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IEEE Ratifies 802.11n Wireless LAN Specification

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The IEEE today announced that its Standards Board has ratified the IEEE 802.11n -2009 amendment, defining mechanisms that provide significantly improved data rates and ranges for wireless local area networks (WLANs).


SoftAP/VWiFi Architecture

Microsoft Incorporates Virtual WiFi Technology into Windows 7

Technology / Software

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (11) | comments 5 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual WiFi will enable Windows 7 and future operating systems to see a single WLAN adapter as multiple WLAN adapters by the operating system. This feature is available in Windows 7 RC1, ...


Audi Travolution

Hit all green lights with new Audi gadget

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 24, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (26) | comments 10 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you drive down the same roads every day, you probably know the patterns of familiar stop lights - how long they take to turn green, or when the green arrow will appear. For light-conscious ...


Error message! How mobile phones distort measurements

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 17, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Nowadays we don't only take measurements with simple measuring devices, but also with whole measuring systems. These are very complex and are completely set up from their component parts at the point of use. Vehicle scales ...


ASUS P552w Glide-enabled PDA Phone

Asus Introduces its First Glide-Enabled PDA Phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 09, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2 weblog

The ASUS P552w is the latest PDA phone that features, Glide innovative, touch responsive user interface that makes navigating on this mobile phone more intuitive and interactive than ever before.


Lenovo Debuts IdeaPad U110 laptop

Lenovo Debuts IdeaPad U110 laptop

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 29, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lenovo today announced the availability of the IdeaPad U110 consumer notebook PC, the star of Lenovo’s IdeaPad entertainment and fashion-oriented notebook collection and winner of three Best-of-Show awards ...


Location spoofing possible with WiFi devices

Location spoofing possible with WiFi devices

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 14, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 1

Apple iPhone and iPod (touch) support a new self-localization feature that uses known locations of wireless access points as well as the device's own ability to detect access points. Now ETH Zurich researchers ...


3-D images – cordless and any time

3-D images – cordless and any time

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Securing evidence at the scene of a crime, measuring faces for medical applications, taking samples during production – three-dimensional images are in demand everywhere. A handy cordless device now en-ables ...


Tackling traffic’s biggest killer

Tackling traffic’s biggest killer

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 13, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Each year, over 40,000 people meet their end on Europe’s roads in car accidents. It is the equivalent of several small-scale wars. The biggest killer is head-on collisions, with 6,000 casualties annually. ...


Motorola Introduces Industry’s First Tri-Radio 802.11n Access Point

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Motorola, Inc. today announced its AP-7131, the industry’s first tri-radio 802.11n access point (AP) featuring Motorola’s new adaptive AP architecture. The unique tri-radio design integrates three 802.11n radios that simultaneously ...


MIMO Station

Swiss researchers test high-speed WLAN network

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (23) | comments 1

According to the communication theory, only a limited amount of data can be transmitted within a given bandwidth for wireless communication. Ever since these limits were revealed 60 years ago, we have been ...


The digital home: An all-in-one device

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 26, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cable clutter and interface problems will soon be a thing of the past. In the living room of the future, all devices are connected wirelessly and can be easily operated via the television set. Fraunhofer researchers and their ...


Taxi! Novel location-based services hailed

Taxi! Novel location-based services hailed

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

European researchers are developing a range of novel technologies and end-to-end solutions for indoor and outdoor geo-location scenarios encountered by the likes of utility companies, emergency services and ...


WLAN leads the way

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 05, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wireless radio networks not only provide convenient access to the Internet; they also help pedestrians to reliably navigate through narrow city streets or buildings. Fraunhofer researchers and partners are currently demonstrating ...


Infineon Ships Industry's First CMOS RF Switches with GaAs Performance

Technology / Semiconductors

created Feb 04, 2008 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Today Infineon Technologies announced it is shipping in volume the world’s first RF switches that are manufactured in a CMOS-based process on silicon wafers and offer the equivalent performance of RF switches manufactured ...