Squandering the Convergence Bill
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US Senate kills move to attach energy
bill to Internet tax bill
US Senate kills move to attach energy
bill to Internet tax bill
04/29/2004 02:46 PMPlatts Apr 29 2004 6:07PM GMT
Convergence, not so bad sometimes
Convergence, not so bad sometimes
01/04/2005 06:14 PMMy 5 year old cordless vtech phone has been cutting out my wifi
lately, so I've been shopping around for 5.8 Ghz phones. I've also
been considering giving Vonage another try, since I gave up on them in
Fall of 2003 (due to unreliability).
I'm usually not a big fan of convergence devices -- it usually
means you get a so-so product A squished into a so-so version of
product B, and the sum of the parts is often worse than either device
alone, but this new
VTech/Vonage combo phone system is exactly what I was looking for.
I doubt very many people share my position, in that they need both a
new phone system and something for Vonage, but I can't wait to see
this show up in stores.
Convergence? Who Needs It?
Convergence? Who Needs It?
12/17/2003 07:17 PMWhen it comes to the convergence of PDAs and mobile phones most people
are saying they're
perfect
ly fine with two devices for now. They say people are just
willing to carry multiple devices. I'm not sure that's true. I'd say
it has a lot more to do with the fact that most converged devices make
you sacrifice important things that lessen the value of having a
converged device. People buy the device for very specific things (as
the article points out), and if the device can't do those things well,
then it's not worth getting. As converged devices get better, then,
it's likely that people will be more willing to adopt them. That is,
it appears that functionality trumps carry-ability at this point - but
if you can do both, people would be thrilled. That's part of the
reason why the new Treo 600 has been so hot lately. It's the first
device that comes close to still being a good converged device. I'm
sure the next generation devices will go even further.
Illegal convergence
Illegal convergence
12/15/2003 10:29 AMBlah, blah, blah, by now we're totally bored with this whole
convergence thing -- we get it, you can stream movies and MP3s from
your...
Information Convergence?
Information Convergence?
02/05/2005 09:21 PM
A few thoughts in response to the response on my response from
yesterday. On convergence of content, and RSS in particular.
Convergence -- where is it taking the
CIO?
Convergence -- where is it taking the
CIO?
04/14/2005 01:20 PMHowever it's defined, convergence is an important trend to CIOs who
attended a recent UCLA conference.
Convergence Kills
Convergence Kills
08/02/2004 07:06 PM By DrunkenBlog (via MyAppleMenu)
Avalon isn't about Web/GUI convergence
Avalon isn't about Web/GUI convergence
10/28/2003 11:06 PM
Edwin Khodabakchian echoes what seems to be a common -- but I think
incorrect -- perception that XAML, the
XUL-like layout
language revealed this week to be a building block of Longhorn's
Avalon presentation subsystem, heralds some kind of Web/GUI
convergence:
...Big Bang of Convergence
Big Bang of Convergence
06/15/2004 03:01 PMBT Dances Around Convergence
BT Dances Around Convergence
02/01/2005 09:13 PMPeter Judge at TechWorld reports that BT may be introducing a combined
Wi-Fi/cellular service, but it's not what you think: When customers
make calls in their homes using a combined GSM/Wi-Fi phone, the call
is carried over Wi-Fi between the phone and the access point. But the
access point is backhauled over the GSM network. Instead of realizing
the cost savings of carrying a call over IP over a broadband fixed
connection, BT chooses to use the more expensive GSM network. The
service becomes, in essence, a method for improving cell phone
coverage in the home. The idea doesn't make sense in any context, but
you might understand it if the offering was being made by a cell phone
operator that stands to benefit by keeping calls on its network. But
this is BT, which doesn't have a cell phone network and will supply
the cellular link via resale agreements with a mobile operator. It
would make so much more sense for BT to backhaul the access points
using its own wired network, using voice over IP and charging
customers slightly reduced rates than the cell phone networks for the
calls that use the system. That sounds like it could be a profitable
service and would allow BT to beat out cellular operators that don't
own their own landline networks. This service is basically an update
to the previously announced Bluephone initiative and shouldn't be
available until 2006. Given the track record of the Bluephone plan,
which was initially set to be introduced using Bluetooth instead of
Wi-Fi in 2003, it might not be surprising if the whole plan changes
again....
