Watch this Space: Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition Launched Nov 16, 2009
4" screen in full-colour, crystal clear, sharp images. Plug in 3.5mm headphones for personal viewing or use the loudspeaker option to share the experience with friends and family.With one-click access to live broadcasts, the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition can pick up the best channels around. Set reminders for favorite shows to make sure key episodes aren't missed and create personal channel lists with Nokia's innovative Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for a truly tailored mobile broadcast TV... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
New smaller, portable high-tech enhances front-line troop strategy Nov 16, 2009
When the largest annual military communications conference in the United States opened at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston last month, the show floor was dominated by large spike-like antennas, vehicle-mounted satellite dishes, and wide-screen computer displays ... BBN Technologies has been working on some defense technologies recently that are not new concepts for the Cambridge research firm; what s novel is how they have been shrunk to work at the level of the individual fighter,... (Boston Globe)
How we are being watched Nov 15, 2009
Passive tags can be small, with no antenna or power source they are little bigger than a full stop. With an antenna, they are the size of a postage stamp. (BBC News)
Defusing the threat In the video-game version of United States versus Afghanistan's insurgents, Camp Pendleton Marines prefer to play the role of the militants. They have the ... Nov 15, 2009
The glint of metal in the bushes could be the sun hitting a cell phone antenna. Rivera's team has planted mock bombs along the training course. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Happiness Paradox: Why Are Americans So Cheery? Nov 15, 2009
It had a black-and-white TV with an antenna, a car in the garage, a chicken in every pot and two kinds of lettuce (light green and dark green). Now the average house is more than 50% bigger, the car is twice as powerful (and there's often more than one), the TV is flat and gets 900 channels, and we expect the grocery store to have strawberries year-round and about 50 flavors of mustard. (Time.com)
'Pirate Radio' Nov 14, 2009
But these radio rebels quickly figure out that all they have to do is refit an ocean-going trawler with a towering antenna or two, drop anchor in international waters just beyond the minister's reach and partay. Parliament is not pleased, and a most curious clash of politics and culture ensues, even by British standards. (FOX59, IN)
CommScope Names Edwards President, COO Nov 13, 2009
Randy Crenshaw, currently executive vice president and general manager, Enterprise Solutions, will become executive vice president and chief supply officer, with global responsibility for manufacturing, planning, sourcing and logistics; Ted Hally, currently executive vice president and general manager, Antenna, Cable and Cabinet Group, will become executive vice president and chief commercial officer, with global responsibility for all sales, marketing, research and development, product... (Multichannel News)
Strong signal Nov 13, 2009
That signal then goes through amplifiers before being transmitted to users on the ground via an antenna. All of these elements have to be integrated and tested. (BBC News -- Technology)
Hemisphere GPS Reports Q3 2009 Results Nov 13, 2009
CALGARY, Nov. 13 /CNW/ - (TSX: HEM) Hemisphere GPS, a designer and manufacturer of advanced GPS products, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. This has generated a negative impact on revenues relative to 2008. (Canada Newswire)
Global news recap, World Tech Update, Nov. 12 Nov 13, 2009
4-inch touch-screen display and all the electronics needed for the handset, including the radio module and antenna. The bottom half has a QWERTY keyboard and a slide-out numeric keypad. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Stop Zain from erecting antenna at residential area Nov 12, 2009
Twifo Praso, Nov. 11, GNA - Residents of Anogyan, a suburb of Twifo Praso, have appealed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop Zain, a mobile phone service provider, from putting up its antenna close to their buildings. As much as we need an improved telecommunication system in the town, the serviced provider must consider the impact of the antenna on our health, Mr. Kwaku Mensah, a resident, told the GNA in an interview ... Mr. Mensah said when Zain started fixing the antenna... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
New Antenna May Reveal More Clues About Lightning Nov 12, 2009
So, Marshall and one of his senior students, Lauren Vickers, visited Kennedy to test a new antenna that might someday measure the level of individual lightning flashes and their return strokes. A measurement that could give launch managers information to make their "go-no go" decisions easier. (Science Daily)
DIRECTV Showcases Newly Branded MDU IP Technology at NMHC Apartment And Technology Conference Nov 11, 2009
