Consumer Gadgets: 50 Ways to Have Fun and Simplify Your Life with Today’s Technology…and Tomorrow’s > Getting High-Speed Connections: Broadband Internet > Contact Information - Pg. : Creative Edge

Table of Contents

This Book

Consumer Gadgets: 50 Ways to Have Fun and Simplify Your Life with Today’s Technology…and Tomorrow’s

Consumer Gadgets: 50 Ways to Have Fun and Simplify Your Life with Today’s Technology…and Tomorrow’s

Search

Contents

Table of Contents

Praise for Consumer Gadgets

Financial Times Prentice Hall

Financial Times Prentice Hall Books

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Pt. I. Today’s Technology

Ch. 1. Getting High-Speed Connections: Broadband Internet

Features and Considerations

Contact Information

Ch. 2. Getting Wireless Connections: Wireless Local Area Networking

Ch. 3. Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs): Toshiba Pocket PC

Ch. 4. Combining Mobile Phones and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs): Smartphones

Ch. 5. Personalizing Your Cell Phone: Ring Tones and Images

Ch. 6. Keeping One Phone Number across the Globe: World Phones

Ch. 7. Single Log-In and Profiles: Microsoft .NET Passport and the Liberty Alliance

Ch. 8. Increasing Your Security: Fingerprint Readers and Facial Recognition

Ch. 9. Remote-Control Software for Your PC: GoToMyPC

Ch. 10. Using Voice-Activated Services: PCS Voice Command from Sprint

Ch. 11. Communicating via Instant Messaging: Nokia Communicator

Ch. 12. Receiving Alerts and Notifications: Microsoft .NET Alerts

Ch. 13. Using Voice over the Internet: Groove Networks

Ch. 14. Video Conferencing with Your PC: WebEx

Ch. 15. In-Car Safety and Security: OnStar

Ch. 16. In-Car Information and Entertainment: OnStar and MobileAria

Ch. 17. Finding Your Way: Magellan Meridian GPS Receivers

Ch. 18. Tracking the Kids: Wherify GPS Personal Locator

Ch. 19. Taking Digital Photos: Nikon Coolpix

Ch. 20. Viewing Digital Photos: Microsoft TV Photo Viewer

Ch. 21. Filming with Digital Video

Ch. 22. Camera Phones: Sprint PCS Vision

Ch. 23. Sharing Images, Audio, and Video over the Web: Kazaa

Ch. 24. Making Your Own Digital Recordings: CD and DVD Recorders

Ch. 25. Listening to Digital Music: MP3 Players

Ch. 26. Tuning in to Satellite Radio: XM and Sirius

Ch. 27. Watching Digital Television: HDTV

Ch. 28. Digital Video Recording: TiVo, ReplayTV, and UltimateTV

Ch. 29. Multiplayer Online Gaming: PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox

Ch. 30. Printing from Your Mobile Device: ThinMail and PrintMe Networks

Ch. 31. The Next-Generation Laptop: Tablet PCs

Ch. 32. Simplifying Convenience Payments: ExxonMobil Speedpass

Ch. 33. Securing Internet Shopping: American Express Blue

Ch. 34. Shopping with Your Mobile Phone: Digital Wallets

Ch. 35. Simplifying Shopping with Self-Checkout: NCR FastLane

Pt. II. Tomorrow’s Technology

References and Web Sites

URL

Help

Contact Information

Service Providers

AT&T Broadband, www.attbroadband.com
BellSouth, www.bellsouth.com
Earthlink, www.earthlink.com
MSN Broadband, http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/broadband/default.asp
Verizon, www.verizon.net/

PREVIEW

Not a subscriber?

Start A Free Trial