Meshlium is a multigateway router with a completely modular design. Main characteristics are:

- High power (600mW) Wifi 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios modules
- Mesh topology (open source protocol)
- GPS module (new Mesh possibilities)
- ZigBee module (act like a gateway for WSN, up to 1600m range)
- Bluetooth module(communicate with mobile devices)
- GPRS module (communicate with cell networks)
- Google Maps Integration (the Mesh network with the GPS module is mapped automatically)
- Car/ban/truck connectors (you can connect at any 12V or 24V lighter)
- Battery connectors (ready to work with stand alone batteries)
- Solar panel module available

It has an open source Manager System which let the user control everything inside Meshlium through any web browser. It has been created with the intention of developers can add their own plugings and built their own applications on top of it. There is a special section so that community and developers can share and improve their work. It can be used with SquidBee motes to build WSN.

More information is available here: http://www.meshlium.com.

Introducing ZigBee Expo

In the evolution of wireless technologies for control and monitoring applications, ZigBee stands alone in creating a global standard for wireless mesh networking. It has become the global wireless language connecting dramatically different devices to work together and enhance everyday life.

ZigBee and Clasma teamed to show how ZigBee has solutions promoting energy management and efficiency, home and commercial building automation as well as industrial uses,” said Bob Heile, Chairman of ZigBee Alliance.

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7 PhD scholarships and 3 PostDoc fellowships related to the MELODY project are offered within the area of Wireless sensor networks at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications , NTNU and at the Department of Informatics , University of Oslo in collaboration with Rikshospitalet University Hospital and Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. Download the full announcement.

The scholarships are financed by the Research Council of Norway (NFR) under the VERDIKT program . The project is on medical sensing, localization, and communications using ultra wideband technology (MELODY) for 7 years (2008-2015) and is a joint effort among Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, and
University of Oslo. The project will have strong collaboration with several top international universities and leading industry in areas of wireless technology and medical sensing. Information about the project can be found at http://www.melody-project.info.

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An interesting interview to Arshan Poursohi about SunSPOTs at JavaOne can be found here.

The Internet Engineering Task Force has kicked off a standards effort to provide one of the missing puzzle pieces for wireless sensor networks. Aiming to define a spec for Internet Protocol as early as next summer, the IETF’s Routing over Low-power and Lossy Networks (Roll) group is pursuing a standard way for control and sensor nodes on Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 802.15.4 nets to link to the broader Internet.

Today’s sensor networks employ multiple technologies serving a variety of industries, some of which are battling to define the next phase of embedded Internet.

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