Audeo wireless “Think N’ Spell” neckband

Audeo wireless “Think N’ Spell” neckband
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/audeo-think-n-spell-neckband-allows-voiceless-phone-calls/

This neckband is a new way to communicate by not even having to speak to make phone calls. This is a wireless phone that is simply able to read the signals sent from your brain to your vocal cords and send the message through a phone call. This is technology is in the early development phase and is not completed to the full expectations that it should have in the near future. The advantages of this technology at this point in time are to give back speech to those who have lost the ability to communicate and also to give more privacy to a speaker when having a conversation in a public area. The disadvantages are that this system can only recognize about 150 words and it has a considerable delay time that when shown in the press conference to be an awkward and slow conversation. Still this should be enough to give a chance for people who have been limited in their ability to speak such as those suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease. It will be a great improvement on the current situations. In the future this product claims it will be able to express all words and eventually be able to hook up to the internet and allow you to answer questions merely by thinking about the question and the neckband will do the searching for you to try and answer it. For rating this new invention I give it a 4 because even though it is at the initial phase of its creation I believe it will advance into something that can have limitless possibilities.

DotPag.com

This is a new tool that can be used to track everything your have to do in your busy schedule. DotPag.com allows you to organize all your important dates into a internet based system that allows you to access it from anywhere. It is available on your mobile phone, labtop, or any computer anywhere in the world. It is free of charge which can save you time and money as is stated on DotPag's home page. It's great for people who travel because you can access it from anywhere. The site is password protected and can help you stay very organized. Another great feature is you can store emial addresses and blog subscriptions on your DotPag so they are all just a click away. It is a very fast and easy to use online organizer. www.DotPag.com

Expedia

by Gilad Hakami
www.expedia.com

Expedia.com is basically an online travel agent. It gives there customers
everything they need for researching, planning, and purchasing a whole
trip. It books airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, cruises,
vacation packages, business packages and various attractions.. Traveling
in a business is a very large aspect and using expedia, which is an up
and rising technology, speeds up the process. There is even a section
called business travel where it lists deals for short amounts of time
including round trip flights, car rental, hotel even restaurant
reservations, and other accommodations for business travelers.
There are many advantages to Expedia.com. It doesn't take a computer wiz
to navigate Exepedia even if you're a beginner you'll sail through the
site, this helps with workers who are not familiar with this new
technology. When it comes time to book your vacation, the information
fields are clear and easy to fill out.
There are also some disadvantages about expedia. Some customers have been
unsatisfied with various aspects such as lost reservations, erroneous
hotel accommodations, and bad pricing policy (prices are always subject to
change even in the middle of booking and they don’t always have the lowest
rates). All these disadvantages can hurt a corporation if someone is
trying to go to an important last minute meeting with big clients
everything needs to be perfectly booked and arranged with no room for
error.
I feel that a corporation can easily benefit from a website like
expedia.com because it makes booking a business trip so easy and can be
done at any point in the day. If someone is trying to go to an important
last min trip it can be set up via the web, with hotel, airfare,
restaurants, casinos, and car rentals. It has the largest search engine
for these accommodations than any other travel agency.
I think that out of a 5 point rating skill I would rate expedia a 4
because it is useful easy to use, has a large searching database which can
broaden areas a business can travel, relatively cheap prices, easy to
incorporate into a business, and can also save a corporation money by not
hiring a personal travel agent for the company.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi, short for Wireless Fidelity, is a wireless technology owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance that allows for the flow of information while being completely mobile. The Wi-Fi Alliance is a group of independent companies that collaborate the connectivity of wireless technologies. Society has become accustomed to 'plugging in' whenever we want to connect the Internet but soon it might just be a matter of which direction you are facing. Since 1997, the use of wireless technologies has sprawled and it seems that we have only scratched the surface of the limitless possibilities of its uses. Companies such as Intel are currently developing high-performance wireless communication that will significantly broaden the reach of Wi-Fi. The future of wireless is not going to be about its fancy gadgets. As Intel states, "It's going to be about a wireless society." This would be on a global scale and would allow people to exchange information seamless as they move from place to place.

The advantages of having this technology in an organization are invaluable as they cut costs and free up time for those that use it. It allows you to communicate without being tied down by cables and with the right technology, you can be in touch with the world anywhere you need to be. Most new computer technology, such as laptops, already have Wi-Fi capability built in standard so there is little or no extra cost. There are also hundreds of thousands of public locations that currently have Wi-Fi connections that are easily accessible. With faster communication, organizations can quickly and efficiently execute their business.

Although there are many possibilities for Wi-Fi, there are still limitations and disadvantages of the wireless technology. As its popularity grows, so will its volume of traffic and users. This will inevitably slow its performance if we cannot keep up with its growth. Wi-Fi also requires more power which pushes for better battery technology which can drives up expenses. And then there are the more obvious flaws such as natural barriers that limit connectivity, range of the connection and technology failures.

Since this is still a developing technology, any one of these advantages or disadvantages could intensify or disappear completely. Wi-Fi technology should be rated very highly on its usefulness in an organization as long as the company has the technology and knowledge to support it.

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network1.htm

Introduction to New Communication Technologies

This blog is a collaborative project by students at the University of Albany's communication department. The students in the course, New Communication Technologies in Organizational Life, will be identifying and evaluating new communication technologies that can be used by organizations to improve organizational communication. Each posting will include identification (with a link) to the communication, a brief description, a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages, recommended uses within an organization, and rating on its usefulness.