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Hardware
New Bluetooth Runs For A Year Off A Watch Battery
11:10PM Mark Wilson | There’s little stopping Bluetooth from making its way into more devices, but its battery drain is many times that of, say, tried and true IR. But a new, lower power Bluetooth is coming next year. More »
GPS
The World’s Smallest, Potentially Seediest GPS, GSM And RF Tracker
10:07PM Simon Crisp | It looks like a nondescript battery, but this is actually the world’s smallest GPS, GSM and RF tracking device. More »
Science
RF Cochlea Is A Super-Powered Signal Processor Modeled After The Inner Ear
2:30PM Adrian Covert | RF signal processors are pretty commonplace in consumer electronics. Which is exactly why it’s exciting that two MIT researchers have created a super-radio based around the function of the human ear that’s substantially faster and 100x more power efficient than today’s signal processors. More »
Gadgets
New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbours
5:30AM Mark Wilson | Living in an apartment building, I can spot about twenty active Wi-Fi networks at a time. And the worst part is that they can all see me, too. More »
Gadgets
Apple Patent Forsees Gadget RF Connectivity Everywhere, From Shirts to Cars
8:44PM Kit Eaton | Apple’s just filed a patent titled “Personal area network systems and devices and methods for use thereof” which is speculative, but basically offers us a sniff of how the future of gadget interconnectivity might be. Apple imagines small, intelligent and efficient RF transmitter-receivers that can handshake and pass data between gadgets and which are embedded everywhere, literally from your socks upwards. More »
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Crestron Rolls Out MLX-2 Two-Way ZigBee RF Remote
8:00AM Charlie White | What would a CEDIA floor walk be without stopping by Crestron, that company that will let you control everything in your house with sophisticated control devices, commanding a hefty price along the way. The company’s newest addition to its vast system of control processing equipment is the MLX-2, a $750 remote control that has two-way RF communication, opening up some intriguing possibilities. More »
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Phonak Invisity; First In Ear RF Receiver Is Waxy Business
4:45AM Gizmodo US Edition | Phonak have launched the world’s first in-ear RF receiver. The device supports multiple frequencies, comes bundled with a remote control and will be active for 13hours on a single battery. The diminutive receiver, called Phonak Invisity, remains (apparently) completely invisible when in use. It is capable of picking up transmissions from mobile phones, walkie-talkies and specialized transmitters, with a range of 250m. Release and price information is not available as yet. We are hoping the device is completely invisible because if you are out to foil the next drug smuggling attempt and this thing drops out, well, you know what happened in Scarface. Messy. [Red Ferret]. More »
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World Largest Anti-RF Chamber Looks Like Mario Galaxy Level
9:20PM Jesus Diaz | This is the Benefield Anechoic Facility in Edwards Air Force Base: the largest chamber of its kind in the world —a room in which RF and sound signals don’t bounce off the walls, so you can get clean radio frequency testing on all kinds of gear. In this case, electronic warfare systems in huge toys like Hercules, B-1B and B-2 bombers, Raptor fighters and all kind of airplanes. More »
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