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NYC phone booths to become free Wi-Fi hotspots

, Jul 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

In many cities, phone booths are relatively rare. In my area, all the phone booths were removed years ago thanks the popularity of mobile phones. There's still a huge amount of phone booths in New York City and New York City is committed to ensuring that those roughly 12,000 phone booths don't become relics. The city is set to turn those phone booths into free Wi-Fi hotspots. Read The Full Story

NYC payphones begin transition to Wi-Fi hotspots

, Jul 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Since it seems like most everyone has a cell phone these days, the need for payphones has predictably plummeted. So, what are we going to do with all of those sad-looking payphone kiosks now that no one is using them? New York City has a pretty excellent idea: turn them into free Wi-Fi hotspots. Read The Full Story

Lennox unveils icomfort Wi-Fi thermostat

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Heating and cooling company Lennox has unveiled a new Wi-Fi enabled thermostat to help homeowners save money and add some geeky style to their home. The thermostat is called the icomfort and has a number of settings to help save power on heating and cooling when you're away from home. The thermostat has a one touch away mode that allows users to set specific temperature ranges for when they're not in the house. Read The Full Story

Knut can monitor just about anything

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the things I like so much about Kickstarter is that you never know what kind of project will turn up. One of the most recent projects that caught my eye is the device called the Knut. This is a small battery-powered Wi-Fi enabled device that you can use for monitoring just about anything you can think of. It can be used to monitor environmental conditions in your home such as the temperature of various things and humidity. Read The Full Story

iPavement integrates Wi-Fi and Bluetooth into roads

, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [2]

A company called VÍA INTELIGENTE from Spain is set to start manufacturing what it has dubbed iPavement this coming June. iPavement is a smart road surface that integrates both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity in small tiles that are actually inlaid into the roads around cities. The little pavement tiles have their own operating system and integrated apps. Read The Full Story

HTC Media Link HD Hands-on

, Apr 20th 2012 Discuss [1]

The hero series of HTC devices known as HTC One has its wireless partner up and running this week and we’re taking a look at it first-hand: the HTC Media Link HD is here in all its glory. This dongle was described when the HTC One series was first announced all the way over in Barcelona and comes this week in as simple a form as expected – it’s just a little black box. At the bottom end (below the HTC logo) you’ll find a microUSB and a full-sized HDMI port, it’s connections to your HTC One series phone entirely wireless.

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Intel crams Wi-Fi radio inside Rosepoint processor

, Feb 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Convergence is a big deal in the computer world. The more functions can be combined into a single chipset or processor, the less space is needed for hardware components and often less power is required. The less hardware is needed inside a device, the smaller the devices get. Less power consumption means that batteries inside notebooks and tablets run longer. Researchers at Intel have come up with a new way to make Wi-Fi faster and more energy-efficient by combining a Wi-Fi radio with the CPU. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS hack makes Nintendo Zone content available at home

, Feb 7th 2012 Discuss [6]

The Nintendo Zone is a special gateway for your Nintendo 3DS if you happen to be in one of the thousands of special Wi-Fi hotspot locations that Nintendo has set up across the country. These hotspots are in Best Buy stores, airports, malls, and many other locations throughout the country and give gamers with a 3DS access to special content. Now, though, it's possible to gain access to that same set of content without leaving your house. Read The Full Story

Biscotti TV Phone brings video conferencing to your TV with Google Talk

, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [2]

The Biscotti TV Phone has gone on sale today and offers an easy solution for folks wanting to use their TVs for video conferencing. Sporting a camera and microphone, the device works with Google Talk for free internet voice and video services over a WiFi connection without the need to connect to a computer. Read The Full Story

Toshiba debuts FlashAir 8GB SDHC card with WLAN

, Sep 1st 2011 Discuss [3]

Toshiba is announcing a new SDHC memory card called the FlashAir that is WiFi-enabled. The card features an embedded wireless LAN that allows it to both transmit and receive files wirelessly. The FlashAir is being touted as the world's first SDHC memory card with embedded wireless LAN functionality to meet the SD Memory Card Standard. Read The Full Story

Apple Switching AirPort Branding To Wi-Fi?

, Jun 14th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple likes to differentiate itself from competitors, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. Besides a stubborn unwillingness to adopt Flash and HDMI ports, the company also insists on calling its wireless connectivity by the name of AirPort, which can be confusing since it is more commonly known as Wi-Fi. But now, it looks like with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Apple may be caving into what's popular by dropping the AirPort name. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Tab WiFi-Only Version To Ship April 4 For $399?

, Mar 11th 2011 Discuss [8]

The long awaited Samsung Galaxy Tab may finally be on its way. Well, at the least the WiFi-only version, if what's purported to be a flyer handed out by a Samsung rep is true. An image of the flyer obtained by Droid-Life indicates that the Samsung Galaxy Tab WiFi version will ship on April 4th for about $399. Read The Full Story
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