You might know a few people who have bought 802.11b wireless networking cards for their notebook PCs, or who have braved the waters of building their own wireless network at home.
When Eye-Fi first launched its wireless SD cards back in 2006, most of us weren't carrying smartphones, much less tablets.
Ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty worked with Austin nonprofit Front Steps to equip about a dozen homeless people with wireless 4G cards that turned them into human Wi-Fi hot spots.
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Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people) has made wireless networking cards standard on most of its machines, but not many people have put them to any great use.
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Solution does for wireless power what memory cards did for storage: making wireless power simple and instantly accessible.
At Ockham, we think the business of helping wireless carriers manage their networks more efficiently is a winner with the quick adoption of smartphones, tablet computers, eReaders, and also remote wireless broadband connection cards for computers.
BillShrink.com monitors the markets and helps consumers compare programs such as wireless plans and credit cards so that they can choose the best fit for their spending habits and lifestyle.
Similar to how many credit cards have wireless chips built into them for tap-and-pay, people with newer Android phones from Sprint Nextel will be able to do the same at the 311, 000 stores worldwide that have installed MasterCard terminals.
Along with Microsoft's new generation of Internet-oriented software, users will need other non-software technologies tailored for the Web, such as broadband access, wireless communications, smart cards, phones with large screens, handheld computers and PCs with integrated microphones and cameras, Gates said.
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Each Oasis-class ship utilizes shape recognition cameras, smart cards, 900 wireless access points and other digital technologies to eliminate lines in experiences ranging from dining and onboard activities to excursions.
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The innovative additions to Samsung's NX range represent the future in CSC technology: SMART cameras with in-built Wi-Fi technology that allow users to connect to wireless networks without any additional cards or devices.
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Growth was driven by the sales ramp-up of ExpressCards, which are small cards that allows certain wireless devices to roam on networks in different countries.
Eye-Fi cards are SDHC memory cards that contain an internal wireless LAN.
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One scheme called Londonet, devised by Alistair Jeffs and his team, suggests using smart cards, global positioning satellites, wireless communications and real-time personal information devices to revolutionise how Londoners go about their lives.
Mobile wireless telecommunications services play a critical role in the way Americans live and work, with more than 300 million feature phones, smart phones, data cards, tablets and other mobile wireless devices in service today.
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There were no compatibility problems with the machines equipped with the older Airport cards, which are based on the 802.11b wireless standard.
There is less of a dispute with carriers such as Verizon Wireless that use an alternate wireless technology called CDMA because their phones don't use SIM cards.
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