Robotics/Innovation/New Tech

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

We have some very tech orientated people around here.

How about some idea on how to make some money off of this situation that is on the way..

Cellphone crash during U2 performance part of a bigger problem, expert says
www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Cellphone+crash+during+performance+part+bigger+problem+expert+says/4884375/story.html

Wednesday night’s breakdown of cellphone service as an estimated 65,000 U2 fans at Commonwealth Stadium overloaded communications antennas with calls, texts and tweets underlines a potentially serious problem as demand outstrips network capacity.

“Very soon, it’s going to be a problem not only for a concert night,” said Dhiaa Hussen, a telecommunications engineering technology instructor at NAIT with a PhD in communications engineering.

“This was a very good example for (telecommunications companies) to understand the limitation of their capacity. It was an opportunity for them to see what will happen if we have this kind of explosion in the use of cellphones. The demand is going to be much, much larger.”

Demand for service is growing exponentially across Canada, Telus spokesman Shawn Hall said Thursday. In March 2010, 22 per cent of Telus wireless customers had smartphones. By March of this year the number had increased to 38 per cent.

“The number of text messages sent last year doubled,” Hall said. “With the introduction of the iPhone 4, Android devices, new consumer-oriented BlackBerrys and tablets, wireless data use just exploded.”

Telus is investing in infrastructure needed to keep up with demand, he said. The company will install 80 wireless sites such as cellphone towers and antennas across Alberta this year and spend $650 million in the province, Hall said.

“As a result of our ongoing investment in wireless, events like this are rare where we see network congestion,” he said.

“There was two events going on at the same time — the Vancouver Canucks game with the big goal that happened just before the concert began, as well as the huge number of people gathered at the concert, taking photos and videos and e-mailing them, sending text messages and using social media all at the same time. On a smartphone, that’s all data use, so it really pushed the network because you had so many people jumping on at the same time and using up a lot of bandwidth.”

[The Virginian]

Who is making the towers and antennas? That's where the money will be - short term - The cell companies - long term !

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Anyone know of good companies that will supply the towers and antennas? Telus, Verison, Bell, ect will all benefit from this it would seem. just a matter of good management there.

[tyfighter3]

I remember somebody asking me about NOK. At my age , it's hard to remember if I gave him the right take or not.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

LOL, hey, they are still the second biggest phone maker in the world, with a windows 8 phone hitting the markets in the next year. If they hit that 23% market share that most think they will hit when the phone is a home-run, this cowboy won't have taken a yet. Best part is if it turns out to be a mistake, at least I can learn from it.

[kman]

I want to have my phone bronzed and mounted on a wall. Too much communication

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

It's a double edged sword, that's for sure.

[silverguy25]

How did I miss this? I did a stint of contract work for AT&T awhile back. I would hook up 2 cell phones, one digital the other analog, to a laptop. Also added to this laptop were 2 GPS units. So what I would do is set everything up in my car, turn on the phones for continuous calling, then drive around my scheduled route. The whole time I'm driving, the GPS' are linked up to each cell phone, monitoring the latency as I cruise down the road. Accasionally a call would drop and fail to call again, or the GPS wouldnt be synched up, so I'd pull over and set it up again. This was quite tedious work, not to mention kind of dangerous, because I got in the habit of trying to do alot of things while I was driving. lol, a few times I almost went off the road!

Anyway, I would record all of this info and then consult with engineers at AT&T how to best tweak their antennas for maximum bandwidth utilization. If any of you has a problem getting service bars on your phone, the best thing you can do is find the biggest road in the area, thats where most of the signals are converged on, the roads and streets. The more untraveled the road, the more likely you'll get poor service.

From what I gather, alot of times building more antennas can be quite the pain in the ass. Next time you're rolling down the Jersey Turnpike or anywhere in Jersey for that matter, pay close attention to their trees. You'll spot a few that don't look right here and there. They're cell phone towers, built to look like trees. Done out of a compromise with the enviromentalists.

gpdgroup-px.rtrk.com/markets/telecommunications

This company here may be worth checking out, and of course like I preach around here long term...Verizon, Verizon, Verizon!

[Virgil Showlion]

Interesting anecdote, silverguy.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

I agree, watch out for the guys tunig cell towers when your on the road.. lol.

VZ ;D

What about this silverguy?

