Every year brings new and exciting technology, and this year was no different. As it’s our job here at Techcitement to talk about tech that excites us, we thought we’d put a spotlight on that specific tech that we’re also thankful that exists. Whether it’s some tech that personally affects our daily lives or tech […]
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Ultra-High Speed LED Light Communication Makes Its Commercial Debut
Last July, Dr. Harald Haas of the University of Edinburgh School of Engineering gave a TED Talk about what he called Light Fidelity, or LiFi. Haas said that the new technology, still in its infant stage, would revolutionize communications, replacing broadband-based WiFi with ultra-high speed over-the-air data transmission through LED lights. This wasn’t just a […]
MoCA: It’s Not A Cup Of Coffee
Wi3 hopes to change how you think about networking in the home or office. The company’s WiPNET line of products allows you to use existing coaxial cabling in your home to connect devices to the internet using a high-speed network most houses already have. This is an industry standard called Multimedia over Coax (MoCA). Even […]
Nexus Prime Passes WiFi Certification, Geek Reference
The Nexus phones are always an important part of Android phone development. They show where Google wants to take its operating system over the next year. So, with the next Nexus phone, otherwise known as the Samsung GT-I9250 or Nexus Prime, receiving WiFi certification, it’s a big deal, even if it only means there’s a good […]
Light Fidelity — Communications At The Speed Of Light
Last night I watched this video from a July 2011 TED Talk. My jaw is still on the floor. In July 2011, Dr. Harald Haas, Professor of Mobile Communications at the University of Edinburgh School of Engineering/Institute of Digital Communications, for the first time publically demonstrated Light Fidelity (Li-Fi), a method of Visible Light Communication […]
Cops Play Computer Security Experts With New Toy From Fluke
Amidst the ever-escalating battle against computer crime, law enforcement receives a new tool. The Aircheck, by Fluke, is a WiFi tester for network professionals. I have several problems with this strategy. First of all, police are not network professionals.
There’s A Charge In The Air About WiTricity
The concept of inductive charging has been around for a little while now. (The Palm Pre launched with such a feature, and battery manufacturers Duracell and Eveready offer their own inductive chargers to use with various electronic devices.) The goal, of course, is to eliminate extra wires and clutter. So, when the Wall Street Journal […]
On-Ramp Wireless Develops Wi-Fi With 45-Mile Range
A start-up company out of San Diego, On-Ramp Wireless, is developing a new Wi-Fi technology that uses the same 2.4 Ghz frequencies as today’s wireless routers, but it has the ability to transmit a signal as far as 45 miles away from the source! Their new “Ultra Link Processing” isn’t intended for your home computer, […]