Cardboard WiFi Antenna Upgrade

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Tritium Flatenna: Cardboard and Foil
Antenna

Tritium Flatenna: Cardboard and Foil
Antenna 07/12/2004 08:52 AM

I'd like to see some actually testing (NYCWireless, I call thee!) of these little folding cardboard antennas, the Tritium Flatenna, but the idea itself is interesting. The simple metal and foil antenna is designed to clip onto your existing external antenna -- no worrying about what type of connector -- and focus the standard omni-directional into a parabolic, semi-directional antenna. The upshot for you is that if your home network, for instance, could use a little boost, and your wireless access point is on one side of your living space, the $20 gadget could concentrate your signal in the one direction you need it. If it works, that is.

And where did they get that much Tritium? I suspect Oscorp is involved somehow. (Thanks, Josh!)
Read - Product Page [TritiumUK]

4km WiFi Range w/ $5 DIY Antenna

4km WiFi Range w/ $5 DIY Antenna 05/25/2004 07:30 PM

Sniper rifle modded to be WiFi antenna

Sniper rifle modded to be WiFi antenna 08/03/2004 11:00 AM
A friend of mine from the Shmoo hacker group told me about this amazing DefCon stunt back in June and swore me to secrecy, and it's been one of the hardest secrets I've ever kept, because this is so goddamned cool.

The Sniper Yagi is an M16 with the firing apparatus removed and replaced with a directional high-powered antenna. Use the sniper stand and sight to line up your WiFi shot, plug in, and let the packets begin! Link

" USB adaptors & DIY antenna = "Poor
Man's WiFi" ?"

" USB adaptors & DIY antenna = "Poor
Man's WiFi" ?" 05/18/2004 02:44 AM

Powerful WiFi antenna used in California
and New York City now being used for
Nigeria Hotspot

Powerful WiFi antenna used in California
and New York City now being used for
Nigeria Hotspot 07/18/2004 02:29 AM
Chevron Nigeria uses new USA produced WiFi-Plus multi-polarity obstruction penetrating antenna for successful telecom in challenging environment [PRWEB Jul 18, 2004]

802.11 WiFi Ruggedized Outdoor Access
Point and Antenna Kits Hit The Streets
(and docks)

802.11 WiFi Ruggedized Outdoor Access
Point and Antenna Kits Hit The Streets
(and docks) 08/19/2004 02:21 AM
HauteSpot Networks, a leading provider of long range wireless networking solutions, today announced the release of ruggedized, long range, outdoor access point and antenna kits which are ideal for RV parks, Truck stops, Marinas and campus'. These low cost, high quality, simple to install solutions for providing WiFi network access to large areas, are targeted at organizations who don't have, nor want, complex network support infrastructures. [PRWEB Aug 19, 2004]

Swedish researchers build cardboard
piano

Swedish researchers build cardboard
piano 06/02/2004 09:42 PM
Boston Globe Jun 3 2004 1:39AM GMT

An old general, cardboard bits,
yesterday's battle

An old general, cardboard bits,
yesterday's battle 04/26/2004 12:56 PM
90+ Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap buys 100 copies of "Vallee De La Morte", a board game recreation of the battle of Dien Bien Phu There actually are 2 competing board game recreations of t he epic 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu which was (by the French):

""....an attempt to interdict the enemy's rear area, to stop the flow of supplies and reinforcements, to establish a redoubt in the enemy's rear and disrupt his lines," says Douglas Johnson, research professor at the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute. "The enemy could then be lured into a killing ground."....Hoping to draw Ho Chi Minh's guerrillas into a classic battle, the French began to build up their garrison at Dien Bien Phu..." General Giap - who led the Vietcong forces in that battle, prefers "Vallee De La Morte". Such games are played with large multicolored paper maps broken up into hexagonal grids, with cardboard pieces representing military units. The rules can be quite complex and some wargames ( such as Drang Nach Osten) have thousands of pieces and take thousands of hours to play (sometimes longer than the actual wars they simulate). More on wargaming.

