John Chapin thinks that cell phones should be as versatile as PCs: plug in a new piece of software, and work in Paris, France, or Paris, Texas; connect to a WiFi network at your local coffee shop; or help locate a stranded rescue worker. The secret: software-defined radio. As chief technology officer of Vanu, Inc., Chapin helped design the first "software radio" approved by the FCC. He recently talked with us about how this technology is making its way into daily life right now.
Chapin will talk more about the benefits of software-defined radio (SDR) in an upcoming vlog, as well as at this year's Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT.
I should think so, just as in his analogy about all the devices on a desk and now the PC does them all, so would 1 radio/cell phone transciever do what he is enviosoning.
Longer answer: It depending on end user needs. Will he need extra features made available or simple just one. As an example the computer has not replaced the simple desk top calculator, although id say the calculator did replace the slide rule. Inevitably, advances in technology do replaces older technologies.
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dodger
09/06/2006
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M.Finkel
09/09/2006
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Yes it will and no it wont.
Longer answer:
It depending on end user needs. Will he need extra features made available or simple just one. As an example the computer has not replaced the simple desk top calculator, although id say the calculator did replace the slide rule. Inevitably, advances in technology do replaces older technologies.
shomas
09/13/2006
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