Tag archive: Long Island

According to a recent article in the NY Post, a group of Long Island students will soon be wearing Polar Active fitness monitors. While the school district hasn't specified how long the students have to wear the device each day or if participation is voluntary, data collected within the device is uploaded to a computer server by the teacher for tracking purposes and long-term data storage. Similar to the popular fitness tracking device… Read More

Fed up with your current cell phone calling plan? Do you find the customer service to be frustrating? Why not take the ultimate step and start your own cell phone network? It might sound extreme, butone company is making independence possible.   Sonopia has begun offering anyone the chance to start theirown network, and it’s free. More than that, you can even earn a little money from it. The company is able to take care of all the… Read More

According to reports in the New York Times and USA Today, both Time Warner and Cablevision are prepping new DVR-like capabilities for their cable services, testing the boundaries of “fair use” of television content in a bid to offer new services to consumers. Cablevision reportedly plans to begin testing a “remote storage” DVR system (RS-DVR) which would enable subscribers to record and time-shift television… Read More