Tag: Wi-Fi

  • No Need for Android Users to Fear Public Wi-Fi Any Longer

    No Need for Android Users to Fear Public Wi-Fi Any Longer

    If the very thought of connecting to free Wi-Fi on your Android phone in cafés, subways, airports, and other public places is enough to make you shudder, then there’s a good news for you. There’s no longer any need for you to lock yourself out of digital space just because you are miles away from…

  • World’s fastest WiFi technology in the works in Israel

    World’s fastest WiFi technology in the works in Israel

    A US-based company named ‘Wilocity’, a relatively unknown name in the tech world, is working on a new technology that will enable the WiFi routers to transfer data at the speeds of 7 gigabytes per second, which is 25 times faster than the current average speed. The latest technology is being developed in Israel’s port…

  • WiFi tracking Smart Bins can display passerby-specific advertisement and content

    WiFi tracking Smart Bins can display passerby-specific advertisement and content

    Marketers keep looking for creative and innovative ideas to build effective campaigns. You might soon cross recycling bins that’ll project content specific to you. This kind of target advertising was only limited to internet up till now which uses cookies to store browsing data and patterns and show ads accordingly. Something similar is being tested…

  • Supertoy Teddy, the incredibly smart teddy bear that talks to you

    Supertoy Teddy, the incredibly smart teddy bear that talks to you

    You probably might’ve watched the Hollywood flick, Ted, by now and you’ve probably been wishing for a talking teddy bear ever since. Well, if Christmas wishes don’t come true, you could settle for this fuzzy little toy that does not spend a lot of time smoking marijuana or predictably destroys your relationship. Instead, this bear…

  • Tooth-embedded WiFi sensor will sell you out if you binge eat or smoke

    Tooth-embedded WiFi sensor will sell you out if you  binge eat or smoke

    Finding it hard to give up an addiction that has been pulling you down? At least if it’s an eating or drinking bad habit, a new kind of sensor might find you some respite. The sensor is WiFi enabled and can be directly embedded inside the mouth on a tooth through dentures or dental braces.…

  • BMW introducing LTE Hotspot to the driving console

    BMW introducing LTE Hotspot to the driving console

    If it’s speed on the road then why not speed through your browser? BMW will ensure just that with the promise of a LTE Hotspot that will come in-built within the browser. All you need is an LTE-compatible SIM Card that is inserted into the hotspot and enjoy 4G speeds on up to eight Wi-Fi…

  • London Black Cabs to go hi-fi with Wi-Fi in 2013

    London Black Cabs to go hi-fi with Wi-Fi in 2013

    The amazing connect that everyone around the world has with London’s legendary Black Cabs is quite remarkable. Good news is that these hallmark modes of transport will soon be receiving a major technological facelift by next year. Word is out on the Cabwifi connectivity program that will be launched next year. This makes each cab…

  • TechStars Karma device rewards your good deed

    TechStars Karma device rewards your good deed

    Life is all about what you’ve done in your previous life. Or so does the Indian idea of ‘Karma’ sound like, when explained in basic tongue. Yet, this doesn’t just extend to spiritualism and soul-searching. It goes beyond and afar, as far as the tech space as well. Just why Techstars alum has baptized their…

  • Philips unveils WiFi controlled Hue light bulbs

    Philips unveils WiFi controlled Hue light bulbs

    Tired of flicking on switches every time you decide to overflow your living space with light? These high-tech lights by Philips called the Hue is the perfect lighting solution for your home, allowing you full control via your smartphone! Controllable via iOS devices, these lights come with an accompanying application that allows you to flick…

  • Belkin ‘WeMo Baby’ Baby Monitor leverages Wi-Fi, iDevices

    Belkin ‘WeMo Baby’ Baby Monitor leverages Wi-Fi, iDevices

    It’s true that someone as meticulous as a parent wanting to have their baby constantly monitored, would settle for a Baby Monitor, an iPhone or iPad or even some other alarm system. Now you need to make a note that I meant meticulous and not paranoid. To make life simpler for such, the Belkin WeMo…