Most cellular and PDA users care more about what use they will get out of a device, rather then exactly how it works. TechTV's Cutting the Cord will explain not only the essential features of devices on the market, but also what type of device and service is needed for their lifestyle. It will also enlighten the reader with wireless trends, where they are headed, and how to prepare for this when making decisions now.
Author(s): Joyce Schwarz
Series: TechTV
Edition: 1st
Publisher: TechTV
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 430
CONTENTS AT A GLANCE......Page 2
Copyright © 2002 by Que Corporation......Page 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 4
THE REAL BUZZ ON MAKING CONNECTIONS......Page 16
WHAT EACH CHAPTER COVERS......Page 17
ABOUT TECHTV......Page 21
CHAPTER 1 MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GOING WIRELESS......Page 22
HOW DO WIRELESS PHONES WORK?......Page 23
HOW SAFE ARE THE NEW CELL PHONES?......Page 24
CAN I CHANGE MY WIRELESS SERVICE PLAN AFTER I’VE ACTIVATED THE PHONE?......Page 25
DO I NEED VOICE MAIL AND CALLER ID?......Page 26
WHAT’S SMS OR TEXT MESSAGING?......Page 27
WHAT’S THE COOLEST MOBILE PHONE FOR A TEENAGER?......Page 28
WHAT DO ALL THE ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS MEAN?......Page 29
WHICH PDA IS RECOMMENDED?......Page 30
WHEN WILL PHONES BE “WEARABLE?”......Page 31
HOW CAN I SET MY RINGER TO MY FAVORITE SONG?......Page 32
WHY CAN’T I USE MY CELL PHONE ON PLANES?......Page 33
WHICH FEATURES DO I NEED ON A WIRELESS HANDSET?......Page 34
HOW CAN I EQUIP MY CAR WITH THE LATEST WIRELESS DEVICES?......Page 35
HOW CAN I INTRODUCE MY YOUNG KIDS TO THE WIRELESS WORLD?......Page 36
CHAPTER 2 YOUR DEVICE OF CHOICE......Page 38
WIRELESS AROUND THE WORLD......Page 39
CHOOSING A CARRIER......Page 40
CHOOSING A HANDSET......Page 46
THE TOP-SELLING WIRELESS PHONES......Page 48
PHONES FOR TEENS......Page 52
ALL ABOUT PAGERS......Page 54
NEXT-GENERATION MESSENGING DEVICES......Page 55
TRENDY HYBRID DEVICES......Page 58
WEARABLE COMMUNICATORS......Page 61
NEXT-GENERATION COMMUNICATION......Page 62
FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY......Page 63
TURNING IT ALL OFF......Page 64
CHAPTER 3 THE WONDERS OF THE WIRELESS WEB......Page 66
WHY THE INTERNET UNPLUGGED?......Page 67
HOW WILL YOU CONNECT TO THE WEB?......Page 68
WIRELESS LANS AND OTHER STANDARDS......Page 69
FROM 1G TO 4G: NEXT-GENERATION DEVICES......Page 72
WEB-ENABLED PHONES......Page 75
AT&T WIRELESS DATA SERVICES AND DEVICES......Page 76
SPRINT PCS WIRELESS WEB SERVICE AND DEVICES......Page 80
VERIZON WIRELESS MOBILE WEB SERVICES AND DEVICES......Page 84
CINGULAR WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICES AND DEVICES......Page 87
VOICESTREAM WIRELESS SERVICES AND DEVICES......Page 90
NEXTEL WIRELESS SERVICES AND DEVICES......Page 92
BEYOND PHONES: GOING TWO-WAY......Page 93
WELCOME TO WAP......Page 94
MOBILE COMMERCE......Page 96
THE FUTURE OF THE WIRELESS WEB......Page 105
CHAPTER 4 MAXIMIZING YOUR DEVICE......Page 106
MAXIMIZING MOBILE PHONES......Page 107
MAXIMIZING YOUR SMART PHONE......Page 110
MAKING PHONES, PAGERS, AND PDAS SMART......Page 112
UPGRADING TO A WIRELESS HANDHELD......Page 115
HANDHELD WIRELESS ACCESSORIES AND UPGRADES......Page 117
UPGRADING TO NEXT-GENERATION PDAS......Page 121
TRENDY HANDHELD DEVICES......Page 123
CUSTOMTAINMENT: THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENTERTAINMENT......Page 126
MAXIMIZING CONTENT......Page 131
CROSS COLLABORATION......Page 133
BLUETOOTH: CONNECTING WIRELESSLY......Page 136
CROSS-PLATFORM DEVICES......Page 138
WIRELESS NETWORKS AND SERVICES......Page 141
ACCESSORY HEAVEN......Page 144
EMERGING WIRELESS MEDIA......Page 145
EXPERIENCE TOMORROW TODAY......Page 147
CHAPTER 5 WIRELESS: SAFETY NET OR HEALTH HAZARD?......Page 148
