**Q1...What is smart phone?What are its capabilities? How does it differ from regular cell phone?

**ans...A smart phone is a mobile phone offering advance capabilities,often with pc-like functionality or smart phone is a small,all-in-one devices that is use for communication and computing functions.

Capabilities : we can use a smart phone to make and receive telephone calls.Smart phone allow you to make conference calls and use them as speaker phones.Smart phone let you surf the web,send and receive e-mail,play music and take picture.

Difference between smart phone and cell phone.
1. Smart phones have more advanced capabilities compared to cellphones.
2. A smart phone is both a PDA and a cellphone.
3. Today’s smart phones have more in common with computers than cellphones.
4. Smart phones usually have a touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard while cellphones come with a regular small screen and a number pad.
5. A smart phone uses an operating system that allows third party applications to run on it.


**Q2...Investigate commercial applications of voice portals.Visit several vendors(e.g.,www.tellme.com,www.bevocal.com,etc.)What capabilities and applications are offered by the various vendors?

**ans...A voice portal is a web site with an audio interface.Voice portals are not web sites in the normal sense because they can also be accessed through a standard or a cell phone.A certain phone number connects you to a web site,where you can request information verbally.

Example:A voice portal is the voice activated 511 travel information line developed by tellme.com.


**Q3...Using a search engine,try to determine whether there are any commercial Wi-Fi
hot spots in your area.Enter www.wardriving .com.Based on information provided at this site,what sorts of equipments and procedures could you use to locate hot spot in your area?

**ans...Various commercial Wi-Fi hot spots...
1...Hotel Ramanashree
16, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, Vittal Mallya Rd, Sampangirama Nagar,
Bengaluru,Karnataka


2...Taj West End Hotel
Race Course Road, Racecourse Rd, Highgrounds, Sampangirama Nagar,
Bengaluru, Karnataka

3...Prestige Towers?
Richmond Town, Shanti Nagar,Karnataka

4...st. marks Hotel
St. Mark’s Road,, Bangalore,Karnataka

5...The Chancery Hotel?
Shivaji Nagar, Bangalore,Karnataka


Do you know how to connect to WIFI hotspots?
Is there anything better than going to a WiFi hotspot
and getting instant access to lightening fast internet
, no data fees, no slow connection times, just a sweet
sweet internet connection?

Unfortunately sometimes finding a wireless network to
connect to can be difficult to connect to and connections
can be anything but stable.



***Upgrade Your Wireless Modem***

Sometimes you need to spend a little money to
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This high gain wireless WIFI USB dongle can
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This is a simple device to use, a simple installation with the
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If you’re looking to extend your home network so
you can browse the internet from your garden, or
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***Check Out The ‘Likely Suspects’***

It doesn't matter if you are living in an area where
they haven’t got aboard the country-wide WiFi train
yet there will still be places you can go to get internet access.

***Common areas that you will most likely find wireless internet include:***

Cafes like Starbucks, Shopping Malls, Universities, Bars,
Parks, Libraries and other public service structures, Look On The Web.


**Q4...Explore wearable computers.Access www.mobileinfo.com and www.eg3.com.Describe the products offered by these vendors.What are the capabilities of these products?

**ans...Wearable computers are computers that are worn on the body.
This type of wearable technology has been used in behavioral modeling,
health monitoring systems, information technologies and media development.
Wearable computers are especially useful for applications that require
computational support while the user's hands, voice, eyes, arms or attention
are actively engaged with the physical environment.

"Wearable computing" is an active topic of research, with areas of study
including user interface design, augmented reality, pattern recognition, use
of wearables for specific applications or disabilities, electronic textiles and
fashion design. Many issues are common to the wearables, mobile computing,
Pervasive computing, Ambient intelligence and ubiquitous computing research
communities, including power management and heat dissipation, software
architectures, wireless and personal area networks.

One of the main features of a wearable computer is consistency.
There is a constant interaction between the computer and user, ie. there
is no need to turn the device on or off. Another feature is the ability to multi-task.
It is not necessary to stop what you are doing to use the device; it is
augmented into all other actions. These devices can be incorporated by the
user to act like a prosthetic. It can therefore be an extension of the user’s mind
and/or body.