When TVs Crash: Convergence Gone Bad
When TVs Crash: Convergence Gone Bad
01/04/2005 10:51 PMPC World's Editor in Chief arrived in Las Vegas for CES and tried to
check his email. When he found out he had to first get authorization
via his TV (convergence!) he went through the process only to
get an
Internet Explorer error message on his TV. So, while we've
been hearing plenty of stories about convergence leading up to CES, it
pays to remember that it doesn't always work that well.
The Resurgence Of Convergence
The Resurgence Of Convergence
01/03/2005 02:58 PMFor a while, it seemed like the idea of "convergence" was going out of
style. It would come and go as people talk about various devices and
services picking up more features. However, convergence means more
than adding a camera to your phone or an internet connection to your
TV -- but in figuring out what entirely new opportunities these
combinations open up.
Om Malik is
pointing to a piece by Ramesh Jain suggesting that the future of
convergence is about
combining content,
communication and computing -- but that too many are only focusing
on two of the three aspects (or really just understand one of the
three). True convergence occurs when a company clearly understands
all three, and what the implications are of that convergence beyond
feature creep. We've already mentioned that one of the "unexpected"
side effects of convergence is that it's also
convergi
ng business models -- leaving some companies out in the cold when
they discover their business model no longer makes sense. Witness
Cablevision's ability to
give
away phone service. Of course, telcos are looking at convergence
on their own, and this can be seen in SBC's announcement today that
they're
workin
g on a set-top box that goes beyond what most current set-top
boxes do. Basically, they're yet another company trying to create the
ultimate "digital entertainment hub" with a DVR, internet access,
photo/video/music storage and more. Of course, it's likely they're
attacking this from a broadcast (content) perspective, rather than a
communication one, but it's pretty clear that these battles are
heating up, and companies who aren't figuring out the interplay
between content, communication and computing aren't going to be around
very long.
Convergence Bridge
Convergence Bridge
04/01/2005 08:53 AM
 (posted from Montreal)
As many of you
know, I have recently become enamoured of complexity theory, and this
has caused me to re-think many of the ideas presented here on How to Save the World. I am
blogging today from Montreal, where I have been attending the First
Annual Global Colloquium
on Complexity and Chaos. The event has catalyzed or emerged some new
conceptions about the nature of communications, and specifically
blogging, and I have decided, starting tomorrow, to incorporate these
thoughts into this online journal. So get ready for some big changes
here. Beginning tomorrow:
- The red, blue, and green system charts and process
charts
you have become accustomed to on this blog will be discontinued. In
their place you will see graphics such as the one above. The lack of
borders on these charts indicates the omnipresence of intellectual
miasma, and the lack of connections on these charts represents
universal uncertainty. All that we can presume to know is that ideas
and conceptions have the apparent quality of co-existence and that
understanding of their relationship will, with time and contemplative
study, gradually emerge.
- No arrows will appear in any graphics from now on.
Such
presumptions of causality are, at best, oversimplifications and, at
worst, dangerous misinformation.
- The words question, answer, problem and solution will
be
scrubbed from posts on this blog. In our world, as a complex system,
these concepts are meaningless. There are no answers or solutions,
just
learnings about ideation, being and nothingness, consciousness and
unconsciousness.
- You will no longer read the words 'how' or
'why' on this blog. In the absence of causality on the edge of chaos
such terms are
pretentious. Effective tomorrow the name of this weblog will be Convergence Bridge.
- The categories feature of this weblog will be
discontinued.
Since everything is related and the true relationship between the
conceptions discussed uncertain, it no longer 'makes sense' to have
artificial categories. And instead of arguing, as I have in past, in
favour of personal taxonomies and ontologies, I will argue, in the
first article tomorrow, that there are no taxonomies or ontologies,
and
that such arbitrary categorizations are fraudulent.
