We just wrapped up a fantastic event in the Tar Heel State! A very special thanks to Representative Ty Harrell for his insightful discussion of North Carolina's role in the wireless space-- not to mention getting the crowd revved up for the rest of the afternoon's forum. And thank you to all of our featured panelists-- Matt MacPherson with Cisco Systems; Tom Ribble of Lenovo; Sam Matheny with News Over Wireless; and our own Mobile Future advisory board member, Art Contreras. What better place to talk about the incredible applications and innovations in wireless than in the heart of the Research Triangle!
Stay tuned for more coverage of today's panel! Click below to link to our news release.
Mobile Future heads to North Carolina next week for event with Local Tech Wire exploring how wireless technology is changing the consumer experience. Next week's
discussion takes place in Raleigh, North
Carolina, home to the state capitol and one of the hubs
of "The Research Triangle."
We're
delighted to welcome Representative Ty Harrell, Chairman of the Science and
Technology Committee, who'll open the session, as well as several local experts discussing
the latest wireless trends.
Panelists
include:
Art
Contreras, a former U.S. Marshall and longtime law enforcement
officer in the City of Houston. He will discuss how law enforcement is
using mobile technology to make us safer.
Sam Matheny, general
manager of News Over Wireless, the Raleigh-based operation owned by Capitol
Broadcasting that is making mobile TV reality for TV stations across the
United
States.
Jerry Paradise,
executive director, notebook business unit at Lenovo, which recently unveiled
its line of high-speed wireless capable "netbook" computers. Lenovo's worldwide
headquarters are located in Morrisville.
Matt MacPherson,
Director of Marketing for Cisco, the world's largest networking gear maker that
operates a campus in Research Triangle Park with more than 2,0000 employees.
Cisco is working with Clearwire to develop the next-generation "4G" network
while also working to make high-speed wireless networks in the home a reality.
It's sure
to be an exciting discussion so check back next week for video coverage of the
event!
The medical world is always one to be on the cutting edge of
new technologies so it is no surprise that 64 percent of doctors nationwide are
using smartphones in their practice.
Over time, the emblematic pager will be a thing of the past-a distant
beep dating any medical drama TV show.
According to a recent Washington
Post article, mobile devices are quickly becoming pivotal instruments in
doctor-patient interactions. From
pulling up instructional diagrams to researching drug-to-drug interactions,
smartphone technology is arming doctors with vital information at their
fingertips. This means doctors can make
smart, informed decisions instantly, with the patient by their side. Thankfully, it also means they can show us
something to decipher often tedious medical-ese.
Jonathan Reiner, a cardiologist at George Washington
University, gives a
pretty amazing first person account of how the smartphone can make a difference
in a life and death situation:
One Saturday afternoon... Reiner was
having lunch at a deli when his BlackBerry began to beep. It was a patient's
EKG, sent to him by an emergency room physician. Reiner pulled up the graphic on his handheld
device and saw that the patient was on the brink of a severe heart attack. He rushed to the hospital to perform
surgery.
Real-time data can make all the difference when seconds
count. I'd like to see a pager do that!
Raleigh commuters'
travel time is about to become much more entertaining. This summer, Raleigh, N.C. will be the
first U.S. market to commercially deploy
mobile digital television (DTV) broadcasts to local consumers. CBS affiliate and
Capitol Broadcasting station WRAL will deliver local, syndicated and networking
programming to local Capitol Area Transit (CAT) buses throughout the city with help
from some technology
vendors, including LG Electronics and Harris.
Instead of having to rely on books,
newspapers or iPods for news and entertainment, commuters will be able to watch
the latest episode of Survivor, the local news, or a rerun of CSI.
Additionally, WRAL will include updates on city news, real-time weather and
other information on the digital screens inside the
buses.
"We are proud to be the pilot to
offer mobile digital television to the riders of the Downtown Circulator," said
Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker in a statement. "We salute WRAL for being pioneers
in mobile digital television as they were in high definition television. We look
forward to the day when all of Raleigh's CAT buses will offer this means of
information and relaxation."
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