UWB radio transmissions

In the text, UWB stands for Ultra Wide Band radios. It spreads radiation across the frequencies of the radio spectrum. So, in your home, this would make it possible to make your television wireless, and I would assume all other types of technology in your home. The major concept here is one day, we may be able to take these technologies in our homes, and connect their functions to the car through the utilization of UWB transmissions. This concept blows my mind away. In modern day cars, you have a built in GPS as well as built in charging stations for your phones, ipods, etc. And now, we are talking about getting rid of all of this, and having a receiver able to connect to technologies in your home. So, this would take away the GPS, because you could always access Google Maps from the receiver. This would take away your iPod, because you could access an unlimited amount of music from the Internet which would also go through the receiver. If we are thinking wireless, most smart phones these days can access wireless to maybe get on a better connection. Since this receiver picks up technologies at home on a wireless network, you may be able to leave your phone at home, and make or receive calls through your receiver. I do not know how that would work, but it's just a thought.

Ken Zeran

To have your contact information falsely represented the way it was in this story can go down as a "worst-case" scenario. From reading the story, it seemed Ken was a little too relaxed about the whole situation. To retaliate in any way would probably be the last thing I would do. To have your information misrepresented like that is an immediate lawsuit, and to bring it to court right away. His first response was to call AOL, and have them remove the advertisement. I would not even bother with that step. I would go to a lawyer, plead my case, and sue them for as much as possible. The longer you wait, the more likely for yourself to retaliate which means the less credibility you have.

What is the value of a bit?

DRM, stands for "Digital Rights Management." Once the Internet became so popular, it was too easy for pirates to copy and illegally sell digital media and products. Therefore, the purpose of DRM is to stop illegal reproduction and distribution of these products. I do agree that illegal copying of music and videos is a real problem in this world. People who work so hard to make these albums are not getting the full profits they deserve. However, I don't think it's the artists who are the most upset. Major record labels are the ones most frustrated. When artists sign to record labels, the companies make the majority of money off of CD sales. When pirating of music became so prevalent in society, the companies wouldn't make as much money off of the music they were selling. However, through pirating music, you see it is much easier for artists to become popular. The more popular you are, the more people will come out to your concerts. Concerts are where artists make a majority of their revenue, because it gives them a chance to break away from the record companies where they do not have a financial obligation with them. So, in a way, artists should not complain about this. This is an illegal action, and I do agree that it is wrong. However, with the abundance of pirating music, it has been making artists more money, and leaving the record companies in the dust. However, people still buy CDs all the time. Personally, I love adding to my collection and checking out the artwork, and other things artists add in their little pamphlets that come with each CD.