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...viewer's head, MicroOptical's are light and feature a see-through front panel so you can look ahead when you're not watching your YouTube downloads. But until the gear stops drawing stares from passersby, even that won't be enough. It's still tough bringing sci-fi to the streets...
...three times that of other wireless networks, and for streaming the latest Lonely Girl, it's both swift and stable. While appliances like microwaves or phones can interfere with traditional wireless networks, Ruckus' technology overcomes those problems by rerouting signals along an unobstructed path. "We're making wi-fi a utility, rather than a very specialized kind of network for computers," Lo says. Because wireless remains a novelty for many American consumers, though, the company remains little known...
...Volvo, and head out to the Boston production of “A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant.” Documenting the life of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, the show features a cast of children, sarcastically belting tunes about the late messianic sci-fi writer and describing the trappings of Scientology, like auditing, the ARC Triangle, Xenu, and the Galactic Confederacy. Runs Wednesday through Sunday until Dec. 16 at varying times. BCA Plaza Theatre. Tickets $25 at www.bostontheatrescene.com...
That's an understatement. The technologies throwing everything into a tizz are called wi-fi and WiMax. Those names are familiar to anyone who's used their laptop to access the Internet wirelessly at a public place equipped with a "hot spot." Although a version of the more powerful, farther-reaching WiMax wireless network that works seamlessly with handheld devices probably won't be ready until next year, handsetmakers are already giddy at the prospect. With WiMax's roots in the Internet, the reasoning goes, mobile networks based on that technology will be able to deliver the multimedia goods...
...even strained alliances with their old best customers is not stopping Motorola and its competitors from rolling out a range of new wi-fi and WiMax handsets. Nokia, the world's leading handset vendor, for example, offers at least 12 wi-fi devices, and says it's prepared to offer WiMax phones if the market wants them. Motorola started shipping its A910 wi-fi phone in Europe this month, and is providing WiMax handsets to Japanese provider Softbank for a planned trial. It's enough to make mobile-phone operators long for the days when they knew who their friends...