Tag: Wi-Fi

Faster Internet on the Road

By Kristina Grifantini | 05/29/2009 | 0 Comments

A new system boosts mobile uploads from vehicles.

High-Definition Video over Wi-Fi

By Kate Greene | 02/18/2009 | 0 Comments

Wireless chips could soon manage a gigabit of data per second.

Broadband on Rails

By Rachel Kremen | 12/30/2008 | 1 Comment

A compact lens could make high-speed Internet access commonplace on trains.

Broadband Anywhere

By Larry Hardesty | 08/19/2008 | 1 Comment

Sprint turns Baltimore into a giant wireless hot spot.

Google's Wi-Fi Dreams

By John Borland | 03/28/2008 | 9 Comments

Tech giants and broadcasters tussle over vacant TV channels.

Long-Distance Wi-Fi

By Kate Greene | 03/18/2008 | 8 Comments

Intel has found a way to stretch a Wi-Fi signal from one antenna to another located more than 60 miles away.

Gifts for Geeks

By TR Editors | 12/21/2007 | 1 Comment

Find the perfect gift for the technology and science enthusiasts in your life.

Wi-Fi Memory Card Connects Cameras to the Internet

By John Borland | 10/30/2007 | 9 Comments

Eye-Fi's two-gigabyte secure-digital (SD) memory card can wirelessly send photos to a PC or a photo-sharing website.

Diagnosing Faulty Wi-Fi

By Kate Greene | 09/10/2007 | 1 Comment

A new system is able to determine exactly where and why wireless networks fail.

A Free Mesh Network for San Francisco

By Richard Brandt | 08/16/2007 | 2 Comments

Can tiny Meraki bring Wi-Fi to a city where Google and Earthlink have failed?

Securing Cell Phones

By Kate Greene | 08/01/2007 | 3 Comments

Phone companies should consider the recent hack of the Apple iPhone a wake-up call for better mobile security.

Democratizing Robot Design

By Michael Patrick Gibson | 07/12/2007 | 0 Comments

A new kit could make robotics easy for everyone.

A Wireless Sensor City

By Kate Greene | 04/13/2007 | 5 Comments

A wireless-sensor network to report pollution and traffic comes to Cambridge, MA.

The Ultrafast Future of Wireless

By Kate Greene | 04/03/2007 | 2 Comments

A new metal film could help control terahertz radiation and lead to wireless devices that are thousands of times faster than today's Wi-Fi.

Wireless Power

By Kate Greene | 03/12/2007 | 0 Comments

New physics theory could cut the cord on power chargers for gadgets.