Arcade cabinet made of cardboard boxen

Arcade cabinet made of cardboard boxen 03/31/2005 12:42 PM
Cory Doctorow: The Trashcade is a jokey arcade cabinet for your PC made out of taped-together cardboard boxes. Funny! Link (Thanks, Robert!)

"You are the styrofoam peanuts to the
poorly-packaged cardboard box of my
soul"

"You are the styrofoam peanuts to the
poorly-packaged cardboard box of my
soul" 02/10/2004 02:52 AM

Online Shopping Makes New York a
Cardboard Jungle

Online Shopping Makes New York a
Cardboard Jungle 04/05/2005 07:42 PM
FreshDirect has become the online grocery service that many New Yorkers have grown to love — and hate.

you need glasses made of cardboard and
colored cellophane to look the photos it
takes?

you need glasses made of cardboard and
colored cellophane to look the photos it
takes? 01/06/2004 08:05 AM
Mars landing rover thingy .. chronological sacrifices .. switched to Mars time .. les astres

cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/05/mars.rovers/index.html
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Free open WiFi on Tacoma-Washington
train, courtesy WiFi hacker

Free open WiFi on Tacoma-Washington
train, courtesy WiFi hacker 03/24/2005 08:15 PM
Cory Doctorow: A Seattle wireless hacker rides a commuter train from Tacoma every day with a battery-powered WiFi hotspot in his backpack that's linked up to the Internet with a 14.4 144k wireless modem. Catch his train and get free WiFi on your commute.

The open wireless node can be found in the first car of the last morning train and in Car 403 on the 5:10pm return trip. Use SSID "FreeInternetAccess" or "seattlewireless" to connect - You may have to assign yourself an IP in the range 192.168.0.0/24 and use the Default Gateway 192.168.0.1 as the DHCP is sometimes flakey

Link (via Make)

Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas.

Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas. 08/05/2004 03:39 AM
Los Angeles Beach Community WiFi service made possible by WiFi-Plus antennas. Makes internet available on the beach. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Apricorn Introduces EZ Upgrade 1.8T Hard
Drive Upgrade Kit

Apricorn Introduces EZ Upgrade 1.8T Hard
Drive Upgrade Kit 08/04/2004 02:38 AM
Apricorn, a leader in personal storage products, today released the EZ Upgrade 1.8T Hard Drive Upgrade Kit. EZ Upgrade 1.8T is the first hard drive upgrade kit designed specifically for 1.8" hard drives found in many of the latest portable notebooks and tablet PC's. In three simple steps users can seamlessly transfer all the data from the old hard drive to a new hard drive and transform the old hard drive into a portable Hi-Speed USB 2.0 backup and/or storage solution. [PRWEB Aug 4, 2004]

Review: WiFi Seeker / WiFi Spy

Review: WiFi Seeker / WiFi Spy 07/16/2004 04:50 PM
A few weeks ago I got Chrisalis Developemnt's WiFi Seeker, a convenient keychain-sized wireless network locator. Marware's recently announced WiFi Spy is a rebranded version of the same device, so it should perform identically.

To locate a wireless network simply press the button and watch the LEDs. When the lights stop sweeping back and forth, the number that remain lit will show the strength of the wireless signal. If the lights continue to sweep back and forth, you're not in range for any wireless network. Unlike other devices, the WiFi Seeker isn't fooled by other 2.5 GHz signals like microwave ovens or cordless phones, and it doesn't depend on 802.11 client activity to detect the access point. It detects both 802.11b and 802.11g.

New: Direct-ti antenna

New: Direct-ti antenna 02/19/2004 11:22 AM
QuickerTek released the Direct-ti, an 8 Dbi directional WiFi antenna for Airport cards and other WiFi PC Cards with external antenna ports.

Just got wireless!!....now i need to get
a better antenna!!!