A single dish antenna can serve more than 1,000 receivers in each building, providing a more cost-effective installation for large properties and enabling injection of local content, such as on-site amenity and security video feeds into the system. In addition to supporting both DIRECTV standard and HD DVR receivers, the IP distribution platform will also support voice, internet and interactive services over a single connection, enabling the delivery of IP based triple-play bundles... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Giga-tronics and Team Achieves Milestones in F-15E Radar Modernization Program Nov 7, 2009
Other RMP modifications include the addition of Raytheon's new Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Electronically Scanned Array antenna, which was developed for the F-15C APG-63(v)3 radar system, as well as new Radio Frequency Tunable Filters (RFTF) and an improved Environmental Cooling System (ECS). The RFTF will enable the radar and the aircraft's Electronic Warfare System to function at the same time, minimizing degradation to either system. (Primezone Releases)
Frontiers of the future: Is there anybody out there? Nov 7, 2009
Named after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen who gave the initial funds to SETI Institute at University of California, Berkley, ATA will have 350 antenna dishes spread out on a 4200 m high valley in California. It will listen to weak radio transmissions from a million stars and strong transmissions from 10 billion stars when fully functional. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
KVPT adds the channel Create TV Nov 6, 2009
The majority of calls Friday afternoon to the stations and assistance centers set up by the Federal Communications Commission were from viewers seeking technical help with hooking up the converter boxes or adjusting their antenna to get the maximum coverage ... The new channel can be seen via an antenna or on Comcast Cable channel 194. (Fresno Bee)
Wireless tower site lines reviewed Nov 6, 2009
We wouldn t consider [the proposed antenna] camouflage. We would consider it festooned. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Do kids still love Sesame Street 40 years on? Nov 6, 2009
My PBS affiliate was hard to get (pre cable) over the air, so it gave people inventive to pick up a UHF antenna to get the signal. I still remember Mr. Hooper, who was a character from the beginning. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Schools Improve School Lunch Certification Nov 4, 2009
This Month's Frugal $Ense Winner Boosted Savings By Cutting The Cable And Building An HD Antenna. Here Are Cheap Ways To Harness The Sun's Energy. (Click2Houston, TX)
GUEST COLUMN: Remembering Amelia Earharts radio tower Nov 3, 2009
In 1938, when I was a 10-year-old kid, my Grandfather Joe Moody told me, that Amelia s husband had come to Cape Cod to set up a radio antenna, so he could keep in touch with Amelia, by radio, as she flew out over the Atlantic Ocean. The family story is that George Putnam rented the hill on the Moody farm in Harwich Center to put up his aerial antenna. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
LANL Roadrunner Models Nonlinear Physics Of High-power Lasers Nov 1, 2009
19, 2007) A new antenna made of plasma (a gas heated to the point that the electrons are ripped free of atoms and molecules) works just like conventional metal antennas, except that it vanishes when you turn. . (Science Daily)
Perfect World Names Private Equity Exec to Board Nov 1, 2009
Yang, a partner at SAIF since 2004, also servers on the boards of MainOne Information Technology Co. and Mobi Antenna Technologies Co.. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (ABC News -- Wire)
DTT boost for Hungary Oct 31, 2009
This, according to Antenna Hungria, the operator of the DTT platform MinDig TV, was in part due to an 8% reduction in the cost of equipment, which includes set-top boxes, integrated TVs, PCI and USB cards and sticks. As things stand, some 4% of Hungarian homes will have DTT receivers installed by the end of the year, when digital terrestrial coverage in the country should reach 88% of households. (Multichannel News)
New Celestial Map Gives Directions For GPS Oct 31, 2009
Differences in atmospheric pressure and humidity caused by weather systems, flexing of the Earth's crust due to tides, and shifting of antenna locations from plate tectonics and earthquakes all affect VLBI measurements. "A significant challenge was modeling all these disturbances in computers to take them into account and reduce the noise, or uncertainty, in our position observations," said Ma. (Science Daily)
5 gadgets from the near future Oct 31, 2009
But one of the challenges of these new wireless devices is designing a suitable antenna that can operate within the human body where fat, muscle and skin tissue create challenging conditions for wireless signals. This implantable antenna uses the 402-405MHz Medical Implant Communications Service (MICS) frequency band ... Combined with a custom integrated chip or a system on a chip, device makers can use the antenna in pacemakers, neurostimulation devices, and swallowable imaging and diagnostic... (CNN -- International)
Perfect World Announces Appointment to the Board of Directors Oct 31, 2009
