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Spray-on antenna revealed: best thing to come in a can since Easy Cheese (video)

shaun — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:14:23 +0000

Ever found yourself without a signal and wished you could just spray one on like magic? Well, maybe soon, you’ll be able to do just that. Chamtech Enterprises has developed a spray-on antenna it says is more lightweight and energy-efficient than current technology. Revealed at Google’s inaugural Solve for X shindig, the antenna can be “painted” onto almost anything, including trees, walls and fabrics. Chamtech’s already talking with government-based customers, and as such can’t spill too much detail on how it works, but said it uses organic elements to tinker with magnetic and radio-frequency fields. The start-up’s CTO, Rhett Spencer, claims the antenna could increase mobile energy efficiency by 10 percent. It was also found to work particularly well under water, and being organic, we presume, would make it ideal for sub-aquatic telecom infrastructure, and of course, rainy days.

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Elgato EyeTV Mobile eyes-on (video)

shaun — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:14:30 +0000

Elgato’s been experimenting with live TV on the iPad for over a year now, but until now, that meant streaming programs that were already broadcast online anyway — a mighty large limitation, wouldn’t you say? This week, though, the company announced EyeTV Mobile, a TV tuner that plugs into the iPad 2′s 30-pin connector, allowing it to pull in broadcast television. We just happened to stumble on Elgato’s booth here at IFA and treated ourselves to a short TV break. The tuner, which fits easily in the palm of your hand when the antenna is collapsed, only allows you to draw in signals using the DVB-T standard, so make no mistake this is a product just for our European readers. (Although Elgato says it hopes to release something similar in Japan.) Even more than the hardware or the programming selection (fútbol, anyone?), we remain impressed by the free EyeTV iOS app, whose interface is pretty much the same as the HDHomeRun for iPad app, with the ability to swipe the screen to change channels and, in this case, save your location. It’ll be available across the pond for €99.95 / £99.95 at the end of this month. Until then (or if you’re just stuck in the states), check out our hands-on photos below and a video demo after the break.

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Researcher hacks wireless insulin pump to push lethal doses, gives diabetics nightmares

shaun — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:14:19 +0000

Thought the demonstration of a Subaru Outback (the official car of suburban weekend warriors) being unlocked and started via text message was terrifying? Wait till you see what researcher and diabetic Jay Radcliffe cooked up for the Black Hat Technical Security Conference. Radcliffe figured out how to hack an insulin pump connected to a wireless glucose monitor and deliver lethal doses of the sugar-regulating hormone. While perhaps less dramatic than shocking a person to death with their own pacemaker, quietly causing an insulin overdose is no less effective at bringing a life to a premature end. The most worrisome part, with a powerful enough antenna a hacker to launch such an attack from up to half a mile away — sleep tight everybody!

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An Introduction To The WiFi Hacking Craze

johntesh — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:35:35 +0000

WiFi hacking is nothing new. It’s likely something you’ve done yourself without even thinking twice about it or even thinking of it as stealing. With a regular connection distance of about 100 feet, it’s no surprise that so many people just utilize the connection that their neighbors pay for, especially in apartments where the units are less than one hundred feet apart. For people who also show interest in web design Wellington, website design Auckland or Excel training, you can check online.

There are even ways to maximize your free connection and WiFi hacking, like purchasing an antenna or even building your own. These additions will increase the area that your free connection will expand. These were initially created to help maximize a connection for businessman that are constantly traveling. Where he may not be in a spot that offers a wireless connection it could hinder his productivity. An antenna allows you to lengthen your access area and still link up to the internet. An antenna will also come in handy if you live in an apartment where all of the activity around you can hinder the connection and speed of your internet. But WiFi hackers are using these to make stealing internet that much easier.

WiFi hacking is also popular for gamers that play Xbox games via the internet. Some people don’t want to pay for a WiFi connection just to play video games if they don’t have a laptop or wireless connection device otherwise in the home. There are now devices available to allot for WiFi hacking here as well. These are a bit more complicated and often require removing the motherboard of your Xbox and doing a serious overhaul. WiFi hackers are serious about their free internet! Seemingly, the money they’re saving in the long run more than makes up for their time and effort.

Unfortunately for the people whose internet is being hacked, it can pose a possible threat. If the WiFi hackers are using your connection to hack into an offshore bank and rob it, you could easily be mistaken for a criminal and held liable. But there is hope! Make sure you have a secure connection and that your files are secure.

Unfortunately WiFi hacking isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Stealing an internet connection form your neighbors will only work in certain spots in your home, and it will cut in an out. It’s a very weak connection and by no means reliable. You may only be able to use your laptop while sitting on the left side of the couch. It doesn’t make your life very much easier.

Russia’s RadioAstron telescope finally set to launch, blanket space with its radio eye

shaun — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:14:23 +0000

Considering all the space nostalgia we’ve been swimming in recently, it’s somewhat appropriate that a Cold War-era telescope is gearing up to make its maiden voyage, after more than three decades of development (and delays). The Russian mission, known as RadioAstron, will finally become a reality on Monday, when a radio telescope launches from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur cosmodrome before soaring into orbit some 350,000 kilometers away from the Earth. At just ten meters in width, the craft’s antenna is small in comparison to other radio ‘scopes, but its reach can be dramatically expanded when combined with signals from those on the ground. This technique, called interferometry, will effectively create the largest telescope ever built, covering an area nearly 30 times the Earth’s diameter and allowing RadioAstron to capture interstellar images in 10,000 times the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope. There remains, however, one major hurdle — because the spacecraft collects data at about 144 megabits per second, it must constantly transfer information to antennas on the ground. Problem is, there’s only one antenna capable of receiving RadioAstron’s signals and, unless others are constructed soon, a healthy chunk of its observations could be lost. How do you say “buzz-kill” in Russian?

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Playing Chicken With Wind Turbines [Video]

shaun — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:14:20 +0000

What’s the point of owning an RC airplane if you’re not going to do something totally irresponsible with it? Like, say, playing chicken with a few wind turbines, coming so close that you clip your antenna in the process. [Litter Box via Neatorama] More »

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Sleek Smartphone Antenna Booster Review: The Dropped Call Eater [Review]

shaun — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:14:19 +0000