Just got wireless!!....now i need to get
a better antenna!!! 12/02/2003 01:02 AM
I just got my homebase wireless system setup!. Im very pleased with the idea of sharing my internet connection with others. Although i did find my self driving around with my laptop looking for other access points in bedford. Guess what???? That's right you quessed it! As soon as i got in bedford i found that there are quite a few users using peer2peer and some AP's. Although i did not try out the connections, i will try again soon, This time i will have a good play! If there are any users from bedfordshire, please post, as the more hotspots we find the better!!

Antenna 1.5.46 RC1 Released

Antenna 1.5.46 RC1 Released 12/02/2003 10:17 PM

Building a Wi-Fi Antenna Out of a Tin
Can

Building a Wi-Fi Antenna Out of a Tin
Can 09/03/2004 06:05 PM
Book Excerpt: Commercial antennas can be so expensive. And hey, let's face it, it's much more fun to build one out of a tin can. So, if you're a MacGyver wannabe, you have to check this out.

Building A Better Wireless Antenna

Building A Better Wireless Antenna 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Much of the success of a mobile device rides on an often-overlooked piece of technology -- its antenna. For years, though, improvements have been minor. Lately, a movement has developed toward building radically different antennas for mobile devices.

New: QuickerTek antenna for 12"
PowerBook

New: QuickerTek antenna for 12"
PowerBook 07/19/2004 09:26 AM
QuickerTek introduced a 5Dbi omni-directional whip antenna for the 12" aluminum PowerBook.

Treo 660 Loses Antenna?

Treo 660 Loses Antenna? 05/25/2004 11:49 AM
Oh, before I go: I don't know anything more about this than you do, but that looks nice and convincing, doesn't it? Still, it's basically just the Treo 600 with the antenna lobbed off. Guess we'll see. (Thanks, Kerry!) Read...

3G Antenna Specialist Pans Out

3G Antenna Specialist Pans Out 04/20/2004 03:29 AM
3G Apr 20 2004 7:17AM GMT

Antenna coupler covers all 3G and more

Antenna coupler covers all 3G and more 05/04/2004 02:26 AM
Electronics Talk May 4 2004 6:18AM GMT

Evolved antenna designs

Evolved antenna designs 06/28/2004 11:35 AM
This antenna (and may others on the linked page) was evolved by NASA using a genetic algorithm. While highly effective, its design is counter-intuitive.

First, there is the potential of needing less power. Antenna ST5-3-10 achieves high gain (2-4dB) across a wider range of elevation angles. This allows a broader range of angles over which maximum data throughput can be achieved. Also, less power from the solar array and batteries may be required.

Second, the evolved antenna does not require a matching network nor a phasing circuit, removing two steps in design and fabrication of the antenna. A trivial transmission line may be used for the match on the flight antenna, but simulation results suggest that one is not required.

Third, the evolved antenna has more uniform coverage in that it has a uniform pattern with small ripples in the elevations of greatest interest (between 40 and 80 degrees). This allows for reliable performance as elevation angle relative to the ground changes.

Link (Thanks, zogby!)

New: QuickerTek antenna for iBooks

New: QuickerTek antenna for iBooks 06/17/2005 05:31 PM
QuickerTek released a 5.5dBi External Airport Antenna compatible with all Apple iBooks.

Antenna Coupler for 3G Phone Testing

Antenna Coupler for 3G Phone Testing 05/05/2004 04:19 AM
3G May 5 2004 7:43AM GMT

Antenna Design's Black Magician

Antenna Design's Black Magician 06/24/2004 04:37 PM
I have a new article online at TheFeature.com about a 60-year-old ham radio head who may have revolutionized antenna design:

Rob Vincent couldn't let anything interfere with love, even interference itself. In 1995, the ham radio buff moved in to his girlfriend's small Rhode Island house to live happily ever after. But there was a hitch. Her small piece of property wasn't big enough for Vincent, his significant other, and the 140-foot antenna he needed to reach his wireless buddies around the world.

