Nissan readies pilot for road-cam / slip-hazard alert services

Posted in Articles by Nicr on the October 23rd, 2008

Way back in 2005, we got wind of a Bluetooth-based telematics systems for cars dubbed Carwings. Now, Nissan is gearing up to launch two safety pilots which will rely on — you guessed it — Carwings HDD navigation systems. First up is the slip-hazard alert, which marries data from the ITS (Intelligent Transp……

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Over half of 2009 vehicles in America will offer iPod support

Posted in Articles by Nicr on the October 16th, 2008

And we're not talking about that 3.5mm-to-3.5mm trick, either. No sirree, we're referring to bona fide iPod integration, and 2009 marks the first year where over half of all US-bound automobiles are expected to offer optional support for Apple's prolific PMP. When looking at 2008 model year vehic……

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Samsung's SWC-E100 XOHM WiMAX ExpressCard gets reviewed

Posted in Articles by Nicr on the October 9th, 2008

Now that Sprint's XOHM service is officially live in downtown Baltimore (and working in cars, phew!), how's about taking a look at the card that's handling the magic? Samsung's SWC-E100 ExpressCard, which was conveniently leaked by Sprint early last month, is a “simple, inexpensive” card that ……

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Sprint XOHM WiMAX networks reportedly active in other cities

Posted in Articles by Nicr on the October 9th, 2008

Flying out of BWI to Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. or Northern Virginia? Make sure you pack in that SWC-E100, because we're hearing that Sprint's XOHM WiMAX networks are already live in each of those locales. According to a XOHM representative at a booth in Baltimore, the net……

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XOHM WiMAX tested in Baltimore, does work in cars

Posted in Articles by Nicr on the October 2nd, 2008

XOHM is live in Baltimore, and Laptop Magazine has sent a few (slightly dazed-looking) staffers on an impromptu tour of the “Charm City” to get a feel for Sprint’s new WiMAX service. Overall, they found performance to be quite good, clocking in at 3.05 Mbps down and 2.4 Mbps up. That compares very favora……

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