Meraki switched battery technology to lithium iron-phosphate during the year-long delay, partly due to an increase in cost and shortage in solar panels. Meraki’s also got a new bundle: $5,000 for a set of nodes designed to cover an apartment building.
Over at Ars Technica, I wrote a long recap of the state of municipal Wi-Fi, noting that Meraki seems to be on the winning side of the equation with its start-small approach. A number of municipal wireless projects (not all Wi-Fi) are getting rave reviews. We may be over the hump: applications (purposes as it were) are now driving network building rather than networks seeking reasons to be.
Violet prepares to ship an RFID tag reader, Mir:ror: The new device plugs in via USB to a computer and can read standard RFID tags, as well as new ones offered by the company. Some of Violet’s tags look like postage stamps and are adhesive; others, like tiny versions of their Nabaztag/tag bunny. It’s weird, but interesting, like all their stuff.
Qualcomm brings in Skyhook’s Wi-Fi positioning: Qualcomm becomes the latest GPS giant to add Skyhook Wireless’s technology to their platform. The gpsOne system, found in 400 million cell phones, will be enhanced in future versions with an option for Skyhook data to assist and integrate with GPS lookups. Qualcomm’s sold so many chipsets due to E911 requirements for location finding.
Wee-Fi: Clearwire’s New Name, Challenges; $3b in Wi-Fi; Meraki Offers $10K 1 Sq Mi Kit
Wee-Fi: Mass. Train-Fi, iPhone App Location Awareness
Dell expands music tie-ins on festival circuit
(Reuters)
Travis Barker Still in Recovery Mode
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