Category: Wireless
November 6th, 2009
AT&T shows new technologies including a "telesole" for shoes...
Yesterday I was at a demonstration of new AT&T technologies and apps at its annual technology showcase in San Francisco.
There were about a dozen demonstrations. They are designed to show off the kind of research At&T is working on in its labs.
I also had a chance to ask John Donovan, chief technology officer at AT&T if Apple’s success in attracting more than 100,000 apps had affected the research projects at AT&T and if any apps projects had been cancelled.
He said that there hadn’t been any effect on research programs and that the company was working on platform technologies and specialized apps that require tight integration with networks.
He did say that AT&T would soon be releasing some apps of its own such as one that allows users to quickly report any dropped calls and other problems.
These are some of the things I saw:
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