Comments on: Qualcomm & AT&T look to accelerate the Internet of Things http://www.kurzweilai.net/qualcomm-att-look-to-accelerate-the-internet-of-things Accelerating Intelligence Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: JC http://www.kurzweilai.net/qualcomm-att-look-to-accelerate-the-internet-of-things/comment-page-1#comment-85511 JC Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:18:32 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=176196#comment-85511 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: Editor http://www.kurzweilai.net/qualcomm-att-look-to-accelerate-the-internet-of-things/comment-page-1#comment-85184 Editor Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:18:04 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=176196#comment-85184 Yes, it's called "Wi-Fi positioning," but it's an alternative to GPS and does not require it. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_positioning_system Yes, it’s called “Wi-Fi positioning,” but it’s an alternative to GPS and does not require it. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_positioning_system

]]> By: JC http://www.kurzweilai.net/qualcomm-att-look-to-accelerate-the-internet-of-things/comment-page-1#comment-85152 JC Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:06:15 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=176196#comment-85152 If 3 items in a wifi area have GPS in them, can software be written to determine the positions of all the other connected items in the area, by their relative signal strengths? If 3 items in a wifi area have GPS in them, can software be written to determine the positions of all the other connected items in the area, by their relative signal strengths?

]]> By: Mark Harrison http://www.kurzweilai.net/qualcomm-att-look-to-accelerate-the-internet-of-things/comment-page-1#comment-85052 Mark Harrison Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:00:54 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=176196#comment-85052 Oh goodness, another standard - just what we need. Things like the xAP standard are over 10 years old, but every couple of years, along comes a new initiative and a new protocol to try to do the same. Oh goodness, another standard – just what we need.

Things like the xAP standard are over 10 years old, but every couple of years, along comes a new initiative and a new protocol to try to do the same.

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