A battery powered room audio monitor
One of the problems with commonly available baby monitors is that the transmitter end of the baby monitor system is usually either battery powered or uses the mains. As most parents would know, it is sometimes difficult to ensure that the battery is in good condition and also if it uses the mains, then there would be a need for a power point. Having minimal electrical equipment in a baby's room is recommended. The idea is basically to redevelop a battery powered baby monitor (or room audio monitor) that can last for years whilst being able to operate wirelessly. Using the ZigBee (802.15.4) low powered short range wireless capability, this may be a good option.
What is a baby monitor?
IEEE 802.15.4
Friday, July 21, 2006
Sunday, May 28, 2006
3G Killer App?
HTTP in phone speak?
One of the hindrance to the adoption of 3G (or even 3.5G) mobile phones and devices is that the device form factor is generally too small for users to benefit from it's high-speed data transmission capabilities. The screen form factor has reached a reasonable size but the hassle of keying in the URL is a major drawback. With phones now being more powerful than PCs of around 5 years old AND equipped with high resolution cameras, we should be able to develop an intelligent OCR software that utilizes the camera and will be able to surf a website simply taking a snapshot of a word, e.g. "ibm", and it would be intelligent enough to point you to www.ibm.com or www.ibm.com.my or similarly. Users can also provide a hand written URL for the phone/device to know where to surf to.
One of the hindrance to the adoption of 3G (or even 3.5G) mobile phones and devices is that the device form factor is generally too small for users to benefit from it's high-speed data transmission capabilities. The screen form factor has reached a reasonable size but the hassle of keying in the URL is a major drawback. With phones now being more powerful than PCs of around 5 years old AND equipped with high resolution cameras, we should be able to develop an intelligent OCR software that utilizes the camera and will be able to surf a website simply taking a snapshot of a word, e.g. "ibm", and it would be intelligent enough to point you to www.ibm.com or www.ibm.com.my or similarly. Users can also provide a hand written URL for the phone/device to know where to surf to.
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