Smart Cities The Startup Behind NYC’s Plan to Replace Phone Booths with 7,500 Connected Kiosks Intersection, which is funded by Alphabet, hopes they could someday guide autonomous vehicles, too. by Elizabeth Woyke 2017-07-18T00:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Most of India Still Isn’t Online—Here’s Google’s Plan to Fix That Google is testing new initiatives to boost Internet access in India that could prove useful everywhere. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-09-27T11:20:00-04:00
Smart Cities Humans Do Dumb Things with Smart Cities New York City’s street-corner Internet plans are being curtailed because people are abusing the service. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-09-15T11:40:00-04:00
Connectivity Juiced-Up Home Wi-Fi for $10 Extra a Month? It’s Coming. Startup Plume is betting that consumers are ready to pay more for a powerful wireless network with a brain in the cloud. by Stacey Higginbotham 2016-06-16T08:00:00-04:00
Connectivity 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2016: Power from the Air Internet devices powered by Wi-Fi and other telecommunications signals will make small computers and sensors more pervasive. by Mark Harris 2016-02-23T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Coffee Shops and Home Routers Could Offer Nearby Phones a 4G Data Connection Mobile chip company Qualcomm wants homes and businesses to set up their own open 4G hotspots just as they do Wi-Fi networks today. by Tom Simonite 2015-07-01T10:45:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Startup’s Lightbulbs Also Stream Music Astro banks on a lightbulb with a built-in speaker as the way to connect more renters and apartment dwellers to the Internet of things. by Rachel Metz 2015-06-24T12:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Communication App Works Without a Cellular Network An app called MeshMe lets you communicate without a cellular or Wi-Fi connection, providing enough other users are close by. by Rachel Metz 2014-12-10T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Feeling More Amateur Than Maestro with a Finger-Worn Mouse A computer mouse that wraps around your finger is nice for a while, but it’s much too awkward. by Rachel Metz 2014-12-05T11:11:00-05:00
Connectivity A Zippier Way to Share Big Files? Startup Keyssa wants to replace cords and connectors with speedy wireless transfer technology. by Rachel Metz 2014-11-27T00:00:00-05:00
