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New Wireless Technologies

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the badger-cmdrtaco-for-a-wireless-topic dept.

Codex The Sloth writes "The Economist has an article on 4 emerging wireless technologies: (1) Smart Antennas for improved base-station capacity, (2) Mesh Networks to make each wireless reciever also be a relay, (3) Ad hoc networking to use network devices as routers, (4) Ultra wideband to transmit 100 mbs wirelessly (but only for distances of 10 feet...). Some of these are already in use while others are still in the lab."

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  1. Ultra wideband to transmit 100 mbs wirelessly by Brento · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ultra wideband to transmit 100 mbs wirelessly (but only for distances of 10 feet...).

    Also accomplished by tossing DVD's back and forth....what's the point of that? I mean, only ten feet? Why not just use a cable at that point?

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    1. Re:Ultra wideband to transmit 100 mbs wirelessly by dubiousmike · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why not?

      I know people who use their car to drive less than one block...

      Fat bastards.

  2. What about by eclectro · · Score: 5, Funny

    the little sticker you put on the back of your cell phone to increase range. Isn't that an emerging wireless technology???

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  3. The Ultimate Wireless Network. by Real+World+Stuff · · Score: 5, Funny

    Me: Hey Joe, got that file?
    Joe: Yeah, it's on a floppy.
    Me: Toss it here.
    Joe: Frisbee's the Floppy across the room (20 ft. [6.1 meters]).
    Me: Catches floppy (Sure it was aimed at my head).
    Me: Thanks.
    Joe: Make sure it gets to Mike tomorrow.
    Me: Ok. (uses sneaker net)

    Look familiar? :)

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  4. Hm... by Niles_Stonne · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can see it now...

    The New Corporate Structure

    June 21, 2002

    New York, Due to the advent of new short-range high speed Mesh Networking systems there has been a huge increase in the need for temp employees. Apparently, when CEOs discovered that their new high-speed UltraNet(R) connections would only work ten feet away from another UltraNet(R) based system they decided to hire UltraNet(R) Extenders(UE) - temporary employees that are specially trained to walk ten feet away from the CEO with an UltraNet(R) rebroadcaster.

    Some UE chains - lines of UltraNet(R) Extenders - have been known to reach twenty or thirty UEs, with the record taking place between the law firm of Samuel, Johonson, & Dickie and the local courthouse three blocks away. When one of the UEs was asked about the experience his response was "I'm just glad I'm not one of them that needed to stand in the road." Of the two injuries incured during the record-breaking event both happened to UEs standing in the streets.

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  5. Re:Ten feet by dfn5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Right. It would be a real bummer if the master computer sent an order to kill those pesky humans and the robot got snapped back by the network cable. I mean how embarrassing.

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