He currently serves as a director of several companies, such as MainOne Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Mobi Antenna Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. From 2000 to 2001, he served as an investment officer and director of Softbank China Venture Capital, a venture capital firm in China. Mr. Yang received his bachelor's degree in computer science from Tsinghua University in 1995, and his master degree in accounting from University of Southern California in 1997. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
SBA Communications loses $50M in Q3 Oct 30, 2009
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Rocket man gets reply after 52 years Oct 29, 2009
The rocket Cox envisaged, drawn with a blue ball-point pen, contained four Rolls-Royce jet engines, guided missiles and an integrated radio and radar antenna mounted on the nose. Cox emphasised the rocket must have "Australian markings" and implored the recipient to "put in other details". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Meter readers becoming extinct Oct 29, 2009
Wireless translators atop water meters beam a signal back to a collector antenna on top of the Eagle Ridge water tower. Located there is an enclosure with two servers that collect the reads, which have a point to point wireless connection atop the antenna that backhauls the data from the water tower. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Pipeline 2010: Attracting Business by Mastering Your Market Oct 29, 2009
Well, as a real estate agent out there in the world with your antenna up, what do you have to offer the Average Joe who strikes up a conversation with you ... Another way to Master Your Market is to always have your antenna up for opportunities to show properties to buyers. (RealtyTimes)
Iliad's Founder Niel Bring Promise of Lower Mobile-Phone Prices to France Oct 29, 2009
Iliads Reynaud said the company can easily finance its expansion into mobile services, which will require new antenna towers and other infrastructure. Iliad is one of the least indebted telco operators in Europe, he said. (Bloomberg)
Uniqueness is key in avoiding economic hardship Oct 28, 2009
We're all hoping for the best, but anyone who does not have their antenna up and dismisses the current situation as something minor is overlooking the totality of the problem. Keeping up with the news is important. (Daily Orange, NY)
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iPOD nano 5G Oct 27, 2009
In order to use it, youll need to connect a pair of headphones to the iPod nano to act as an antenna for the device. The iPod nanos radio does things differently however it has a Live Pause feature that allows you to pause a radio programme for up to 15 minutes. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Smallest Nanoantennas For High-speed Data Networks Oct 26, 2009
So far, however, manufacture of the small antennas has required an enormous expenditure. KIT scientists have now succeeded for the first time in specifically and reproducibly manufacturing smallest optical nanoantennas from gold ... Specific and directed generation of electromagnetic radiation allows for the transmission of information from a place A to a remote location B. The key component in this transmission is a dipole antenna on the transmission side and on the reception side. (Science Daily)
Wallet of the future? Your phone Oct 25, 2009
"One of the key things that's needed is new hardware. You need a special chip in the phone, and you need another radio frequency antenna to communicate ... and that costs money.". Swipe a phone. (CNN -- Tech)
Letter to: NCA Boss Oct 25, 2009
Recent studies done in Europe show that tumors can be induced in rats, which were exposed to the same power levels and distances that normal cell phone users are exposed to from the phones antenna. These towers are a deathbed not only for human beings but also for birds. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Q&A: FCCs Baker Sounds Alarm Over 'Anecdote-Based Regulations Oct 25, 2009
We have to make sure that we are using the best radio, antenna and other technologies possible to make the most of the spectrum we have. We also have to redouble our efforts to use spectrum efficiently. (Multichannel News)
Students launch camera near space Oct 25, 2009
" Don't Miss iReport.com: iReport.com: Will you watch the shuttle launch? These enterprising students seem to have hit a nerve with the public, probably because their effort costs so little, suggesting that anyone with some know-how and a few common tools can photograph the edge of space. That's something normally reserved for big-budget agencies like NASA. They're also tapping into the exploding do-it-yourself movement online. Web sites like and Instructables offer blueprints for people who... (CNN -- Tech)
NIST physicists turn to radio dial for finer atomic matchmaking Oct 23, 2009
Just as it is easier to improve reception on a home radio by both electronically tuning the frequency on the receiver and mechanically moving the antenna, having two independent knobs for influencing the interactions in atomic gases could produce richer and more exotic arrangements of ultracold atoms than ever before. Previous experiments with ultracold gases, including the creation of Bose-Einstein condensates, have controlled atoms by using a single knobtraditionally, magnetic fields. (EurekAlert!)
