Category: Wifi

Drone network provides early warnings for natural disasters

Post author By Randall
Post date February 4, 2020
Categories In drone, early warning system, gear, hotspot, natural disaster, natural disasters, queens university belfast, Robots, Science, Tech, Wifi

[ad_1] These drone sentries should be relatively inexpensive, costing less than some professional drones. It’s more resilient than some warning systems, too. Where river monitoring stations frequently collapse in floods and other natural catastrophes, the drones can fly above the chaos as long as they have a charge. Unlike many research projects, there’s already a […]

MIT’s ‘smart surface’ could improve your WiFi signal tenfold

Post author By Randall
Post date February 3, 2020
Categories In 5g, antenna, cellular, csail, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, mit, mit csail, Mobile, networking, rfocus, Science, smart surface, Tech, Wifi, wireless

[ad_1] The array would be relatively inexpensive at just a few cents per antenna, and it would consume little power compared to a conventional system. You wouldn’t need amplifiers or other hardware that typically drains batteries, after all. Tere’s no mention of how soon you could expect RFocus in use. The team would not only […]

Apple must pay $838 million for infringing CalTech’s WiFi patents

Post author By Randall
Post date January 30, 2020
Categories In Apple, broadcom, business, chips, gear, judgement, lawsuit, Mobile, patents, Tech, Wifi, wireless

[ad_1] Apple told Reuters that it plans to appeal, having previously said that it was merely a “downstream party” because it didn’t develop the chips, but merely purchased them from Broadcom. The technology is vital to the 802.11n and 802.11ac WiFi standards, though its inventor said that the patents (related to data transmission tech), weren’t […]

D-Link’s latest routers pack WiFi 6 and mesh networking

Post author By Randall
Post date January 3, 2020
Categories In ces2020, covr, d-link, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Home, mesh networking, networking, parental controls, router, Tech, wi-fi, Wifi, wifi 6

[ad_1] The lineup also supports WPA3 encryption as well as compatibility with Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT. The flagship is the Smart AX5400 Mesh WiFi 6 Router (above). D-Link didn’t dive deep into specs, but the name points to 5.4Gbps of total wireless bandwidth on top of its four Ethernet jacks and two USB ports. […]

Google Nest WiFi review: A solid mesh network with built-in Assistant

Post author By Randall
Post date November 7, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, Home, nest wifi, nest wifi point, nest wifi router, Review, Tech, Wifi, wireless network

[ad_1] The (old) Google WiFi was a series of interchangeable pucks that, when put together, created a mesh around your home. If you had a gnarly blackspot or a house that was bigger than the maximum range, you could just tack on another unit to improve speeds or reception. Modularity offered flexibility, and that was […]

Xiaomi’s first real smartwatch looks just like an Apple Watch

Post author By Randall
Post date October 29, 2019
Categories In Apple Watch, esim, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, gps, mi band 4, mi watch, nfc, Qualcomm, Smartwatch, Tech, wearable, Wearables, Wifi, xiaomi

[ad_1] Details are still a little scarce, but Xiaomi did take to official Weibo channels to reveal basic specs. Falling under Xiaomi’s “Mijia” IoT sub-brand, the Mi Watch comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100, and will independently support WiFi, GPS and NFC, plus an eSIM, so you’ll be able to make calls via the […]

BYU researchers extend WiFi range by 200 feet with a software upgrade

Post author By Randall
Post date October 22, 2019
Categories In brigham young university, byu, connected devices, gadgetry, gear, Internet, iot, mesh networking, on-off noise power communication, onpc, protocol, range, router, Routers, smart home, software, Tech, washington university, Wifi

[ad_1] The researchers, led by Brigham Young Unviersity, have dubbed the protocol On-Off Noise Power Communication (ONPC). While WiFi typically requires speeds of at least one megabit per second to maintain a signal, the ONPC protocol can maintain a signal on as little as one one bit per second. That’s one millionth of the data […]

TP-Link’s $70 WiFi 6 router is destined for Walmart

Post author By Randall
Post date October 10, 2019
Categories In 802.11ax, archer ax1500, archer ax3000, ax1500, ax3000, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, networking, router, Tech, tp-link, walmart, wi-fi, Wifi, wifi 6

[ad_1] Those who want a more substantial upgrade can pay $130 for the AX3000 (below). It boosts the peak speed to 2.4Gbps (574Mbps on 2.4GHz) and adds a USB port for your sharing needs. There’s also a slight computational boost through a leap to an unspecified Intel dual-core chip. Both routers will reach Walmart sometime […]

Even DSLR cameras are vulnerable to ransomware

Post author By Randall
Post date August 12, 2019
Categories In Cameras, canon, dslr, gear, patch, picturetransferprotocol, ransomware, sdcard, Tech, vulnerability, Wifi

[ad_1] Check Point Software noticed that the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) — which is unauthenticated in both wired and wireless modes — is particularly vulnerable to malware attacks. Ironically, they were able to uncover flaws in the Canon EOS 80D by using firmware originally cracked by Magic Lantern, which supplies its own open source app […]

Google’s $10 Stadia Pro plan includes one free game per month

Post author By Randall
Post date July 19, 2019
Categories In av, bluetoothaudio, cast, chromecast, Gaming, Google, stadia, Tech, Wifi

[ad_1] Doronichev emphasized that the Pro service won’t be “all you can eat,” but that for $10 a month, subscribers will get some serious benefits. “To be clear, Stadia Pro is not ‘Netflix for Games’ like some people have mentioned,” he said. “A closer comparison would be like Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus. The […]