WatchAir Antenna Sends OTA Signals To Your Mobile Devices

Posted on 25/08/2016 by David Ponce

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A few years ago it became necessary to purchase converter boxes to still be able to receive Over The Air TV signals, since they went all digital. But these converter boxes just plug into your TV, and let you watch programs on a larger screen; if you want to see stuff on your tablet? You’re out of luck. If you get the WatchAir, a smart antenna, you can do just that. It sends the OTA HDTV signals to any connected smart device, by using your home router and WiFi. You can record shows, access the TV guide, and do anything you’d normally do on your living room TV, but on your cellphone, your tablet, or your laptop. It’s currently going through a Kickstarter, and a $189 pledge will get you yours.

[ Project Page ] VIA [ Werd ]

Deal Of The Day: 63% Off On 1byone Digital Indoor HDTV Antenna

Posted on 05/08/2015 by David Ponce

When broadcasters made the switch from analogue to a digital signal, every household in America ended up having to get a converter. Some of you may not have done so yet, so it might be a good idea to take a look at the 1byone Digital Indoor HDTV Antenna. Why? Because it’s cheap!

Thanks to the nationwide switch from analogue to digital TV, great-quality HD television can be accessed without committing to a lengthy cable or satellite contract. Connect up to 25 miles away from your closest broadcast tower and start watching news, weather, local stations, and more. A #1 Best Seller on Amazon, 1byone’s Digital Indoor HDTV Antenna has purchasers raving about the fantastic quality and unbeatable value.

– Place the antenna anywhere (high on the wall, flat on a table, etc.) w/ no power required
– Connect from up to 25 miles away from the closest tower
– Easily & quickly set up in three steps: unwrap, plug in, and scan channels
– Watch crystal clear digital & HD shows
– Never pay for TV again & avoid contracts
– Use even if your TV is far from a window thanks to the ultra-long included cable
– Receive free broadcast HDTV signals (such as ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS & Fox)

You might have an old CRT TV in your basement somewhere, and it hasn’t been turned on in ages. Well, for $12.99 instead of the regular $36, you’ll be able to watch some shows on it again!

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GoTenna Keeps You Connected, Even Off The Grid

Posted on 21/07/2014 by David Ponce

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There are times when cellular services just stop working. Whether it’s because we’re off the grid in the wilderness, or in the middle of a natural disaster, our lives have become dependant on being able to communicate with one another and when outages happen, we tend to freak out. GoTenna is a device that connects to a smartphone and allows it to communicate with another GoTenna-connected phone, even when you have no service. It uses low-frequency radio waves to transmit low-density data over long distances, which in ideal conditions can give you a 50.5 miles range. You can send texts to one another, or share locations so you can find your loved ones even when everyone around you is desperately trying to use their cellphones to do the same. You can even send encrypted messages to one another which aren’t stored anywhere.

It’s a powerful device with tons of features and we feel it completely warrants the $150/pair asking price. That’s the pre-order rate, which is expected to go up to $300 for a pair once it fully hits retail distribution. It ships in late Fall 2014.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ C|Net ]

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Seed-sized A*STAR antenna could open the door to 20Gbps wireless

Posted on 29/08/2012 by Jon Fingas

Antennas have often capped the potential speed of a wireless link -- the 450Mbps in modern 802.11n WiFi routers is directly linked to the use of a MIMO antenna array to catch signals more effectively, for example. That ceiling is about to get much higher, if A*STAR has anything to say about it. The use of a polymer filling for the gaps instead of air lets the Singapore agency create a 3D, cavity-backed silicon antenna that measures just 0.06 by 0.04 inches, roughly the size of a seed on your hamburger bun, even as it increases the breakneck pace. The new antenna generates a signal 30 times stronger than on-chip rivals at an ultrawideband-grade 135GHz, and musters a theoretical peak speed of 20Gbps -- enough that 802.11ac WiFi's 1.3Gbps drags its heels by comparison. Before we get ahead of ourselves on expecting instant file transfers at short distances, there's the small matter of getting a chip that can use all that bandwidth. Even the 7Gbps of WiGig wouldn't saturate the antenna, after all. Still, knowing that A*STAR sees "immense commercial potential" in its tiny device hints that wireless data might eventually blow past faster wired standards like Thunderbolt.

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