Vizio SV420M 42-Inch HDTV Oct 23, 2009
Its industrial design is simple--the basic black bezel is fairly narrow--and its inputs are easily accessible on the back (three HDMI, one RGB for PC hookup, one composite/S-Video, one component, and coaxial for DTV antenna or cable) and side (one HDMI and one composite). The set does not, however, offer a network hookup for Internet features or a USB port or SD Card slot for viewing of content stored on external media. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Gunman Holding up to 9 Hostages in Canada Oct 22, 2009
My antenna picks up on these things. "Just wanted to let you know I was looking for you.". (CBS News)
Holliston to take bids on water tank space for cell antennas Oct 22, 2009
Town officials will be taking bids from wireless companies next month for the use of three of the town's water tanks as sites for cell phone antennas ... Water Department Superintendent Ron Sharpin said the department receives fairly frequent inquiries from cell phone companies about installing antennas on the tanks ... Before the antennas on the Mount Hollis Tank were installed, Town Meeting voters decided revenue raised from AT&T and Sprint should be split between the town's open space and... (Holliston Tab, MA)
Brookline police incident log: Oct. 13-19 Oct 22, 2009
3:35 p.m., Oct. 18 John Street A caller reported damage to the vehicle s antenna and side mirror. Possible prowler. (Brookline TAB, MA)
State Department deploys electronic asset-tracking system Oct 22, 2009
The tags consist of an integrated circuit for storing and processing information, usually a serial number, and an antenna for sending and receiving the information. Passive RFID tags have no battery and require an external source (i. (FCW.com)
DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't Oct 22, 2009
You have some shtick in this movie about sending Dad up onto the roof to adjust the TV antenna, in a futile effort to get rid of all that snow on the screen during your favorite show. I can remember that, but I suppose there are now several generations of Americans now who will never have that experience. (Salon)
DISAPPEARANCE: Reporter's diary adds clue Oct 21, 2009
What nobody knew not Earhart, and not Itasca was that her plane's radio-reception antenna had been ripped away during the takeoff from Lae's bumpy dirt runway ... Among reports of voice messages, two from teenagers using shortwave antennas rigged by their fathers were most disturbingly credible. (USA Today -- Life)
Government increases research funding Oct 21, 2009
The $20 million is going toward the establishment of a Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC) on campus, in which scientists will study the harnessing of energy from light ... He said the study will focus on identifying the principles that govern natural photosynthetic antenna systems, such as the ones bacteria use to create energy, as a basis for designing solar-powered energy systems ... We start with the purely natural antennas, that weve found in organisms. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Guide to Digital TV Oct 20, 2009
Will I need a new antenna to receive digital High Definition Television. If you have an existing outside aerial that is capable of receiving existing VHF or UHF stations then you will be able to receive digital High Definition Television using your same antenna ... However, if you do not have an outside aerial it will be necessary to install a new outdoor antenna. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Rethinking cable TV service? Oct 20, 2009
Buy a Tivo HD Recorder box for $200, (refurb from Tivo), a wireless adapter for the Tivo Box ($40) and Get an HD Antenna ($40), which picks up about 31 HD channels in Atlanta, (all major networks, PBS, CW, Ion, etc), then subscribe to Netflix, which you can access with your Tivo box connected to your computer via the wireless adapter ... Friends, after Comcast stole what I was paying for in the basic tier and moved to other tiers to shake me down for more money I tossed the thieves out on their... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
14 comment(s) Oct 19, 2009
fredandethyl wrote on Oct 18, 2009 6:51 AM:" Jeniniowa,I have Dish. I paid a ONE-TIME price of $10 with a coupon, NOT a monthly fee, for a converter box to watch local channels using an antenna. Even without the coupon, the boxes only cost about 50 bucks. Unless MPW boxes are better, $4 a month is a rip. Is MPW cable system somehow different? ". wanger62 wrote on Oct 18, 2009 10:25 AM:" we have dish network and we love it.I see no reason to go back to MPW.I recommend people do the research and... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
* FEATURE: Rain forests of Brunei hold secrets for biologists Oct 19, 2009
The researchers unfolded a huge antenna among the towering trees ... Stumbling through the pitch-dark night, the researchers closed in on the chipped frog, the antennae readouts leading them to a steep slope. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
CONSISTEL Wins One of the Largest In-building Contracts to Design and Deploy Wireless Network at Integrated Resort in Marina Bay -- Singapore's First World Class Integrated Resort Oct 17, 2009
As part of the project, CONSISTEL will deploy more than 3000 antennas, 70km of fiber optic and 120km of coaxial cables for the Distributed Antenna System (DAS) network. This will allow for services provided by 4 wireless operators incorporating 11 wireless services in a single network infrastructure utilizing CONSISTEL's Optima solution. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Older Adults Want Robots That Do More Than Vacuum, Researchers Find Oct 17, 2009
