New York City Subway Riders To Get Cell Phone Coverage
While Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders have had cell phone coverage--both for talk and data--for a while now crossing the tunnel from the East Bay into San Francisco, it seems that Manhattanites are finally going to get their gab on in the subways. MTA city transit officials had agreed to a deal with Transit Wireless to bring cellular reception underground three years ago and now the company is finally getting serious about its plans to bring voice and mobile data access to New York subways. Transit Wireless will have two years to install the tech in six test stations and another 8 years to completely connect all 277 subway stations. For the city that never stops, talking will now never cease, at least in the noisy comforts of passing trains. Of course, with the convenience of calling the above-ground world, you'll also have to deal with "Can you hear me now" if reception cuts out suddenly.
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NYC Subway to Get Wi-Fi and Cell Service, We Look In To Buying Bikes
The hopes and fears of all New Yorkers will at once come true, thanks to yesterday's announcement that the city's plan to outfit subway stations with Wi-Fi and cell service are, once again, moving forward. We all knew it would happen eventually; three years ago, the MTA and Transit Wireless struck a deal that would outfit stations, but not tunnels, with wireless access. Still, some of us had hoped that the inevitable might be, like Brooklyn trains, permanently delayed.
Under the new plan, coverage will even extend through some segments of tunnels, as long as the stops on either side are close enough together. (In Manhattan, that basically means all of them.) Four companies have been slated to install the wireless system, one of them being Q-Wireless. In an interview with the NY Daily News, Q-Wireless CEO Alex Mashinsky said that cell service will probably be strongest in wider tunnels, such as the ones that accommodate both express and local tracks, since those wily signals need room to breathe.
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Solar Powered Wireless Webcam
Iain Barclay has come up with the Solar Powered Wireless Webcam which he dubs the FieldCam. After all, this is one webcam which relies on the power of the sun to function, and not only that, it works fine sans wires. Using a handful of off-the-shelf parts, a 3G cellular phone dongle and router, and a custom circuit board, the FieldCam was born. Of course, the box will need to be placed in the field under the open skies for it to obtain a constant charge on a clear day, where it will collect enough juice for it to snap a photo every 5 minutes which in turn will upload it to Flickr. It costs around
FCC approves first LTE phone in the US
The FCC have given their nod of approval for the Samsung SCH-R900, which will also hold the tag as the first LTE handset in the US. It isn't exactly new as it was unveiled at CTIA Wireless earlier this year, and you can get it from MetroPCS. This is a rather unusual move since it won't be available from a larger carrier, where the handset's data capability might just place an unprecedented strain on the MetroPCS network. The Samsung SCH-R900 will be CDMA compatible and boast Wi-Fi support. What you see on the right is the rough shape of the smartphone, although most of the other details have been blanked out. For those who are curious to know what LTE offers, it supposedly offers speeds up to ten times faster than 3G.
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Evatran Plugless Power Station To Wireless Charge Electric Cars
With wireless charging slowly making its way to mobile phones, maybe it's time that electric vehicles get a healthy dose of wireless charging too, and that might come in the form of Evatran's Plugless Power Station. This system works by installing an adapter about the size of a shoebox into the car, which will be able to charge the battery when the car is close enough to the power station's parking block, though the distance required is a very unforgiving two inches only, so you might want to make sure your driving skills are up to scratch. Aside from the inconvenience, the Evatran Plugless Power Station currently operates at 80% efficiency, though it hopes to achieve 90% efficiency on launch, which is slated to be by April 2011 and should be priced around $800.
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Grace Digital delivers wireless radio tuner
Grace Digital has a brand new Tuner Wireless Radio & Media Player that will cost you $219.99, although you might question such a purchase decision since it will still need a dedicated stereo before you are able to enjoy playback of Internet radio streams. Not only that, the rather boring user interface might some something people will have beef with, considering how far user interface has come these days. Still, if you can overlook the aforementioned shortcomings, this device is able to stream Wi-Fi radio content from 30,000 stations, Pandora, iheartradio, Sirius, Live365 and MP3tunes among others. It maxes out at 802.11g (we would have liked to see 802.11n thrown in to keep up with the times), or through an Ethernet cable if you're old school. A 4-line backlit LCD display shows off some metadata, while a remote control is thrown in to keep couch potatoes happy.
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Evatran’s Plugless Power Station Will Wirelessly Charge Electric Cars [Wireless]
Evatran's Plugless Power Station hopes to juice electric cars by sending charges wirelessly. Pull up, park and its power station will handle the rest. No plugging in necessary. More
Deal of the Day: $79.99 Logitech Wireless Anywhere Mouse MX for $44.44 Shipped AR
Amazon is selling the Logitech Wireless Anywhere Mouse MX for just $44.44 shipped after rebate, originally priced at $79.99. This mouse "gives you new freedom to work anywhere without a mouse pad - on virtually any surface." Product page -- please note that Amazon may change the price and/or rebate terms at any time without notice. Video after the break.
Your laptop bag balanced on your lap at the airport. Your granite kitchen countertop. It even gives you precise cursor control on glass conference tables and hotel desks - the surface where no mouse has worked before.
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Apple Magic Trackpad unveiled
It didn't take very long for rumor to become fact, and initial leaks of the Apple Magic Trackpad proved right - this wireless touch input device has just debuted in Apple's Store app for iOS 4. It works as previously imagined, where this glass-covered device boasts an aluminum shell that replicates what the multitouch area delivers in Apple's range of MacBooks, save for the fact that this experience is now transferred over to desktop users. Powered by a built-in battery, you'll need to make sure it remains well juiced if you're going to use it often. The Apple Magic Trackpad will retail for $69 a pop, and will communicate sans wires thanks to built-in Bluetooth support.
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Gulp: Security Researcher Discovers WPA2 Vulnerability [Wireless]
It's time to be nostalgic for the days when you could count on WPA2 as the strongest, most impregnable wireless security standard. Security firm AirTight Networks has discovered a means of compromising WPA2 encryption using about ten lines of code. More