AT&T to spend $8B on LTE expansion after T-Mobile deal
www.fiercewireless.com/story/att-spend-8b-lte-expansion-after-t-mobile-deal/2011-06-01?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss

[silverguy25]

It's great news! Keeps a guy like me in demand in a tough job market, and it encourages the major players to seek new technological advances and return for investors. I'm telling ya, Verizon has better engineers, and they've got a lock on future government contracts, just about every branch as far as I can tell. It'll be interesting to see how that battle plays out, but my money is already on the next winner

[Driftr]

Not to mention FrankQ owns T & I own VZ. You can tell right there where the 'dumb' and 'smart' money is.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Jun 11, 2011 9:42:51 GMT -5 silverguy25 said:

It's great news! Keeps a guy like me in demand in a tough job market, and it encourages the major players to seek new technological advances and return for investors. I'm telling ya, Verizon has better engineers, and they've got a lock on future government contracts, just about every branch as far as I can tell. It'll be interesting to see how that battle plays out, but my money is already on the next winner

I hear you about VZ.

Good to hear that it's just another step in the battle, an it's going to keep crazy drivers on the road.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

This is pretty cool.

IBM Capitalizes on a Need to Make Cities Smarter
www.dailyfinance.com/2011/06/15/ibm-capitalizes-on-a-need-to-make-cities-smarter/

3 tech companies for the next 100 years
money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=749e83fc-c236-414e-814c-2cf6c903dbbd

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Game changer?

Quantum dot laser grown on silicon substrate, suits telecom
www.electroiq.com/articles/stm/2011/06/quantum-dot-laser.html

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Information technology revolutionizes rural practices

blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kaleidoscope/entry/information-technology-revolutionizes-rural-practices

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Joint-border-management-system-contract-signed:
www.dailyfinance.com/rtn/pr/joint-border-management-system-contract-signed/rfid456727738/?channel=pf


ISRO's GSAT-8 satellite with GAGAN payload placed in position news
www.domain-b.com/aero/space/satellites/20110627_gsat8.html

Nokia renews mission for mobile and location based services; appoints
Michael Halbherr Executive Vice President
www.huginonline.com/hol/releaseDetails.faces?rId=1525148

Freescale unveils 28nm QorIQ multicore processors
www.digitimes.com/news/a20110623PD214.html

GE Researches Dedicated MRI Brain Scanner Technology
www.genewscenter.com/Content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=12595&NewsAreaID=2

Choice of mobile over Web benefits companies most
www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Choice-of-mobile-over-Web-benefits-companies-most-1452278.php

Silicon Savanna: Mobile Phones Transform Africa
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2080702,00.html

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

That's exactly it sun!! The networks need work. These companies are going to make big bucks as cell phone data grows.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Great Minds

Some more interesting stuff.

Portland General Electric tries smart security monitoring
www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219361/Portland_General_Electric_tries_smart_security_monitoring?source=rss_networking&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A

3D-IC Opens a New Era of Packaging and Testing
www.electroiq.com/packaging/2011/08/1483319663/3d-ic-opens-a-new-era-of-packaging-and-testing.html

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Some more interesting things to check out..

GE Acquires Commtest
tdworld.com/test_monitor_control/highlights/ge-acquires-commtest-0911/

Mobile And Broadband Push In India To Cost “Tens Of Billions” – Let The Bidding Begin
techcrunch.com/2011/09/06/mobile-and-broadband-push-in-india-to-cost-tens-of-billions-let-the-bidding-begin/

Report: IBM, 3M to team on chip stacking
www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4219685/Report--IBM--3M-to-team-on-chip-stacking

GE opens global data center at Appliance Park
www.courier-journal.com/article/20110818/BUSINESS/308180071/GE-opens-global-data-center-Appliance-Park?odyssey=nav|head

Researchers demo full-duplex wireless: double the throughput with no new towers
www.engadget.com/2011/09/06/researchers-demo-full-duplex-wireless-double-the-throughput-wit/

UD Research Institute enlists partners to test new materials
www.daytondailynews.com/business/ud-research-institute-enlists-partners-to-test-new-materials-1250287.html

Nissan downsizes EV quick charger, slashes price while eying US, EU and Japanese markets
www.engadget.com/2011/09/13/nissan-downsizes-ev-quick-charger-slashes-price-while-eying-us/

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

New York Times' magic mirror helps you get dressed, puts the 'wall' in 'paywall' (video)
www.engadget.com/2011/09/05/new-york-times-magic-mirror-helps-you-get-dressed-puts-the-wa/

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Some interesting new things that will shape the future..

Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned air vehicle employs 1394b FireWire in aviation vehicle management systems
www.militaryaerospace.com/index/display/article-display/8044613735/articles/avionics-intelligence/news/2011/9/northrop-grumman_x-47b.html

HISTORY OF FLIGHT
Just One Word: Plastics
www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Just-One-Word-Plastics.html

Newest Cancer Therapies Multi-Task To Eliminate Tumors
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/234591.php

Intel Chip Promises 24 Hour Use, 10-Day Connected Standby
www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/intel_chip_promises_24_hour_use_10-day_connected_standby/

Gamers pwn University of Washington scientists, solve decade-long simian AIDS protein conundrum (video)
www.engadget.com/2011/09/19/gamers-pwn-university-of-washington-scientists-solve-decade-lon/

HIV Could Be Made Into Minor Infection with Vaccine
www.thirdage.com/news/hiv-could-be-made-into-minor-infection-with-vaccine_09-30-2011

GE Healthcare to Invest $1 Billion in Oncology
pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/News/GE-Healthcare-to-Invest-1-Billion-in-Oncology/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/740661?ref=25

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

The future is friendly..

3M Unveils Intelligent Software That Unites Coding, Documentation Improvement, And Performance Monitoring
www.biocompare.com/News/NewsStory/395498/NewsStory.html

National Institute For Bioprocessing Research And Training, Ireland, And GE Healthcare Life Sciences Announce Biopharmaceutical Research Collaboration
www.biocompare.com/News/NewsStory/395487/NewsStory.html

Nissan, GE team up to connect electric cars to power grid, homes
www.freep.com/article/20111001/BUSINESS01/110010323/1002/rss02

Evolutionary Next-Steps - Technical Keynote JavaOne 2011
blogs.oracle.com/java/entry/evolutionary_next_steps_technical_keynote

Alternative energy at forefront of science event
www.starnewsonline.com/article/20111003/articles/111009949

2011 Technology Innovation Awards
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203914304576626971938467958.html

The Arizona BioIndustry is Moving Forward Faster in 2011
news.yahoo.com/arizona-bioindustry-moving-forward-faster-2011-070448479.html

As long as you are a friendly, that is..

App controls drone flying 3,000 miles away
www.thenewstribune.com/2011/10/02/1848451/app-controls-drone-flying-3000.html?storylink=rss

[Virgil Showlion]

I'm not usually impressed by materials tech, but this advance caught my eye: www.silverbearcafe.com/private/10.11/membrane.html

Looks like a partner venture between Singapore and the US.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Ya, that is really sweet Virg! Post any tech that you like here. I think that is all part of the Renaissance.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

This is, IMO, a pretty big thing to pay attention to. MSFT is pulling out of the biggest consumer elctronics show there is. Any thoughts on what this signals in theri business. They say they are going to host their own trade shows just like Apples. Could we see a rebranidng of MSFT here??

Microsoft says 2012 CES tech show will be its last
www.thereporter.com/business/ci_19599331?source=rss

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Considering that the Xbox is the only consumer electronic product that MSFT has every really has any success with, and it has been a total flop as far as profits go. Cloud they be dropping the xbox to go back to focusing on software. While selling the technology for the kinect to people that are using the technology already for things aside from gaming?

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

IBM is always a company to watch, how about some added memory to that human CPU?

IBM Shrinks Computer Memory Into Only Twelve Atoms
www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/01/17/ibm-shrinks-computer-memory-into-only-twelve-atoms/?feed=rss_europe

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

There was a discussion about fusion on the Long term thread(a great thread) on IBB. Some info on that.

X-ray laser bakes solid plasma from aluminum foil, brings us closer to nuclear fusion
notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=moneytalk&action=display&thread=9302

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Here is some interesting new tech that could hold some potential profit for investors!

Getting Androids and iPhones to Play Nice
www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-02-23/getting-androids-and-iphones-to-play-nice

Israel sets sights on next-generation Internet
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46152040/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/israel-sets-sights-next-generation-internet/#.T1HFdof--z4

Military to use technology to speed pace of air strikes
www.daytondailynews.com/business/military-to-use-technology-to-speed-pace-of-air-strikes-1333944.html

Polaris looks to electric cars to power sales
m.siouxcityjournal.com/business/local/polaris-looks-to-electric-cars-to-power-sales/article_f19b6f2e-e66d-59ea-a724-17a0500f0322.html

Research and Markets: Robotic Surgery Equipment Manufacturing in the US
finance.yahoo.com/news/research-markets-robotic-surgery-equipment-144500865.html

ON Semiconductor Demonstrates Power Products at APEC 2012
www.electroiq.com/semiconductors/2012/02/11/on-semiconductor-demonstrates-power-products-at-apec-2012.html