- I will also eschew the use of the question mark in
all
posts, since questions imply the existence with reasonable certainty
of
answers. Instead, I will begin using the 'degree' symbol (º), the
circle representing the endless pursuit of perfect understanding at
points in my discourse where a 'pause' for considered thought is
called
for. Likewise, periods, with their naive implication of order and
finality, will be replaced by commas, the perfect symbol of
tentativeness and uncertainty,
- And finally, the absurd words 'know', 'knowledge' and
'information' will no longer appear in my posts. Again, a symbol, the
colon, with its gentle suggestion of possible relationship, will be
used in place of such anachronisms,º
It is my sincere belief that these changes will allow a higher level
of
intellectual discourse on these pages: I look forward to our continued
journey together:º |
Convergence: nntp//rss
Convergence: nntp//rss
03/19/2003 10:25 PMHaving had a presence on Usenet for 2998 days leaves it's marks. One
of them is that I prefer reading...
Playing the convergence game
Playing the convergence game
08/16/2004 06:56 AMZDNet Aug 16 2004 11:12AM GMT
Emulating Errors for Tag Convergence
Emulating Errors for Tag Convergence
03/23/2005 12:34 PM
One possible solution I see for the Tag
Divergence problem is errors. When people communicate
verbally, mistakes
are often made and miscommunication results. What if such
miscommunication is
possible in a tag system? What if services like Flickr or
Delicious are capable
of confusion? This idea sounds crazy at first which is a good
sign. ;-)
Let's see. What if similar tags (in terms of edit distance or
some other aspect)
were merged randomly? Tags like dog, dogs, dag, and dig would
get confused (aka
merged) into one. It doesn't matter which tag is chosen
because more common
tag will eventually emerge. Problems stemmng from intentional
tag confusion
mechanism needs to be minimized but I don't think they are serious
if they are constrained
appropriately.
Accumulation of confusion over time has a kick on it's own so I
think confusions have
to be soft. I am still trying to figure out what
soft means
so don't feel bad if you don't understand what I am saying.
DoCoMo moves on convergence
DoCoMo moves on convergence
07/14/2004 03:22 PMTelecoms.com Jul 14 2004 5:26PM GMT
Carriers invest in convergence
Carriers invest in convergence
11/14/2003 05:45 AMOut with the old, in with the new
Convergence calls at college
Convergence calls at college
04/13/2005 08:07 AMComputer Weekly Apr 13 2005 12:05PM GMT
BT's Bluephone must be convergence
without the con
BT's Bluephone must be convergence
without the con
04/06/2005 06:23 PMZDNet Apr 6 2005 9:15PM GMT
ONStor's virtual NAS for SAN convergence
ONStor's virtual NAS for SAN convergence
05/27/2004 04:51 AMOffers to rescue storage island castaways
Lawmakers: Convergence could be end of
regulation
Lawmakers: Convergence could be end of
regulation
05/19/2004 05:54 PMU.S. representatives took an opportunity during a "show-and-tell"
hearing on voice-and-data convergence technologies to suggest that the
1996 Telecommunications Act should be rewritten -- or scrapped
altogether.
Wireless Convergence by 2010
Wireless Convergence by 2010
06/23/2004 02:36 AMPanel of 5 industry leading companies agree that wireless convergence
will be deployed by 2010. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]
Intel CEO Calls For More Convergence
Intel CEO Calls For More Convergence
02/18/2003 08:22 PMCraig Barrett leads the charge for combining the micro world of the
company's processors with the real world products like cell phones and
optical networking.
The Meanings and Implications of
Convergence
The Meanings and Implications of
Convergence
11/14/2003 04:44 AMwhat convergence means
ojr.org/ojr/business/1068686368.php
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Other News: HP Digital Convergence
Other News: HP Digital Convergence
01/06/2005 11:49 AMHP rolls out a roadmap for the "digital living room".
