products which are being awarded at this week’s CES show that I thought were
quite interesting and could potentially be products which could come in handy
to those out in the field.
The first is the Intelligent Mobile Hotspot by Novatel
Wireless. These devices enable a user to create a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot via a
small hand sized access point. This device allows the user to connect up to 5
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) devices into it and does not require external power as the
device is rechargeable through a Li-Ion battery.
There are three different flavors of this device which
enable the user to have Internet access. Two of them are based on the 3G UMTS
(HSDPA (7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps) standard used by many carriers including
AT&T. The MiFi 2371 is intended for the North American market and specifically
supports the 900, 1900 and 2100 MHz bands and the slightly older 2.5G
technologies including GPRS/EDGE in the 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz bands. The
MiFi 2352 is intended for the European market and specifically supports the
850, 1900 and 2100 MHz bands and the slightly older 2.5G technologies including
GPRS/EDGE in the 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz bands. The MiFi 2200 works on the
CDMA Rev. A (3.1 Mbps/1.8 Mbps) technologies from companies like Verizon. It
specifically supports CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev A/0 and 1xRTT using the 800 and 1900 MHz
bands.
I know I could have used this type of device when I was
traveling all the time and didn’t have easy access to any connection and it
would have been nice to have this type of technology then.
The second device that I will highlight is that Saygus
VPhone. This phone is billed as the first two-way video calling mobile phone.
Currently, it does this using the CDMA network through Verizon and intends to
open it up to other technologies as time passes. The phone runs Googles Android
operating system and sports two separate cameras including a normal 5 MP camera
and a camera specifically for video calling. According to Saygus they have
completed video calls at both 24 and 30 frames per second with excellent
resolution. The phone also supports a QWERTY keyboard, an 800x480 screen and
also supports tethering up to eight devices as an access point.
While I don’t personally have a need for this type of phone
at the moment as my kids get older this will be a nice device to communicate
with them and family. On the business side this type of phone will could be
used in a number of different situations where a live view of a situation would
help the person on the other side of the conversation.
-sean
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