Mobiles become emergency data network

Mobiles become emergency data network, Taiwan unveils eco-friendly rewritable 'paper', and the first IBM PC came out 30 years ago.

• Mobiles become emergency data network
Computer scientist Thomas Wilhelm has developed software that lets data hop from phone to phone. Messages sent via the application gradually migrates towards its intended target to keep communication going when other routes are closed. Called Auto-BAHN, the software uses the Bluetooth short-range radio technology and wi-fi that are ubiquitous on smartphones. Mr Wilhelm has produced an application that puts Auto-BAHN on Android phones and is working on one for the iPhone.
Read » [bbc.co.uk]

• Taiwan unveils eco-friendly rewritable 'paper'
A group of Taiwan scientists have developed an environmentally friendly form of rewritable electronic paper that works without electricity, similar to e-books but that does not need to be back-lit. Writing on the paper can be erased by inserting it into a thermal writing device similar to what is used in fax machines.
Read » [physorg.com]

• The first IBM PC came out 30 years ago
The year was 1981, the US defeat in Vietnam was already six years in the past, while many people had only hazy memories of most of the 1970s with its drugs, bellbottom pants and disco craze. Ronald Reagan was US President and it was 'Morning in America' once again. And that year IBM introduced its IBM PC model 5150 on 12 August, 30 years ago.
Read » [theinquirer.net]

Author: Asterisk, for AZ10.com ~ 13 Aug 2011

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