http://videos.silicon.com/ The wit and wisdom of engineer, scientist, entrepreneur, futurist and consultant Peter Cochrane. en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:53:35 +0000 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:53:35 +0000 /i/franchises/39001685/170x60.jpg http://videos.silicon.com/ 20 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) While out and about in London, Peter Cochrane discovers there's an awful lot of unsecured wi-fi on offer, you just have to dig around. http://videos.silicon.com/60775837.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60775837.htm?s_cid=570 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:17:40 +0000 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) Peter Cochrane video blogs from Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where he finds he has more bandwidth than he's had anywhere in North America. So where did all this broadband come from? http://videos.silicon.com/60697806.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60697806.htm?s_cid=570 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:28:10 +0000 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) In his latest video blog, Peter Cochrane heads to Thailand and investigates the state of broadband while he's there. What does he find? Watch the video to find out. http://videos.silicon.com/60613596.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60613596.htm?s_cid=570 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:19:52 +0000 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) Reporting from a London street, Peter Cochrane shares some tips on how to get online when you're the road. It's a combination of using technology and keeping your eyes peeled for a couple of telltale signs. http://videos.silicon.com/60564250.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60564250.htm?s_cid=570 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:22:28 +0000 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) Reporting from the deck of a boat out at sea, Peter Cochrane offers his opinion about whether the world will have four billion mobile phones by the end of 2008. Hint: Everywhere he travels, he gets network coverage. Even while sailing, if he can see land, he can get a signal. Tune in for Cochrane's latest video blog. http://videos.silicon.com/60467574.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60467574.htm?s_cid=570 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:55:07 +0000 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) In his latest video blog, Peter Cochrane reports from the foot of the 1960s BT Tower in central London. Like similar structures of its era around the world, the 189-metre tower has slipped from the forefront of microwave comms to become a redundant period curiosity. But could a new tech role for the building be about to emerge? http://videos.silicon.com/60416846.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60416846.htm?s_cid=570 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:20:04 +0000 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) In his latest video blog, Peter Cochrane reports from the gloom of the former servants' quarters of a stately home just to the west of London. There he finds and tests out the cutting-edge communications technology of three generations ago. http://videos.silicon.com/60416847.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60416847.htm?s_cid=570 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:40:38 +0000 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) In his latest video blog, a stranded Peter Cochrane reports from the side of railway track just north of London. A simple combination of poor engineering and inadequate resilience means that he, like thousands of other weary travellers, will not be reaching home any time soon. http://videos.silicon.com/60416852.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60416852.htm?s_cid=570 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:47:01 +0000 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) In his latest video blog, Peter Cochrane reports from the centre of Athens. Despite the city's standing as the cradle of democracy, he finds little freedom when it comes to public-access wi-fi. Still, at least the children seem to have devised one new mobile app. http://videos.silicon.com/60416865.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60416865.htm?s_cid=570 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:19:42 +0000 feedback@silicon.com (silicon.com staff) In his latest video blog, Peter Cochrane reports from New York's JFK airport. From his vantage point at a bagel stand he spots a fellow traveller who turns out to be one of the world's finest exponents of mobile multitasking. http://videos.silicon.com/60416868.htm http://videos.silicon.com/60416868.htm?s_cid=570 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:58:56 +0000