Cisco FlipShare TV Appears On FCC

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A new Flip branded device was uncovered in the FCC database by ZatzNotFunny. The Cisco FlipShare TV can transmit video recorded with Flip camcorders stored on a PC to a TV wirelessly.
I assume the FlipShare TV will work with other media formats as well. If not it would not really be an interesting device. On the other hand Flip camcorders come with the Flipshare software to organize videos. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Apple Mighty Mouse Confirmed Through FCC Filing

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On Friday rumors about a new Apple Mighty Mouse broke loose. Just a couple of hours later an FCC filing discovered by Engadget revealed that a new Apple Mighty Mouse and a Bluetooth keyboard are coming.
The model number of the new Mighty Mouse is A1197 and the new keyboard is A1255. Read more

Posted on Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:36:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Motorola Sholes Passes FCC Tests

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Android fans, rejoice! A new savior is nigh. He has fought through many terrible trials, and now eh draws closer every moment. Soon he will be upon us. I guess what I'm trying to say is...the Motorola Sholes just passed its FCC tests. (Boy Genius) Moto requested that the FCC withhold all of its technical specs, but fortunately we've known those for months.

Posted on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:36:54 CDT | by Robert Evans

FCC Approves TomTom iPhone Car Kit

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The TomTom iPhone car kit hasn't been released quite yet, but it's apparently just passed FCC inspection (thanks, Engadget!). The inspection has revealed a couple of interesting facts that we didn't know before. In addition to possessing its own GPS, the car kit also has Bluetooth capability in order to allow hands-free calling while on the road.

This means that the TomTom mount is a charger and a dock with Bluetooth enabled and a SiRFstar GPS chipset for greater accuracy than the iPhone alone can provide. The FCC report has some sections of the manual saved, and also gives up some shots of the device itself. According to the manual, the dock will be able to attach to the windshield, or side window. It also has an adhesive disk so that you can stick it to your dashboard.

Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:45:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Samsung Galaxy Lite: FCC Approved

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The Samsung I7500 Galaxy is one of the hottest Android smartphones out on the market right now. Unfortunately, right now it's still only available in Europe (coming soon to the UK!), and those of us across the pond might have to wait a long while before we get one. On the plus side, the I7500's cheaper little brother could be coming here shortly. According to Samsung Hub the Samsung GT-I5700 has just been approved by the FCC.

The GT-I5700 is also known as the Samsung Galaxy Lite. It is a budget version of the I7500, and it will come with WiFi capability and support GSM bands. Other than that, we don't know what features it will have or what it will share with the I7500. Personally, I'm hoping the Galaxy Lite still packs the OLED screen of the Galaxy.

Posted on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:40:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

FCC Investigates Apple Nixing Google Voice

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Another page has been written in the epic saga of Google Voice and its iPhone troubles. Now the FCC is investigating Apple for cutting the app, as well as several 3rd party Voice apps, from its online store. The Federal Communications Commission sent letters to Apple, AT&T, and Google looking for information on the whole conflict.

Specifically the FCC wanted to know exactly why Apple rejected the app and removed the related applications. They also wanted to know what, if any role, AT&T had on the decision. Apple, whose App Store policies have been wondered at but never formally questioned, was asked to give an accounting of exactly what the approval process involves. The FCC asked for the percentage of rejected apps, and the major reasons that an app gets nixed.

Posted on Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:05:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Asus Eee 1004DN Hits FCC

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Back at CES 2009 we ran across the Asus Eee 1004DN netbook. Asus had said that it didn’t know if the machine would be sold in the US or stick to the European markets.

The unit has a 10-inch LCD, 1GB of RAM, Webcam, and runs Windows XP. The most interesting part of the machine was that it was among the first netbooks using the Atom N280 to be seen. It appears that Asus is getting ready to launch the machine here in the US. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Vizio Asks FCC to Stop Unreasonable Funai Patent Enforcement

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Vizio recently announced that it had become the second largest shipper of HDTVs in America after a big Q4 2008. The firm released a statement last week announcing it had asked the FCC to stop what Vizio calls unreasonable patent enforcement policies by Funai Electronics Co., Ltd.

According to Vizio Funai is not complying with patent license agreements that the FCC adopted for digital TV standards for America. Vizio is trying to get the FCC to stop Funai from unreasonable and discriminatory patent enforcement policies while the FCC is considering a petition for declaratory ruling on the topic. Read more

Posted on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Bush Administration Opposes FCC Free Internet Plan

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The FCC outlined a plan this year that would auction off a portion of wireless spectrum that would include the stipulation that a portion of that spectrum be used to provide free nationwide wireless Internet access to Americans. The FCC's plan was based in part on a recommendation from M2Z Networks.

