Cameras

Samsung’s Pro Compact Cameras Get Juiced With Wi-Fi

Samsung’s line of excellent NX-series mirrorless cameras is getting packed with the Wi-Fi features the company’s been offering in point-and-shoots for years. Sharing your photos between devices and on Facebook made easy — but is it a feature that these cameras need?


April 18, 2012
Gadgets

Wireless Sensor Syncs A Hot Pot With An Induction Cooktop

Induction cooktops can rapidly, powerfully heat a skillet. If you don’t stare at your stove, you can easily burn food to a crisp. A new induction cooktop adds greater control to the operation with preset cooking modes and a wireless sensor that monitors the cookware’s temperature.


Entertainment

IKEA Launches Its Own Clutter-Free TV

IKEA constantly manages to churn out innovative, affordable products. The latest, however, is seeing it move directly into the technology sector: it’s launching its own TV, which comes integrated into a piece of furniture to completely banish cables from your home.


April 10, 2012
Computing

Can The iPad’s Wi-Fi Issues Be Fixed With A Simple Software Update?

Owners of the new iPad have been reporting Wi-Fi issues for weeks. Well they can breathe (a little) easier, because a new report suggests that the issue is a fixable software problem — not a hardware issue.


April 8, 2012
Gaming

Where Were You 20 Years Ago Wireless-Super-Nintendo-Controller-Mod?

Before the advent of wireless controllers video game consoles were built like tanks to survive the countless times they’d be inevitably yanked to the ground when someone tripped over a cable. If only the wireless technology needed for this hack existed 20 years ago.


Entertainment

How To Set Up A Wireless Home Theatre System Using Airplay

Lost deposits, shattered drywall, gaping holes vomiting forth a jungle of cables. Home theatre installation is not the most viable option for most folks living in rental units. Even if you own a home, unless you’re both tech and construction savvy, you will probably have to deal with home theatre professionals trying to up-sell you nitrogen-infused, gold-plated HDMI cables while they work their way to a hefty bill.


March 30, 2012
Gadgets

Picky Panasonic Soundbar Only Streams AirPlay Tunes

We’re not saying Panasonic’s SC-AP01 wireless speaker bar is a connectivity snob or anything. But it will only stream your music from an Apple device with AirPlay connectivity. It doesn’t have Bluetooth, a dock, or even a line-in jack.


March 24, 2012
News

Police Have Started Wardriving For Unsecured Networks In Queensland

Gizmodo AU

Queensland cops have always been on the forefront of the digital age, whether its catching Wi-Fi freeloaders or detaining tech journalists for funsies. Now, residents of the country’s north-eastern state will soon have their wireless networks prodded for holes by the Sunshine State’s finest.


March 22, 2012
Computing

Does The New iPad Have Wi-Fi Problems?

Users are reporting new problems with the new iPad: the Wi-Fi seems to be a lot weaker than it is on the iPad 2, iPhone or MacBooks, according to numerous reports on AppleCare support thread. Could this be another antennagate? Have you experienced the same?


March 9, 2012
Science

Wireless Data Could Move 1000x Faster Thanks To Frequency Combs

That LTE connection may seem lighting-quick compared to the 3G molasses you were used to, but it flows about as fast as glass in the face of the Terahertz bandwidth that the University of Pittsburgh is studying.