More Unexpected Convergence: Printing
From Your TV
More Unexpected Convergence: Printing
From Your TV
08/03/2004 02:18 PMThe folks who think that it's weird to mix a camera and a phone will
love this one. Epson is jumping on the convergence bandwagon with a
plan to
turn your TV into a
printer. The idea is to have printable data sent with TV
programming. For example, if you're watching a commercial and are
interested in the product, you could immediately print out a catalog.
Of course, I imagine that shows like The Daily Show might have a blast
with the possibilities of this kind of technology.
Gates: Convergence is for real
Gates: Convergence is for real
01/08/2004 07:30 PMFolks have been talking about the coming convergence between PCs and
consumer electronics for years. But that was the easy part.
The hard call was to figure out exactly how the pieces would fall into
place. Although the debate goes on, one person who thinks that the
technology industry is on the cusp of realizing one of its
longest-sought grails is Bill Gates.
Gates, who took the stage Wednesday night to deliver the opening key
note at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is convinced that
recent technology advances have paved the way toward real convergence.
CNET News.com caught up with Microsoft's co-founder and chairman to
find out what's behind his optimism.
Security vendors preach convergence
Security vendors preach convergence
06/11/2004 06:01 PMNetwork Associates and Sourcefire issued what each calls its next
generation of intrusion detection and prevention products.
Vendors aid convergence of networking,
security
Vendors aid convergence of networking,
security
02/13/2004 05:19 PMThe trend toward the integration of core networking technologies with
security and policy management features gathered momentum this week
with two separate vendor announcements.
DoCoMo strategists focus on convergence
(FT.com)
DoCoMo strategists focus on convergence
(FT.com)
09/09/2004 03:01 PMFT.com - NTT DoCoMo, Japan's dominant mobile operator, is planning to
offer combined fixed and mobile services to business and residential
customers. It is the latest sign of growing global interest in
convergence between the two technologies.
San Jose gives convergence contract to
Nortel
San Jose gives convergence contract to
Nortel
03/19/2005 02:23 AMThe City of San Jose this week said it would install a $5.3 million
voice/data network based on Nortel switches and IP PBXs for its new
city hall, serving more than 1,700 users.
NYT: 14 Media & Technology
Convergence Trends
NYT: 14 Media & Technology
Convergence Trends
12/29/2003 11:04 AMsecuritas writes "The New York Times Business/Media section looks at
14 media and technology industry convergence trends and ideas to watch
in 2004 (Google ...
Bluetooth CTP and fixed-cellular
convergence
Bluetooth CTP and fixed-cellular
convergence
12/27/2003 05:20 PMTelecoms.com Dec 27 2003 4:11PM ET
Linksys's new WiFi convergence
box-thingy
Linksys's new WiFi convergence
box-thingy
01/08/2004 07:45 PMLinksys has shipeed a WiFi box with a built-in DVD player to move AV
stuff (movies, pix, songs) from your PC to your home theater.
The DVD Player with Wireless-G Media Link sits by the television and
stereo and connects to them using standard composite, component A/V or
S-Video cables. Then it connects to your home network by Wireless-G
(802.11g) networking, or if users prefer, it can be connected via
standard Ethernet cabling. The Media Link also works in peer-to-peer
mode (direct connection between the media adapter and wired or
wireless enabled computer) so no Internet service is required, unless
Internet radio is desired.
Link
(
via /.)
Real's Harmony Arrives with Convergence
Real's Harmony Arrives with Convergence
07/27/2004 12:32 PMInternet News Jul 27 2004 5:02PM GMT
Voicecomm 2005 focusses on convergence
Voicecomm 2005 focusses on convergence
04/16/2005 10:09 AMExpress Computer India Apr 16 2005 2:13PM GMT
Microsoft Still Hedging Its Convergence
Bets
Microsoft Still Hedging Its Convergence
Bets
02/01/2005 09:50 PMMicrosoft is putting most of its digital-home marketing muscle behind
Windows Media Center. But not all of it.
BPM and workflow: A convergence driving
business value
BPM and workflow: A convergence driving
business value
08/02/2004 10:17 PMSunday Times South Africa Aug 3 2004 2:22AM GMT
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