Marktaipan

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Name: Mark Taipan
Date registered: July 26, 2011

Latest posts

  1. Technology in the Cloud Seminar — April 19, 2011
  2. Experience at AutoUI2010 — December 9, 2010
  3. 54ward Integrated Solutions — November 2, 2010
  4. Wearable Cameras at IACP 2010 — October 29, 2010
  5. IACP 2010 — October 27, 2010

Most commented posts

  1. XML Defined GUIs for Project54 — 2 comments
  2. KLAS: The Kingsbury Location Awareness System — 2 comments
  3. KLAS Tour Guide and Navigation — 2 comments
  4. Photo Set of the Project54 2006 NHSP Charger — 1 comment
  5. SixthSense — 1 comment

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Apr
19

Technology in the Cloud Seminar

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As I share photos with readers using the eceblogger Flickr account, I cannot help but think about how cloud-based services are currently taking the world by storm (pun definitely intended). In a seminar about cloud computing, Curtis Quimby and Dan Dulac from Enterasys Networks discussed the origins of the cloud and the benefits of it. …

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Dec
09

Experience at AutoUI2010

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I had the opportunity this past October to attend the conference Automotive UI 2010 at Carnegie Melon. Not only did I get a chance to see my colleagues in action, but I also was able to experience my first conference poster session. In addition to Oszkar’s and Zeljko’s great posters, there were other posters that …

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Nov
02

54ward Integrated Solutions

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As I blogged about in these two posts located here and here, Project54 staff members had a presence at the IACP 2010 trade show in 54ward Integrated Solutions’ Booth. For those that are unfamiliar with this company, they augment the current Project54 system for primarily police agencies outside New Hampshire. They develop Project54 applications and …

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Oct
29

Wearable Cameras at IACP 2010

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The past couple of IACP’s showed the rise of camera technology and video recording in the law-enforcement arena. This year’s trade-show was no different. Ross and I came across a variety of wearable cameras. CATLab staff and students have been developing a mobile application for the Dover Mounted Patrol Unit. One of the problems faced …

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Oct
27

IACP 2010

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Project54 staff members Dr. W. Thomas Miller III, Ross Lenharth, and Mark Taipan recently attended the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 2010 Conference held at sunny Orlando, Florida. IACP 2010 showcased a variety of law-enforcement related technologies and equipment. Aside from the traditional in-car vehicle equipment such as light bars, radars and radios, …

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Aug
03

A Written Contact Card vs. the Project54 Mobile Software

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One of the current projects in development here at CATLab is the Project54 mobile software for the Dover Police Mounted Patrol Unit. Combined with the Motorola Symbol MC5574, our Project54 mobile software allows the mounted officers to fill out their required contact cards quicker and more efficiently than writing the information on the card directly. …

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May
07

National Guard HazMat Utility Vehicle

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Note: This post originally appeared on the Project54 website. Here at Project54, we have opportunities to provide cutting-edge technology to not just law enforcement agencies but to local fire departments and to the National Guard as well. The National Guard from Concord, NH has a military utility vehicle used in responding to massive hazardous material …

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Apr
26

3D Input Interface for Mobile Devices

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A recent post on Slashdot led me to this interesting video produced by the folks at Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory at the University of Tokyo. Using their Vision Chip, a CMOS image sensor with a parallel image processor, they created an in-air, finger motion based interface for a mobile phone. While I do not believe that …

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Apr
05

Reading Serial Data from Virtual COM Ports

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While most desktop developers do not have to deal with Serial COM ports (and I doubt many people miss it), here at Project54 we use COM ports to communicate with a variety of devices (GPS Antennas, Radars, Video Systems, etc.). For anyone that is familiar with programming COM port communication in the Win32 platform, they …

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Nov
24

Photo Set of the Project54 2006 NHSP Charger

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Here at Project54, we work extensively with New Hampshire State Police. Subsequently, we have one of their 2006 Dodge Chargers for demonstrating and testing the Project54 system. One of my colleagues here at the University of New Hampshire, Daniel VanderClock, recently took the opportunity to take some photos of the interior and exterior of the …

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