Peggy Smedley discusses Apple’s new iPad tablet and some of the functionality it offers. She talks about how the device stacks up against the competition in the ereader space. Smedley also discusses AT&T being selected as the carrier for the iPad and how AT&T has been on a mission to take over the connected devices space.;

 

Asghar Mostafa, CEO, enTourage Systems Inc., talks with Smedley about enTourage eDGe, the company’s dualbook device and how the concept for the product came together. He also discusses some of the product’s key features, enTourage’s plans for the future, and how the eDGe can serve as a replacement for a student’s backpack.;

 

Alan Buckner, director of U.S. sales, Coyote Systems, talks about how Coyote products alert drivers when they are approaching red light cameras, as well as fixed and mobile speed cameras. He describes what type of drivers make up the Coyote community and when consumers can expect to see the product launch in the U.S.;

 

Smedley and Laura Billingsley, managing editor, M2M magazine, answer a question from a listener interested in understanding which areas in the M2M space have the biggest growth potential for the major carriers. Some of the areas driving growth that they discuss include the rising popularity of connected devices among consumers, government mandates, market saturation, and of course, competition.