May 23
Coffee and crowdfunding aren’t new bedfellows, but an Italian project to rethink the espresso machine, La Fenice, may be the most ambitious we’ve seen so far. The chrome and wood … Continue reading
Apr 17
Videos in your Facebook News Feed will play automatically, even if you’re away from Wi-Fi and browsing on your cellular data connection. Stop that bad behavior with this quick fix.
Apr 17
Eyefi Cloud Review with Eyefi Mobi
Posted in: Today's ChiliEyefi doesn’t believe the instant gratification of automatic photo sharing should be limited to smartphone photographers, and Eyefi Cloud is the way it aims to give that same satisfaction to … Continue reading
Apr 16
The Pentagon has plans to breath new life into old drones, and they will do so by transforming these once loyal servants into Wi-Fi hotspots. Of course, using drones as a Wi-Fi hotspot is not exactly the newest idea on the block, and neither does it elicit an “Eureka!” moment, but it is interesting to see how this might change the face of battle in a war. Normally, the equipment that is required for long-range high-bandwidth Wi-Fi is more often than not unavailable to troops in the field. With some modifications made, engineers do hope that this will change, offering airborne Wi-Fi hotspots which allows isolated troops to have a decent data connection.
This does seem to be pretty much in vein with that of Facebook’s initiative to deliver their Connectivity Lab idea to the world, blanketing even remote areas with Wi-Fi connectivity, although critics of this program have (justifiable) fears that such drones could be the weak point when it comes to security.
On the flipside, if this program takes off successfully (pun not intended), then troops on the battlefield will be able to gain access to a secure, stable and fast internet connection. Dick Ridgway, Darpa programme manager shared, “We’re pleased with the technical achievements we’ve seen so far in steerable millimetre-wave antennas and millimetre-wave amplifier technology. These successes – and the novel networking approaches needed to maintain these high-capacity links – are key to providing forward deployed units with the same high-capacity connectivity we all enjoy over our 4G cell-phone networks.”
The initial phases of this particular drone transformation program would include smaller, steerable antennas; signal boosters; increased power efficiency and a light pod that will allow the device to be carried without burdening the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) itself. It is said that this network could very well hit the 1 gigabit per-second (Gb/s) capacity, making it as fast as Google Fiber’s. Tweets and Facebook updates directly from the battlefield, yo!
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[ Pentagon To Recycle Old Drones As Wi-Fi Hotspots copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Apr 15
Quantenna Communications has announced that it is working on what it claims to be the world’s first 10G WiFi chipset. This chipset will eventually find its way into the next … Continue reading
Apr 10
Not to be outdone by Facebook’s vision of a drone internet
Apr 09
How many of you take your data connection on a smartphone or tablet for granted? Well, if taking the Wi-Fi route had always been your cup of tea, then you ought be pleased to hear that AT&T and Transit Wireless are working together to expand their partnership, bringing about AT&T’s wireless voice and data service to up to 242 additional underground New York City subway stations that will feature Transit Wireless’ state-of-the-art wireless network in the future.
At time of publishing, the AT&T service is currently available across 30 stations in mid-town Manhattan from Phase 1 of the project, while there is also another half dozen from the Initial Build in Chelsea. As you read this, AT&T engineers are working to install equipment in Transit Wireless’ secure Base Station Hotel facilities so that 3G and 4G LTE connectivity can be brought over to Phase 2 of the project, where it is made up to 40 different stations – 11 of those stations being located in mid-town Manhattan, which will include Grand Central Terminal, 34th St. Herald Square and Bryant Park, while the rest of the 29 underground stations are in the borough of Queens. Do expect the whole Phase Two build-out to be completed by this summer. [Press Release]
Transit Wireless And AT&T Target 242 More NYC Subway Stops , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, AT&T, wifi, 
Apr 06
If you’ve ever tried to get work done at a coffee shop during rush hour, you know that even something as simple as a Google Search can be soul-crushingly slow. Thanks to a new Wi-Fi technology from Qualcomm, though, all that may be about to change.
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Mar 31
LaCie has updated its Fuel portable drive, doubling capacity of the wireless hard-drive for iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. The Fuel, announced at CES in January, now offers up to … Continue reading
Mar 31
D-Link has announced a new product that aims at parents who want to use tech to keep an eye on their baby. Any parent remembers the overwhelming desire to keep … Continue reading
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