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SMOS Successfully Deployed

The European Space Agency (ESA), the operator of the newly-launched Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity Satellite (SMOS), has announced today that the instrument has successfully deployed its three-antenna arms, which was the most delicate process in the commissioning phase. The Living Planet Program components are curr...

4 November 2009
16:11 GMT

Apple Quietly Intros Aluminum Remote, Updated Wireless Base Stations

In usual Apple manner, the Cupertino-based Mac maker made additional changes to its product lineup without properly informing fans of the company’s software and electronics. It is the case of the new Apple Remote, which now features an improved design whilst selling for the unchanged price of $19, as well as th...

21 October 2009
06:43 GMT

Patent Hints at iPod-to-iPod File Transfer

A recent patent filed by Apple suggests that iPod owners, as well as iPhone users, will be able to access wireless capabilities not yet supported. Currently not available with the iPod, bluetooth, radio signals, infrared or UWB are likely to be incorporated for player-to-player transmission, or FM radio tuning, Macnn...

30 May 2008
17:11 GMT

Smart-Skin Antenna Fits in the Palm of Your Hand

Well, it took a while, but now we can finally say good-bye to those pesky wire antennas on our cellular phones, cars and even airplanes, due to a new device developed at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute and the Pohang University of Science and Technology in the Republic of Korea. The smart-sk...

25 April 2008
04:30 GMT

Remote Lie Detector Reads Your Skin's 'Antennas'

The human skin contains millions of sweat glands, connected to the pores at the surface through tiny sweat ducts, which could reveal the emotional state of a person without making physical contact by bouncing electromagnetic waves off them. While most people believe that these tiny ducts are straight tubes, a study c...

5 April 2008
10:26 GMT

TriBand Antenna for Time Capsule. Increases Range by 50%

How would you like to maximize your Time Capsule's potential? Yes, even the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard can be taken even further with Quickertek's TriBand Antenna for Time Capsule. Kits go for $129.95 USD, if you want to go with self installation for either the 500 GB or 1TB Time Capsule, while Quickertek will ...

26 March 2008
09:36 GMT

Plasma Antennas

This device is a prototype of an antenna, which uses ionized gas instead of metal to transmit and receive signals, decreasing interference and boosting the functionality. Some of its key features include the ability to focus a signal beam easily and to communicate signals in very short pulses, which could prove extre...

13 November 2007
11:00 GMT

FON Launches La Fontenna External Antenna, Aims Global Wi-Fi

FON is one of the most peculiar Internet providers on the market, as the company declared the purpose is to provide wireless Internet for as much of the world as possible, if not for the entire globe. Even if that moment is quite far from now, the company is making things one step a time, and has launched today the L...

22 June 2007
10:34 GMT

How to Protect Your Cojones with the Radiation-proof Underwear

Cellphone radiation is still a highly debated subject, as manufacturers produce new scientific studies to prove that it's not dangerous to carry your cellphone right next to sensitive body areas, and independent doctors say it's better to protect yourself against all kinds of radiations.The truth is the fi...

21 May 2007
17:06 GMT

Free HDTV Using Only Your Roof Antenna

So you bought yourself a 40-50 inch High Definition TV, probably paid at least a thousand dollars for it, you got home and something's missing. It's not the instructions manual....it's the antenna!Don't laugh, because you can receive free HD signals from your local ground amplifier and you don&#...

30 April 2007
05:05 GMT

New World Record in High-Frequency Waves

Extremely high frequency is the highest radio frequency band. EHF runs the range of frequencies from 30 to 300 gigahertz, above which electromagnetic radiation is considered to be low (or far) infrared light, also referred to as Terahertz radiation. This band has a wavelength of ten to one millimeter, giving it the ...

16 April 2007
10:51 GMT

GPS Rendered Useless by Solar Flares

Imagine being on a boat, or in a car, in an unfamiliar place, and you're relying on your GPS system to guide you through. Suddenly, it goes blank, and you're lost, because you had the misfortune of not bringing along maps, a compass or a sextant, which you probably wouldn't know how to use, anyway.GPS...

5 April 2007
03:49 GMT

zBoost - the First Personal Cell Phone Signal Booster Launched

Wi-Ex, the one of the leading providers of consumer cell phone signal boosters, recently announced zBoost zPersonal, the personal zBoost, providing consumers with an affordable solution that captures and amplifies the 800MHz signal or the 1900MHz bands for improved cell phone signal at home, the office or on the go. ...

26 March 2007
10:46 GMT


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