A NEW ERA OF WIRELESS SAFETY SYSTEMS......Page 149
THE CELL PHONE HEALTH CHALLENGE......Page 152
CELL PHONES AND SAFETY......Page 166
CAR COMPUTING—BEYOND CELL PHONES......Page 174
THE FUTURE OF CARS......Page 175
CHAPTER 6 TELEMATICS: THE WEB ON WHEELS......Page 178
THE WORLD FROM OUR AUTOMOBILES......Page 179
MOBILE MANIA......Page 181
SAFETY ISSUES......Page 184
HANDS-FREE PRODUCTS......Page 188
HOW TO MAKE YOUR CAR SMARTER......Page 193
THE INTERNET ON WHEELS—A WORK IN PROGRESS......Page 207
IN-CAR SATELLITE RADIO......Page 208
CAR SECURITY—AS PERSONAL AS YOUR FINGERPRINT......Page 211
WIRELESS PAYMENT METHODS FOR CARS AND DRIVERS......Page 212
LOCATION-BASED SERVICES......Page 214
CARS SMARTER THAN DRIVERS?......Page 217
CHAPTER 7 PRIVACY, PERSONALIZATION, AND SECURITY......Page 220
PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY......Page 221
PROTECTING YOUR CHILD’S PRIVACY......Page 227
PERSONALIZATION VERSUS PRIVACY AND SECURITY......Page 230
CONTROLLING PRIVACY AND PERSONALIZATION......Page 236
WIRELESS CONTENT AND OFFERS......Page 242
GETTING TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME: PRESENCE-AWARE TECHNOLOGY......Page 245
INTELLIGENT CONCIERGES AND PRIVACY......Page 248
MAKING MOBILE MORE HUMAN-CENTERED......Page 249
NEXT-GENERATION SECURITY......Page 250
DOWNLOADABLE THIRD-PARTY SECURITY APPLICATIONS......Page 253
ADDITIONAL SECURITY SOURCES......Page 254
CHAPTER 8 CONNECTING ON THE GO......Page 256
THE NOMADIC WORKPLACE: WORK ON THE GO......Page 257
GPS—THE DEVICE THAT GOES AND GOES......Page 263
AOL TO GO: AOL ANYWHERE......Page 266
SMS—SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES ON THE GO......Page 268
INSTANT MESSAGING......Page 272
BATTERY POWER TO GO......Page 278
EBAY ON THE GO......Page 285
WEARING YOUR WIRELESS......Page 286
SATELLITE PHONES: DO YOU NEED ONE?......Page 289
CHAPTER 9 HOME SWEETWIRELESS HOME......Page 292
THE HOME NETWORKING TREND......Page 293
HOME NETWORKING OPTIONS......Page 294
STARTING AND EXPANDING YOUR HOME NETWORK......Page 296
HOME MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS......Page 299
HOME NETWORK DELIVERY SYSTEMS......Page 300
WHY BROADBAND?......Page 301
THE DIGITAL HUB IN YOUR HOME......Page 302
WIRELESS MUSIC......Page 304
WHICH WIRELESS NETWORK STANDARD IS RIGHT FOR YOU?......Page 305
NEWER TECHNOLOGIES ON THE WAY......Page 309
WIRELESS NETWORK INSTALLATION PACKAGES......Page 311
WIRELESS NETWORKING GATEWAYS......Page 313
INTERNET-READY TV AND OTHER DEVICES......Page 317
TWO-WAY RADIOS (FAMILY RADIO SERVICES)......Page 319
SMART AND WIRELESS TOYS......Page 321
WIRELESS BABIES AND MONITORS......Page 322
HOME WIRELESS SECURITY/SURVEILLANCE......Page 323
CHAPTER 10 THE WIRELESS WORKPLACE......Page 326
THE WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE......Page 327
TOPWIRELESS SERVICES......Page 328
MESSAGING AND MAIL FOR BUSINESS......Page 330
MOVING TO MOBILE......Page 333
TECHTV WIRELESS NETWORKING 101......Page 336
UNWIRING YOUR WORKFORCE......Page 338
CORPORATE WIRELESS ON THE WEB......Page 339
NEXT-GENERATION DEVICES......Page 343
WIRELESS RETAIL......Page 346
TRAVELING FOR BUSINESS?......Page 352
THE WIRELESS HOME OFFICE......Page 354
TAKING A WIRELESS TEST DRIVE......Page 355
WIRELESS ISP SERVICE......Page 356
WIRELESS WORKPLACE SECURITY......Page 357
A VIEW OF THE WIRELESS FUTURE......Page 359
APPENDIX A GLOSSARY......Page 362
APPENDIX B FOR MORE INFORMATION: CHAPTER WEB SITE REFERENCES......Page 378
CHAPTER 1......Page 379
CHAPTER 2......Page 380
CHAPTER 3......Page 382
CHAPTER 4......Page 385
CHAPTER 5......Page 388
CHAPTER 6......Page 389
CHAPTER 7......Page 392
CHAPTER 8......Page 393
CHAPTER 9......Page 394
CHAPTER 10......Page 397
APPENDIX C TECHTV QUICK FACTS......Page 400
TECH LIVE QUICK FACTS......Page 401
NETWORK PROGRAM GUIDE......Page 402
INDEX......Page 406
