Ken Novak: Digital DevelopmentCommunications and info tech in developing countries, especially wireless broadband and high-value applications(Untitled)- May 25, 2005 Samsung Builds Flash Based Disk Drive: "Samsung says it has developed a way to store up to 16GB of data using Flash memory, a development that could lead to extended battery life for notebook and tablet PCs. Flash memory has a power consumption that is five percent of today's hard disk drive, according to the company. These solid-state disk (SSD) Flash-based drives will also provide faster access to data, at about two-and-a-half times the speed of current notebook hard drives. In tests,...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/05/24.html#a3017 (Untitled)- May 24, 2005 Fundable: A web site for pooling money in small groups. "Get it to happen or get your money back." Could be great for non-profits, open-source coders or freelancers wanting to get paid for making a contribution, fans raising money to fund a concert, bulk buying, school projects, and more. (How about a private lottery: if we all chip in, one of us gets to go somewhere amazing..) From Hugh Pylehttp://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/05/23.html#a3015 (Untitled)- May 16, 2005 Water Filters Rely on Nanotech: Report from the October 2004 NanoWater conference. "A slow, methodical transformation of the $400-billion-a-year water-management industry is currently in progress, and nanotechnology appears to be leading the way. .. Two products incorporating nanotechnology are going to hit the market within the next year and are already being tested in developing nations. .. Matrikx water filters will be on store shelves within the next year after already having...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/05/16.html#a3004 (Untitled)- May 16, 2005 Development Through Enterprise: New web site, NextBillion.Net, with multiple author blogs. "Our goal is to identify and discuss sustainable business models that address the needs of the world's poorest citizens." High quality content, looks like a good model for collaborative bloginfohub.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/05/16.html#a3003 (Untitled)- May 16, 2005 Soros funds mesh nets: "The Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network (CUWiN) has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Open Society Institute, funded by the Soros Foundation, to develop wireless technology to be used around the globe, with a focus on developing nations. The result will be the most advanced community wireless technology in the world. " OJC Technologies is doing the implementation under contract. CUWIN has released an open source beta: "Imagine a free...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/05/16.html#a2999 (Untitled)- May 6, 2005 Operation Tsunami Aid: April 25 2005 collection of stories on comms in the tsunami response. Highlights include fast deployment of wifi nets, extension of nets with new WiMax links, and military-civilian cooperation lessons. "The Defense Department conducted an unprecedented humanitarian relief operation to aid victims of the tsunami. "This was the largest relief operation since the Berlin airlift" after World War II, Tapper said. To aid countries hit by last year's tsunami, the Air.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/05/06.html#a2984 |