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Instrument Driving #CES2014
An after-market, four-camera system coupled with an in-dash display effectively turns an old car into a smart car. Rob Haynes demonstrates Rydeen Mobile’s RDV360 and explains how this system works and how it can provide warnings for drivers of objects that are in their blind spots. As he points out, it is possible to park…
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Exchanging Ideas and Content
“We all need content. We all need a platform for that,” said Edward Hinson of the video exchange. The video exchange was created by Skyline Membership Corporation, a North Carolina Communications Service Provider, to address the challenge of providing enough fresh, quality content for its local content channel. The video exchange made its debut at…
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The Behind the Scenes History of the Computer History Museum – Complete Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6YKyzOSJOwC48FOf7G_2qrv_d7KqDP9D The West Coast version of a Smithsonian is one way to characterize the Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, CA. This was one of many takeaways from an excellent discussion of this Silicon Valley institution with CHM president and CEO, John Hollar, and CHM chairman, Len Shustek. Organized and moderated by IEEE Silicon Valley Technology History Committee…
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A Pioneer For Its Customers
“It was a long-term solution,” said Catherine Moyer, General Manager of Pioneer Communications, a Communications Service Provider (CSP) serving rural Western Kansas. Moyer was referring to their decision to offer its customers the Google platform for email and associated applications via the Google Apps Partners Edition™ program. They chose the platform both because of its…
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Google – “Talk to Us”
What is Google’s motivation for discontinuing its Google Apps Partners Edition™ program? In this video interview, filmed at the 2014 NTCA Fall Conference, WCVT’s Kurt Gruendling asks that question of Google. Many operators want to know the answer to that question, as none that I have spoken to regarding this topic want to disrupt their customers’…
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Dish Soap Enabling Deeper Fiber
Imagine if cable companies had put in micro-ducts years ago when they installed coaxial cable. Instead of waiting for sometimes months or years for permits and extensive engineering, cable providers would be able to react to opportunities and competitive threats by installing fiber deeper into their networks via already installed ducts. The folks at Deep…
