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Tough break. EnOcean's technology is creating a lot of buzz among people in diverse industries, from automation to automobiles. It's a spin-off from electronics giant Siemens AG. While attempting to create wireless switches and transmitters for trains and cars, Siemens developed a sensor that requires such a minuscule amount of energy to transmit a radio signal that it can create its own power from the slightest movements or vibrations...
...lying on a beach in Mauritius and suddenly have the urge to surf - the Web that is, not the waves - you're in luck. The small (pop: 1.2 million) tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean was racing to become the first country in the world with complete wireless Internet coverage, but Macedonia laid claim to that title a few months ago. Mauritian officials say that Macedonia's wi-fi technology, which creates a number of hot-spot "clouds" to cover the country, could lead to connections dropping out. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise...
...easy is it to connect the Xbox 360 to a Wi-Fi network? Out of the box, the Xbox cannot connect wirelessly to a network, but with a $100 Microsoft add-on, it's simple. Yes, $100 extra when you've just spent $300 or $400 on your console, but I have to hand it to Microsoft for making the experience a positive one. Many Wi-Fi devices can't deal with different formats of wireless security (WEP, WPA, etc.), but when I plugged in this accessory, the 360 saw my network and knew what to ask for to make...
...need to buy the $400 version of the console? Yes. If you are dying to get your hands on the Xbox 360, there's no reason not to splurge on the deluxe package with hard drive and wireless controller. The wireless controller is better than the regular wired one, and the included hard drive is key to playing older Xbox titles, as well as being useful for archiving music...
...headache for regulators may be just beginning: the next big thing in the industry is gambling on mobile phones. In the past few months, PartyGaming and several other companies, including land-based British bookmakers such as Ladbrokes, have launched pilot wireless-gambling projects; in PartyGaming's offering, mobile-phone users can download the software free by sending a text message and then play roulette or slot machines for fun or money...