The Bush Administration opposes the idea of free broadband and sent a letter to the FCC to voice its opposition for the plan. M2Z networks responded today to the letter sent from the Bush Administration to the FCC calling on the FCC to move forward on the planned vote set for December 18th to determine the fate of free nationwide Internet. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

HTC Dream Android Phone appears FCC approved

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The HTC Dream Android Phone gets Wi-Fi approved by the FCC and with that we get a look at some schematics of the Google Phone.
The HTC DREAM (DREA100) is rumored to be offered by T-Mobile USA still this fall, amidst earlier rumors of Android delays.
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Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:32:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PSP-3001 hits FCC

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We reported on rumors about a new PSP-3000 in July. Now a Sony PSP-3001 console appears in the FCC database. The schematics show a PSP that we know today.
There is actually nothing new to spot. Documents detailing the specifications are of course filed confidentially.

Update:
Sony PSP-3000 unveiled
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Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:21:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AT&T Issues Statement on FCC Auction Results

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AT&T was one of the biggest winners in the FCC Wireless spectrum auctions that closed recently. AT&T issued a statement about its wins of prime B Block spectrum. AT&T says that when combines with the Aloha Partners transaction that closed earlier this year it now has a leading spectrum position in the wireless industry.

"AT&T's strong spectrum holdings position the company to further enhance the quality and reliability of existing wireless broadband and voice services, and to set the foundation for new-generation wireless broadband technologies and services." said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T's wireless unit. Read more

Posted on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:46:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Verizon and AT&T big FCC Spectrum Winners

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The FCC released some details about the recent spectrum auction. There are no big surprises as the big carriers AT&T and Verizon did not leave anything on the table and paid for about 80% of the $20 billion the auction retrieved.

The much highlighted Google big did not result in any licenses. Still the WSJ says that Google might be among the biggest winners because of the open-access provision that will allow customers to use whatever phones or software they wish on a portion of the spectrum. Read more

Posted on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:45:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Report Says Rollout of 700MHz Services after FCC Auction will be Slow

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Fuld & Company, a market research firm, released a report today that says the rollout of services on the 700MHz frequency currently under bidding with the FCC will be slow. According to the study even with the huge amounts of money being spent to get the frequency spectrum, the near term technology advances will be small.

The firm predicted several things including that the industry will be hard pressed to roll out an infrastructure to take advantage of the new frequency in the next 2 to 3 years. The firm also made some other predictions relating to 700MHz services. Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:20:56 CST | by Shane McGlaun

ABI Research Says FCC Auctions Going Better than Expected

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ABI Research says that the 700MHz auction bids continue to go up and are exceeding expectations. The FCC was reported to expect about $10 to $15 billion in bids and the current bids exceed $18.9 billion.

The bidding on the most in demand block, the c block, has surpassed the FCC requirements of $4.6 billion and has a provisional winning bid in the amount of $4.7 billion. According to ABI new participants in the bidding include Google, Vulcan Spectrum LLC, Tower Stream, and Cox along with Verizon and AT&T. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:59:05 CST | by Shane McGlaun

FCC Documents Point to Treo 500 in America

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Last week I wrote about the Palm announcement of the new Treo 500v for Vodafone in Europe. Today I found some FCC documents that show approval of the Treo 500 and 500v for sale in America.

While there are no images attached to the FCC report for the phone, we could assume that the phone will share all the same features as the Treo 500V released in Europe. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:46:04 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

FCC Leaks ASUS Internet Radio

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ASUS has a new Internet radio device that has cleared the FCC. It is named simply ASUS Internet Radio. The device ships with an old school looking radio in what appears to be a walnut colored case, a remote control and an AC adapter.

The device is stand-alone and needs no PC to operate. You simply plug it into your network via a RJ45 jack on the rear and it has an up to date list of more than 10,000 online radio stations. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:24:58 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

FCC Leaks Details of Logitech's Pure-Fi Portable Bluetooth Speaker

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Today Logitech announced their new Pure-Fi system for the iPod that’s sort of like an alarm clock. Now the FCC has leaked another new product in the Pure-Fi range, this time a Bluetooth speaker.

The only image on the FCC site is the one you see listed here, which is of the base and back of the speaker. What can be gleaned from the FCC report is that the speaker will use Bluetooth technology for connecting wirelessly. Read more

Posted on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:09:52 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Option GlobeTrotter Express HSUPA Gets FCC Approval

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Option announced today that their GlobeTrotter HSUPA device is the first HSUPA data card to get FCC approval for sale in the United States. Now that the card is approved for sale in the U.S. we should see it begin to trickle into mobile service providers product lists.

The HSUPA technology allows for increased upload and download speeds to enrich mobile broadband technology. The device uses the slim 34mm ExpressCard slot and is able to achieve peak HSDPA download speeds of 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA upload rates of near 2 Mbps. Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:54:05 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

ASUS Seeks FCC Approval for R600 GPS Device

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The first word on the ASUS R600 GPS device made its rounds back in July, but today we found an FCC filing where ASUS is seeking approval to sell the GPS device here in America.

The R600 can support video, MP3’s, and photos as well when your not using it for your trip. The screen is a 4.3” 480 x 272 pixel WQVGA unit. Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:19:18 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Nike Amp+ iPod Watch seen passing FCC

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The new Nike Amp+ iPod remote control watch passed the FCC.

There is no information yet available when Nike is releasing this new accessory.

The Nike iPod remote control lets you set the time, and control volume/track playback on the iPod. Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr