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The Incredible Shrinking Antenna
pinkUZI writes "NYTimes ran an article yesterday about a new material, created by a general manager at Integral Technologies, that would enable use of the plastic mold of a cell phone as its Antenna. Pretty neat, as it actually increases the size of the antenna while decreasing the footprint."
Great, now my phone is gonna be so tiny I can put it on my keychain!
What's so bad about that? And come to think of it, a keychain might make a decent antenna if you could wrap the wire right...
What's your damage, Heather?
I don't see why it wouldn't. Your antenna on your car isn't affected a large amount if you grab it. And, who knows, if you have a metal plate in your head, it may increase your signal by several orders of magnitude. I can see it now, no roaming, even from China
Randal Graves says: I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class... Especially since I rule.
This may be the first time that a General Manager has accomplished anything!
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and enemy of growth. -JFK
Then you had better stay away from table lamps - they're far more effective at spewing radiation than your cellphone
The last time I held a table lamp to my head Iwas told to see a doctor.. as for the time I held one to my balls.. well..
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Matching foil underwear might be nice, too. For the man who has everything....
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