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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
CTIA WIRELESS 2006 Presents the "Wireless Home"
WASHINGTON-- March 30, 2006 -- CTIA WIRELESS 2006(R) will showcase a wireless home at the Las Vegas Convention Center, April 5-7, featuring soon-to-be-released and currently available products that demonstrate how wireless technology impacts our everyday lives. The Wireless Home showcases nearly 30 products in support of a wireless lifestyle including items for the home office, kitchen, living room, garage, powder room and both adult and children's bedrooms.
"The wireless home is a terrific way to demonstrate the wireless lifestyle," said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA WIRELESS. "Each year we become more and more wireless in our everyday lives, and the home is a great way to demonstrate the pervasiveness of this medium. It has a new look and feel this year that is sure to capture the attention of everyone in attendance."
Highlights of the Wireless Home:
Outside the home, Chrysler will demo a crash-proof wireless-enabled car of the future. Thanks to 75 MHz of spectrum recently allocated by the FCC for dedicated short range communications, an in-board unit will communicate wirelessly with roadside units and alert the driver if he/she is in danger of drifting off the road. This forward-thinking smart car can also transmit anonymous traffic data to traffic operation centers and deliver real-time information to news outlets and other drivers. Research to develop this cooperative communication network between vehicles and the road is being conducted under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation Program, in partnership with the automotive industry and state departments of transportation.
Accenture will demonstrate smart metering with a series of networked intelligent meters and appliances that allow utility companies to better monitor energy usage. Use of this technology maximizes efficiency and reduces costs for the consumer.
Wireless technology is just scratching the service of what is possible in kitchens today! Samsung's Internet refrigerator is the "brains" of the kitchen -- where recipes are stored and RFID technology tracks food inventory.
In the powder room, Accenture will display an online medicine cabinet that integrates smart labels, face recognition, voice synthesis and flat panel displays to recognize members of a household and in return, display a list of personalized health reminders such as allergy alerts, doctor's appointments and medication reminders. With the device, you can monitor vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate, cholesterol and blood sugar, and it will even send a warning if you pick up the wrong medication. Because it is connected to the Internet, all of this information can be shared securely with physicians and pharmacists from the comfort and the convenience of your home.
The safety and security of children is top priority for any family. That's where Mobile Guardian comes into play, providing operators with an end-to-end solution that blocks unwanted, unauthorized and harmful content and contact from mobile phones. On display in the child's bedroom, visitors will experience how mobile operators can take advantage of fully-integrated age verification, content access controls, content filtering and usage controls; and how this product allows all aspects of mobile service to be controlled directly by subscribers, parents and administrators from Web-based or handset-based interfaces.
Also from Accenture this year is a media transformation prototype -- a novel approach to media storage that replaces the CD/DVD format by almost any shape or form. In the family room, this device will enable music, movies, video games and other interactive media to be embedded into standardized forms smaller than a credit card or other creative shapes such as concert tickets, T-shirts, booklets or figurines.
Inside the living room will be Samsung's HP-R5052 50" High Definition plasma TV with integrated ATSC/Digital Cable Ready Tuner, which allows for viewing of HD programs without the need for a set-top box. The Samsung i830 world phone is an international favorite that can be used virtually anywhere your travels may take you with its dual mode GSM/CDMA functionality. Also on display in the living room, the i830 is packed with Windows(R) Pocket PC applications, Bluetooth wireless technology, advanced speech recognition, speakerphone, MP3 player, built-in QWERTY keyboard, and EVDO connectivity for faster data transfer.
Motorola's C51 Communication System is a 5.8 GHz digital expandable, cordless phone system that connects to a Bluetooth mobile phone and has audio/video monitoring capabilities. A camera located at the front door integrates with the phone system and enhances any security system.
The home office is where wireless technology first made its entry into the home, but technology for this important room certainly hasn't stopped evolving! The Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router creates a wireless broadband network and functions like an access point supporting multiple computers and devices with high-speed wireless data services. VeriSign's Backup Plus is an over-the-air, mobile phone data backup and restore solution that empowers and protects the mobile lifestyle. Developed for mass-market devices, Backup Plus stores your valuable mobile data such as contacts, pictures, video, and music to a secure VeriSign server where you can manage your data directly from a phone or online "virtual locker." Finally, Wilson Cellular's SOHO Wireless Smart Technology Amplifier improves voice and data transmissions and reduces in-building signal loss.
About CTIA WIRELESS 2006
As the premiere global event representing the complete wireless, mobile computing and wireless Internet industry and the largest wireless show in the world, CTIA WIRELESS 2006 brings together all industries within the communications ecosystem and all those affected by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctiawireless.com.
CTIA-The Wireless Association is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. Visit www.ctia.org.
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