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Morpheus competes with Skype, VoIP = legit P2P

April 20th 2004 Posted in general

Related link: http://www.theregister.com/2004/04/19/streamcast_voip/

Looks like the other P2P companies are entering the Skype VoIP space. Pretty soon everyone will have a voice chat IM product. Heck, I might be even working on one.

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Carbot PCs available

April 02nd 2004 Posted in general

Related link: http://www.carbotpc.com/index.php

My in-car computer company, Carbot, Inc. is shipping its first product. It’s really designed for the WiFi community, and we’re hoping it becomes the delight of wardrivers everywhere.

[Picture of carbot]

Product Details (April ‘04):

Standard Items include:

  • 802.11b wireless card
  • Internal Garmin GPS reciever (wired to COM2) and dashboard antenna
  • Handheld RF remote
  • high capacity 2.5 inch hard drive
  • USB and IEEE 1394 connections
  • special startup controller circuitry for minimal power drain and car
  • battery protection
  • brushed aluminum case
  • VIA EPIA-M or M-II fanless motherboard

Carbot Software Includes:

  • E-mail download and narration
  • Open WiFi and Starbucks WiFi connectivity
  • Remote control MP3s playback
  • Synthetic Voice Audio feedback with high quality text-to-speech with Female voice (with UK English accent)
  • 1 year free software upgrades (automatic upgrades require WiFi connectivity)
  • 3 months free access to premium content (when launched)!
  • Windows XP Home (oh the irony!)

    • Optional items include:

  • 12V/5A power adapter for using carbot indoors
  • car-mount 2.4Ghz antenna for 802.11

    • Higher-speed actively cooled (with fan) EPIA-M or EPIA-MII motherboards

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