News tagged with internet radio

RCA's Airenergy charger converts WiFi energy to electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Airenergy is a gadget that can harvest free electricity from WiFi signals such as those from a wireless Internet connection, apparently with enough efficiency to make it practical for recharging ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (29) | comments 38 | with audio podcast weblog

New radio chip mimics human ear, could enable universal radio (w/Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT engineers have built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip, modeled on the human inner ear, that could enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (24) | comments 2

MagicJack's next act: disappearing cell phone fees

(AP) -- The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Internet takes 'distance-learning' into the Amazon

The Internet is letting a school sprout in the Amazon where teachers tend not to linger due to harsh living conditions and a scarcity of students.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Tech review: The Livio Radio

Product: The Livio Radio, an Internet radio stereo featuring Pandora radio.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Google unveils cloud-based music service

Google Inc. unveiled its long-planned music service Tuesday, but it will likely need deals with the recording industry to reach its full potential.

Technology / Internet

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Under fire, US eyes Internet to reach Chinese

The US broadcasting agency said it saw the Internet as the future for reaching China despite its firewall, as it came under fire from lawmakers for slashing short-wave radio service.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

How Google removed the muzzle on Twitter in Egypt

(AP) -- Even before his first day on the job at Google, Ujjwal Singh was trying to figure out how to use his passion for the spoken word and the company's technological prowess to help Egyptians bypass government ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Listen to the world on a shoestring, or more if you're game

I've been using a thumb-size gadget that is a riveting example of how the Internet has turned our vast planet into a small village.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Sonoro Elements W Wi-Fi Internet radio works without a computer

The Sonoro Elements W Wi-Fi Internet radio ($499.99, sonoro-audio.com) is a smallish, glossy black or white clock radio with some standout features.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Variables play into how well wireless works

In a recent column, Dianne Dunlap, a customer support engineer specializing in wireless technology for Cisco Systems, gave a thorough breakdown of how to check whether wireless Internet connectivity problems are due to wireless ...

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

UN sets stage for blazing fast new mobile devices

(AP) -- A United Nations telecom meeting has approved the next generation of mobile technology, which experts say will make devices 500 times faster than 3G smartphones and eliminate the wait time between the tap of a finger ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

At Hulu, 'free' may soon turn into 'fee'

Hulu soared to popularity by offering free online viewing of popular TV shows. Now that free ride may soon end.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 7

Virginia Tech engineers work with InterDigital to increase wireless speed, accessibility

In the first phase of a more than two-year study funded by InterDigital, Virginia Tech researchers have made great strides in the development of more reliable and efficient spectrum sensing techniques that ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pandora tunes up for IPO, looks to raise $100M

(AP) -- Popular Internet radio service Pandora is tuning up for an IPO later this year.

Technology / Business

created Feb 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0