http://sunsite.utk.edu/ Better Living Through Emerging Technologies en-us hodge@sunsite.utk.edu 2005-07-19T09:55:14-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2005/07/000169-test.html this is a test... 169@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ Accessibility 2005-07-19T09:55:14-05:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2005/01/000161-sun_unveils_sizzle_worlds_smallest_secure_web_server.html Sun has just announced the debut of Sizzle (from SSSL, or Slim SSL), the world's smallest secure web server. Sizzle runs on the Berkeley/Crossbow "motes" -- battery-powered, wireless devices equipped with an 8-bit microprocessor, 128KB of FLASH and a mere... 161@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ Pervasive Computing 2005-01-10T15:17:59-05:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2004/07/000116-project_oxygen.html There's a nice article in the current issue of Technology Review on Project Oxygen, MIT's pervasive computing initiative.... 116@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ Pervasive Computing 2004-07-08T14:33:25-05:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2004/05/000090-maphub.html "MapHub is a web-based, multi-user, group managed information storage system and map. Collecting information about people, places, events, and notes, can help to document unseen narratives and histories in public or private theme-based Hubs. The project is in development. "MapHub... 90@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ GIS & Geotemporal Research 2004-05-25T15:21:24-05:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2004/05/000065-internet_access_a_human_right.html Apparently, the Estonian government thinks it is:"In 2000, the parliament, perhaps inspired by their new gizmos, passed a law declaring Internet access a fundamental human right of its citizenry. A massive program is under way to expand access to the... 65@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ Pervasive Computing 2004-05-06T10:32:39-05:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2004/05/000064-streaming_via_mesh_networks.html This article describes a test in which a video image was streamed from a wireless IP camera mounted on a police patrol boat to 30 people stationed on and around the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of relying on physical access... 64@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ Pervasive Computing 2004-05-05T14:36:49-05:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2004/05/000059-its_the_appropriate_technology_stupid.html David Kirkpatrick's recent Fortune Magazine article on Bridges.org has been hitting the blogs the last few days (e.g., Smart Mobs and ICTlogy). Bridges.org is an international non-profit organisation that promotes the effective use of Information and communications technology (ICT) in... 59@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ Pervasive Computing 2004-05-05T11:32:42-05:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2004/04/000029-ntt_docomo_establishes_mobile_society_research_institute.html NTT DoCoMo's Mobile Society Research Institute will study the social impact of mobile phone use. (press release, 1 Apr 04)... 29@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ Pervasive Computing 2004-04-16T10:55:04-05:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2004/04/000018-pervasive_computing_initiative.html The Cambridge-MIT Institute (CMI) has launched its Pervasive Computing Community. "For too long, computers have purported to serve us while in fact, requiring us to serve them. We have pampered them with air-conditioned rooms; learnt their language, in order to... 18@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ Pervasive Computing 2004-04-12T16:39:34-05:00 http://sunsite.utk.edu/archives/2004/04/000006-sensor_web_geoict.html 6@http://sunsite.utk.edu/ GIS & Geotemporal Research 2004-04-06T11:37:11-05:00