Peggy Smedley discusses the $3.4 billion in grants to come from the Obama administration to fund smart grid programs throughout the country and how these grants will impact our nation’s economy. She also goes into some more detail by describing some of the specific companies which were awarded grants and how these companies will be using the money to advance their technology. http://www.m2mmag.com
Terje Gloerstad, CEO, NavSeeker LLC, discusses the company’s Personal GPS Locator device and how it benefits consumers. He talks about how the NavSeeker Personal GPS Locator compares to other tracking devices on the market and why the company choose connectivity from Telenor Connexion above other carrier’s M2M networks. http://www.navseeker.com
Jerry King, chief operating officer, uLocate Communications, talks about the company’s WHERE platform and how it uses geospatial data to enable drivers to find points of interest around them in realtime. He discusses some of WHERE’s advanced capabilities including realtime traffic flow and what types of cell phones support the application, as well as where consumers can go to purchase it. http://www.where.com
Smedley is joined by Mike Carrozzo, chief editor, M2M magazine, to talk about the ereader market and give a rundown of the similarities and differences between the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader Touch Edition. Some of the topics they cover include price, storage capacity, connectivity, and functionality. They wrap up with a quick summary of the pros and cons of each device. http://www.m2mmag.com