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Each morning, Kohli, a Swiss national who suffers from multiple sclerosis, which has left him paralyzed from the neck down, maneuvers his wheelchair using a chin-operated control to a table in the living room of his Bangalore bungalow. There, neatly laid out, are his laptop, transceivers and an assortment of amateur radio equipment. His physical movements may be limited, but by using his mouth to manipulate a set of three sticks to work his laptop, Kohli, an avid ham operator, can change the direction and height of the four massive antennas on his roof and communicate with the world...
...radio name, converses with the world - with Suleiman in Saudi Arabia, Xavier in Germany, Hal from Johannesburg. He and Charlie from Hong Kong talk about growing bananas in the backyard. With Chandru, who also lives in Koramangala, he discusses the latest antenna technology. A program running on his laptop helps him track which of 20 radio satellites are available at any given moment. Details about his radio friends show up through an automatic program as soon as he feeds their code in with his stick...
...children, often globe-trotting software professionals, work far, far away. Sensing a need for interactive communication, Wockhardt launched its free virtual visits more than a year ago. After doctors clear an encounter, a digital camera records a patient's video message to the family and stores it on a laptop. The video is edited, compressed and stored on the Web. The website is password-accessible, and patients' records, doctors' updates and videos are kept confidential. (It also offers an online payment mechanism, so relatives anywhere can help out with medical bills.) To date the hospital has logged nearly 500 online...
...cyberapostles, is all I need to transform office space into spiritual space. I can explore or practice religion and religions with a few keystrokes. I can "attend" sermons and listen to calls to prayer, seek advice and philosophy. And I don't have to go anywhere. Or, with a laptop and connection, I can go anywhere. In the past decade, the promise of interactivity that came with the Internet has flourished in the field of faith. Steven Waldman, founder of Beliefnet, one of the more successful religion sites, says: "People can customize their experiences so they can effectively have...
...test all of this today because the local mobile network operator doesn't offer Anoto-enabled services. So for this demonstration a laptop computer will have to play the part of the mobile phone, the Anoto server and the manufacturer's server...