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Future Directions of E-Content on Portable Devices & Gizmos Presentation to OCLC Members Council

Future Directions of E-Content on Portable Devices & Gizmos Presentation to OCLC Members Council February 7, 2005 Gary Houk, Vice President, Corporate Information Technology and Business Integration Access to information anytime anywhere Networks Devices Software

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Future Directions of E-Content on Portable Devices & Gizmos Presentation to OCLC Members Council

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  1. Future Directions of E-Content on Portable Devices & GizmosPresentation to OCLC Members Council February 7, 2005 Gary Houk, Vice President, Corporate Information Technology and Business Integration

  2. Access to information anytime anywhere • Networks • Devices • Software

  3. Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN) • Most pervasive wireless network is provided by third-generation (3G) cellular systems. • 3G networks work off of the current phone equipment used for mobile voice traffic. • Download speeds of  300K to 500K bit/sec, bursting up to 2M bit/sec at about $80 per month • For road warriors, outfit a laptop with a network card to access wireless G3 network and get data speeds of 400 KB.

  4. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) • Wi-Fi utilizes locations with installed WLANs. Wi-Fi equipped mobile phones, PDAs and computers can access the Internet in these locations called hotspots. • Faster than cellular networks, and in many cases less expensive to operate. • T1 (1.5 Mbps) and higher speeds • 802.11 Wi-Fi standard • Current equipment good for about 300 feet. • On the way - Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) from Sprint and Verizon and Wi-Max (IEEE 802.16)

  5. Bluetooth Personal Area Networks (PAN’s) • Bluetooth gets its name from a 10th-century Danish king, Harald Blatand (or Bluetooth) who unified Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. • Bluetooth lets two devices communicate with each other over very short ranges (10 meters) • Bluetooth in an array of products: wireless phones, PCs, cameras, GPS devices, handhelds, and even cars.

  6. MP3 Players • Music players that range in price from $100 - $300. Also may be used as storage devices and e-book readers • Current top rated players include the Apple iPod, iRiver, Creative Zen Micro, Rio Carbon, and the Dell Jukebox

  7. Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s) • PalmOne Tungsten T5  • Dell Axim X30 • HP iPaq Pocket PC hx4700

  8. Smart Phones • Palm Treo 650 (smart phone) • Nokia 3650 • Sony Ericsson's P910a • RIM Blackberry

  9. Toshiba's New Ubiquitous Viewer Software Gives Anytime Access to PCs from Mobile Phones

  10. Dedicated e-book Readers The eBookwise-1150 re-branded Gemstar

  11. Dedicated e-book Readers Sony e-book (E Ink)

  12. E-Books Software • Adobe® Reader® • Version 6.0 and higher • Adobe Reader for Palm OS • Adobe Reader for Pocket PC 2.0 • Microsoft Reader for Desktop & Laptop PC • Mobipocket • eReader Pro

  13. netLibrary Audio Bookson PDA’s • Windows Media Player 9 or 10 is needed to play the content which all new devices should have • MusicMatch 9, Real Player 10.5, and WinAmp 5.06 will work but do NOT have transfer capabilities to portable devices. • Palm – no software at the present time • External storage card (i.e., Secure Digital) needed • Details at: http://www.netlibrary.com/recordedbooks/

  14. netLibrary Audio Bookson Portable Music Players • Portable music devices that support Microsoft’s WMDRM • Terms marketed by manufacturers to show their support for this include: • “Protected WMA” • “Microsoft DRM” • “PlaysForSure” www.playsforsure.com

  15. netLibrary Audio Bookson Smart Phones • Smartphones built with WMP10 within them are capable of playing audio books. • The Audiovox 5600 is the only Smart Phone (as of today) that has been identified and tested by NetLibrary. • External storage card (i.e., Secure Digital)

  16. Demonstration • Click Here for Video

  17. Future  Convergence • Voice • Data • Audio • Video • Wireless • Gaming Systems

  18. Digital Native AnytimeAnywhere Always OnAlways Connected • The Power of libraries • The Power of e

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