The photographs were used to refine Google's maps, the wireless information to improve searches.
But, as with the Internet, the entire wireless information industry is casting about for an economic model that works.
When it comes to hardware and software, the corporate guests at the wireless information party could fill a fair-size hotel ballroom.
One possible revenue stream, he said, could be developed by offering wireless information services "free or at a reduced rate to people who subscribe to the print edition" of a newspaper.
In May the company will roll out its first product, the Stock Orb, a glowing colored globe that receives wireless information and changes hue and intensity depending on the movement of the Dow Jones industrial average.
The house also takes advantage of MSN Mobile, a wireless information service that distributes customizable information like news, sports, weather, stock quotations and e-mail to hand-held devices.
Wireless information transfer.
SkyMate is the boater's all-in-one wireless information source.
Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer.
Recently, simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) has attracted significant research attention.
