The Wi-Fi Alliance wants to make roaming between hotspots as simple as bopping between cellular towers.
Yes, yes, we all remember the endless parade of cufflinks that doubled as USB storage drives – if you missed it, it happened maybe four or five years ago and it didn’t so much resemble a parade as it did a line of preschoolers tethered together on their way to the playground. But this is Y2K12, boyo, and there’s a new breed of high-tech cufflinks in town.
It’s a Wi-Fi-enabled scale from Fitbit, weirdly dubbed “Aria” — that’s Italian for “air,” as well as “a long, accompanied song for a solo voice.” I sometimes sing in the shower, it’s true, but can’t say I’d ever belt out a tune (or have cause to sing one) standing on a scale.
Who doesn’t love Hedy Lamarr, the Austrian-born movie actress who starred in such classic movies as 1941′s Ziegfeld Girl or 1944′s Experiment Perilous? Of course, if the life of a glamorous movie star of the black and white era doesn’t interest you, there’s also the minor fact that she invented a device that would eventually lead to the development of GPS, Wifi and Bluetooth technology.
Question: What exactly is Wi-Fi and if I have it on my phone, what does that mean for using my phone any differently?
A patent troll who could potentially sue any Wi-Fi user is broadening its attack to include hotels, but is leaving individual users alone for now.
The lowly battery: It’s one of the most important parts of any modern-day gadget, yet it’s been one of the slowest pieces of the technology puzzle to evolve. That smartphone in your pocket is exponentially more powerful than the first computer you ever used, yet you still have to plug it in every night.
Okay, it’s true. We mentioned that T-Mobile unofficially reintroduced Wi-Fi calling along with a whole host of other features not too long ago. It’s also been confirmed by a T-Mobile rep, so enjoy and breathe with relief.
So there I was on the train from Boston to New York. I like the Quiet Car. It’s capitalized because it’s important that people in the Quiet Car REMAIN QUIET FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. And still waters run deep if you’re like me.
If you get nauseous looking at screens on the seat in front of you, American Airlines plans to roll out in-flight streaming to your own personal, Wi-Fi enabled doodad. At the very least, you might get a little bit more privacy.
This article has been cross-posted from our partner site, Technologizer.