Researchers have developed a flexible, sensor-laden artificial antenna to help a robotic "bug" move and navigate just like the common cockroach. The. (Science Daily)
Student sends camera into stratosphere Oct 16, 2009
The GPS module was sourced from eBay for about $10, with the antenna an extra $1 ... It had just rolled over on top of the GPS antenna. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
House Committee Approves Satellite Reauthorization Bill Oct 16, 2009
Another amendment requires the FCC to study whether the standard for a viewer receiving a viewable in-market TV station signal--which precludes a satellite operator from importing a distant signal to that viewer--should still be based on a 30-foot outdoor antenna ... asked for clarification that the FCC was not being directed to conclude that the new standard should be a lowest-common-denominator small, basement antenna ... Boucher said, no, that the FCC was simply being directed to collect... (Multichannel News)
SHVERA BIll Amended With New Elements Oct 16, 2009
Among them: requring the FCC to study whether there is a better way to determine markets than the Nielsen DMA system; and if there needs to be a better way to determine who is ineligible to receive a distant signal than the current measure of a 30-foot antenna. The bill also includes in exchange for its agreeement to deliver local signals in all 210 markets, which it has agreed to to within two year. (Multichannel News)
NTU team studies world's fastest satellite Internet connection Oct 15, 2009
The world's fastest satellite Internet connection using a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) was demonstrated at a public lecture held at NTU. The VSAT is portable and has an antenna dish of only 1. 2m, which can achieve a high data transfer rate of up to 155Mbps. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Beat the crowds, get a better Wi-Fi connection Oct 14, 2009
Again, you know from your home wireless network that you should place the router antenna up high and clear of clutter, and you get a better signal on the remote computer if you are in direct line with the output ... The nearest antenna is maxxed out, the network connection is burping and choking and you're sitting at a cramped hotel work desk, fuming ... You can do a search dog routine and use your wireless antenna software to sniff out the source, and post up when you get the strongest... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Content & Communications World 2009 Exhibitor Profiles Oct 14, 2009
ATCis flagship Simulsat multibeam antenna has the capacity to receive signals from 35 satellites simultaneously ... DH ANTENNA manufactures one-piece, solid spun aluminum antennas from ... Product line includes Synthesized and Block Frequency Converters, Antenna Mounted Equipment, Translators, Redundant Switchover Units, Amplifier Systems and Custom Communication Equipment. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
WUSF-FM loud and clear in Sarasota, set to expand Oct 13, 2009
WUSF installed a new antenna last year and is actively pursuing a couple of options regarding the signal, said Tom Dollenmayer, station manager. A satellite system or high-speed fiber are among communication possibilities. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
It's Garry Shandling's Bonus Featur... Oct 13, 2009
The 1988 promo is funny, not only because Fox, being the predominately UHF network that it was, sometimes found itself the butt of jokes regarding the reception of its signal, but also because it s silly enough to suggest that someone who can t afford cable, or a proper antenna, can blow money by hiring someone just to install a coat hanger. Coming soon. (Suite101.com)
'Development of Ferrite Materials and Their Applications' Recognized as IEEE Milestone Oct 13, 2009
In Japan, there were achievements previously designated IEEE milestones: the Yagi/Uda antenna (1995); Mt. Fuji Radar System (2000); Tokaido Shinkansen (2000); the Seiko quartz wristwatch (2004); the Sharp electronic calculation (2005); Victor Company of Japan VHS (Video Home System) (2006); the Omron, Hankyu, and Kintetsu corporations and Osaka University railroad ticket examining system (2007); the Toshiba Japanese-language word processor (2008); and the Yosami radio transmitting station in... (JCN Network, Japan)
MIT launched a modern Icarus with the right stuff Oct 12, 2009
Besides the digital camera, weather balloon, and cooler, it consisted of a GPS-equipped cellphone, a plastic parachute, an antenna, duct tape, and instant hand warmers ... For an extra boost, they attached the antenna from an old wireless router to the phone. (Boston Globe)
More Powerful Internet Access On Airplanes And Trains Oct 12, 2009
This means that data transmission is disrupted when something passes the antenna lobe, which is not acceptable for wireless networks. Now these scientists have used a technology called Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output, MIMO. With this technology antennas do not need to be lined up and previous problems with shadowing, interference, and blocking are eliminated ... With MIMO technology, several transmitters and receivers are used for transmission of the signal; the same signal is transmitted with a... (Science Daily)