Dedicated to both his future wife and his hobby, Vincent spent nearly a decade designing the antenna now standing in his backyard. The 40-foot-high pole bests conventional antennas three times taller. This week, the inventor and his employer, the University of Rhode Island, are filing a patent on the technology...

"The people saying that I'm a snake oil salesman... will have to order a great big plate of crow very soon," Vincent says. Link

New: Mac Mini wireless networking
antenna

New: Mac Mini wireless networking
antenna 04/01/2005 11:56 AM
QuickerTek released a 5.5dBi omni-directional antenna for the Mac Mini that requires no case modifications.

Whip Antenna for 12" PowerBooks now
shipping

Whip Antenna for 12" PowerBooks now
shipping 07/19/2004 03:02 AM
QuickerTek today announced that they are ready to ship the Whip Antenna for Apple's 12-inch aluminum PowerBook...

Tiny antenna for Bluetooth and WLAN

Tiny antenna for Bluetooth and WLAN 01/19/2004 09:32 AM
Electronics Talk Jan 19 2004 1:29PM GMT

Zarlink antenna may be just what the
doctor ordered

Zarlink antenna may be just what the
doctor ordered 07/14/2004 08:09 AM
National Post Jul 14 2004 12:03PM GMT

KVH boosted by car antenna deal with
DirecTV

KVH boosted by car antenna deal with
DirecTV 01/06/2005 07:32 PM
SiliconValley.com Jan 6 2005 10:34PM GMT

URI Employee Develops Hot Stuff Antenna
Technology

URI Employee Develops Hot Stuff Antenna
Technology 06/07/2004 07:29 AM

Although there's an old adage, "Never trust a University of Rhode Island press release when it's talking about a breakthrough in antenna technology," I think we'll go against the grain and mention this new technique by inventor Rob Vincent (of the university's Physics Department) that claims to have produce distributed-load, monopole antennas that will double the range of walkie-talkies, cell phones, and WiFi networking equipment. According to testing performed by URI (ah HA!), the antennas are one-third to one-ninth the size of a full-size counterpart while retaining 80 to 100 percent efficiency. Vincent developed the antennas while trapped in the steam tunnels below the university, where he works in the lab cafeteria (maybe). (Thanks, Dean Halberg!)
Read [URI]

QuickerTek announces iBook wireless
antenna

QuickerTek announces iBook wireless
antenna 06/17/2005 03:04 PM
QuickerTek today announced a new antenna for iBooks with AirPort wireless capability, including AirPort Extreme...

QuickerTek extends Dr. Bott antenna
range

QuickerTek extends Dr. Bott antenna
range 09/10/2004 10:35 AM
QuickerTek Inc. has announced an antenna upgrade kit for Dr. Bott's ExtendAIR Omni antenna. The antenna is designed to work with AirPort Extreme Base Stations equipped with an antenna port, and improves wireless networking range for the device. QuickerTek's modification enables the antenna to work on all AirPort Base Stations, including older 802.11b-based Graphite and Snow-colored models. It also extends range by up to 30 percent, according to the company. It costs US$34.95 and requires a soldering iron to install; if you're not comfortable doing the installation yourself, QuickerTek offers a $25 installation service as well.

Smart Antenna Processing Could Quadruple
Traffic

Smart Antenna Processing Could Quadruple
Traffic 12/02/2003 02:32 PM
Motia's signal processing chip can optimize signal strength without losing standards compliance: This signal-processing chip analyzes each packet as it passes out of an 802.11b/g compliant chipset and optimizes the signal characteristics before it's broadcast. As a result, it can throw normal 802.11b/g two to four times further in a variety of short-range and long-range scenarios. Because this is a single component, an existing Wi-Fi manufacturer could combine the chip with silicon from other companies to achieve the benefit instead of switching over to an entirely new chipset....

Mac Mini Wireless Networking Antenna
[Flickr]

Mac Mini Wireless Networking Antenna
[Flickr] 03/31/2005 03:09 AM

MacMerc.com posted a photo:

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