Computing Wi-Fi Trick Gives Devices Super-Accurate Indoor Location Fixes The Wi-Fi routers in offices and malls could be used as a super-accurate indoor location system. by Tom Simonite 2015-10-16T13:45:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Hundreds of Portuguese Buses and Taxis Are Also Wi-Fi Routers Routers on 600 buses and taxis allow free Internet access and collect data for city planners. by David Talbot 2014-12-26T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Internet-Connected Battery Could Bring Smoke Alarms Online Roost’s batteries will let smoke alarms send alerts via smartphone, and may bring other battery-powered devices online, too. by Rachel Metz 2014-10-24T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Mobile Gadgets That Connect to Wi-Fi without a Battery Simple devices that can link up via Wi-Fi but don’t need batteries could make it easier to spread computing throughout your home. by Tom Simonite 2014-08-01T00:00:00-04:00
Business Impact Stores Sniff Out Smartphones to Follow Shoppers Indoor location technology brings Internet-style tracking to physical spaces. by Verne Kopytoff 2013-11-12T00:00:00-05:00
View 'Super Wi-Fi' Blankets First County in U.S. A campaign to free up spectrum hoarded by old media bears fruit. by Christopher Mims 2012-01-26T16:01:00-05:00
News Microsoft Reinvents Wi-Fi for White Spaces Researchers show that they can make more efficient use of the airwaves than previously thought. But now Congress has to notice. by Christopher Mims 2012-01-09T00:00:00-05:00
View A Different View from the Top of the World Eighty years ago, George Mallory climbed Everest “because it is there.” Now he might also cite the ability to keep playing FarmVille during the trek. by Peter Grosz 2010-11-11T00:00:00-05:00
News Improving Phones through Surveillance Apps that track how people use their phones could help make the devices more efficient. by Tom Simonite 2010-10-14T00:00:00-04:00
News Wi-Fi at the Speed of Light Wireless optical networks could provide gigabit-per-second data transfer. by Erika Jonietz 2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00
