Wi-Fi exploits the spectrum used by such gadgets as cordless telephones and microwave ovens--airwaves that haven't been auctioned or allocated to an exclusive user.

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Cellini's landlady hasn't connected with the world since the 1950s--even microwave ovens utterly baffle her.

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We get a basically homogeneous signal density in our chamber - in other words, we don't get the hot and cold spots you get in your home microwave.

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And there were plenty of times, I tell you, that you'd come home tired, you don't want to hear the kids fuss, and popping something in the microwave or picking up a burger was just heaven.

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Microwave ovens, cellphone chargers, DVD players, computer monitors and printers all silently consume power when they aren't in use.

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