Finding yourself
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A geographic positioning system is build out of the constant fog of signals emitted by radio beacons such as GSM cellular towers, Wi-Fi access points and Bluetooth devices. The foundation of this Wi-Fi technology is that many radio sources constantly broadcast a digital beacon that contains a unique identifier and broadcast every tenth of a second.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2004
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Machine chameleon
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Efforts made to build a wireless multimedia device whose hardware and software can be easily altered or upgraded so it never becomes obsolete is mentioned. When a new communications standard or multimedia format comes along, the device could be made to conform to it simply by downloading circuit and software modifications.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2003
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Broader broadband
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TGn, the IEEE local area networking committee is introducing Wi-Fi that would double data rates from the current top speed of 54 megabits per second specified by IEEE 802.11g. The largest difference is that the WWiSE proposal defines the same 20-megahertz-wide channel that current Wi-Fi standards use.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2005
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