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Taylor Woodrow selects i-MO to support Contract sites
19 June 2008 Author: COMIT
One of COMIT's demonstration projects "Intelligent Mobile Office" has led to take-up of this device by Taylor Woodrow Construction.
This collaborative project between Electronic Media Services, Jackson Civil Engineering and Shepherd Construction has led to the development and production of a device that addresses a key problem in today's industry - The rapid delivery of data and voice services to construction site project offices. COMIT are continuing their work in this area though t... More...
'Snail mail' blazes slow e-trail
18 June 2008 Author: BBC
Muriel, Austin and Cecil are snails for the electronic age. The gastropods have been fitted with equipment to allow them to send e-mails on behalf of visitors to a website. More...
3 broadband booming
18 June 2008 Author: Mobile News International
It's Dongle Central over at 3, according to Kevin Russell. The network's UK chief executive says wireless modems (aka dongles) have been selling like the proverbial. More...
RFID In The Construction Industry Interview With Fran Rabuck, Bentley Systems
01 June 2008 Author: RFID Solutions Online
RFID Connections interviewed Fran Rabuck, Director of the Real Time Asset Lab for Bentley Systems. Fran is the Team co-champion for the Smartchips research projects within FIATECH, a consortium of companies involved in the construction industry. More...
RFID White Paper: ABCs of RFID, Understanding and Using Radio Frequency Identification
12 May 2008 Author: Silicon.com
Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is one of the fastest growing and most beneficial technologies being adopted by businesses today. Adoption of this Automatic Data-Collection (ADC) technology has recently been fueled by the establishment of key standards, retailer and government mandates, improved technology performance and falling implementation costs. RFID offers great value for many industries and applications. However, misperceptions about what RFID is and what it can do pose obstacl... More...
Army prototype logs weapon usage with RFID
08 May 2008 Author: RFID News
The lifespan of a gun is greatly affected by how often it is fired. It is impractical, however, to expect soldiers to document their weapon use in the field, especially in the heat of battle. A new RFID-enabled system being tested by the Army automates the process. More...
Signal boost for mobile phones
22 April 2008 Author: BBC
The signal strengths of laptops and mobile phones are set to be radically improved if new technology developed by Oxford scientists comes to fruition. More...
RFID in Construction
17 April 2008 Author: Constructech
FIATECH, www.fiatech.org, Austin, Texas, is sponsoring the Smart Chips project, which investigates RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies that can be adapted for field construction and operations and maintenance applications. More...
100 million users of mobile LBS in Europe by 2012
16 April 2008 Author: Berg Insight
Gothenburg, Sweden -- According to a new report from the telecom research firm Berg Insight, more than 100 million mobile subscribers in Europe will use location-based services by 2012. Mapping, navigation and search are believed to become the top applications, followed by social networking and tracking. "All the pieces needed for successful LBS are more or less in place now," said Andre Malm, telecom analyst, Berg Insight. More...
Why the future is in your hands
16 April 2008 Author: Darren Waters - Technology editor, BBC News website
Sales of smartphones are expected to overtake those of laptops in the next 12 to 18 months as the mobile phone completes its transition from voice communications device to multimedia computer. More...
World's First Windows Mobile 5 Wristwatch
16 April 2008 Author: Michael Kwan - Mobile Magazine
We've seen Windows Mobile devices before. We've also seen watch phones. Now the two worlds are finally colliding with the arrival of the Epoq EGP-WP98B. Yes, the name is the catchiest thing in the world, but it is pretty cool to be the first Windows Mobile 5-based watch. More...
Leader: Longer battery life, please
10 October 2006 Author: silicon.com
Give us devices that keep going... and going... More...
Sensor-Laced Concrete Promises To Be Strong And Smart Savings
01 May 2006 Author: ENR.com
Building Brains into concrete can save money and time More...
Cutting paperwork when out in the field
01 February 2006 Author: International Herald Tribune
Tablet PCs are finally poised to make their mark
01 December 2005 Author: Building Design and Construction
With the continued growth of do-everything handheld electronic devices and the trend of replacing desktop computers with laptops, it's only natural that the tablet PC has finally come into its own. More...
Vendors to cooperate on mobile VoIP
20 January 2005 Author: Network World
Some well-known names are lining up behind one company's technology to let consumers and enterprises put away their cell phones -- and mobile call charges -- when they get to their homes and offices. More...
Project Teams Use Digital Cameras To Shoot It, Then Share It
29 December 2003 Author: ENR.com
Firms Are Using Tool Tracking for Smarter Asset Management
07 July 2003 Author: ENR.com
Equipment managers keep small tools and portable equipment from escaping inventories More...