Wireless Power, SDN, and More

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Wireless Power, SDN, and More The University of Washington power over Wi-Fi system converts signals from a wireless router into electric (DC) power. They even figured out how to do this dynamically so that the router can handle network traffic at the same time. Cool!   Bradley Mitchell Wireless/Networking Expert Introduction to Wireless Power (Electricity) Wouldn't it be perfect if we could supply power to our electronic devices anytime we wanted, with no cables and no need for batteries? That’s true wireless electricity, sometimes also called Wireless Power Transmission (WPT). It may sound like something out of science fiction, but wireless power exists today and looks to be emerging as a big part of our future. Read more. READ NOW Share Wireless Networking and Your Health With mobile phones and other diverse kinds of wireless consumer gadgets now proliferated around the world in huge numbers, people are literally immersed in a sea of wireless radio signals every day. Because this proliferation has happened all within just the past 20 years or so, the effects of these wireless signals on human physical health over a full lifetime isn't conclusively established.. . Read more. READ NOW Share What is Software Defined Networking (SDN)? Software Defined Networking (SDN) is an effort in the computer networking industry to develop a new approach for how large networks are designed and built. Larger network installations utilize a mix of routers and network switches plus other access points that enable clients to join. Significant technical effort is required to set up and maintain these network configurations.   READ NOW Share Networking with a Router A network router is a small electronic device that allows you build a home network simply. The home router serves as the core or "centerpiece" of the network to which computers, printers and other devices can be connected. Networking with a router helps you to... (read more). READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Improving Your Greenscreen Shooting and Keying in Adobe After Effects: Part 2 • 10 Tips for Going From Zero to Hero in Splatoon • FAQ About the About.com Web Design Blog Ending • 4 Convincing Online Scams You Might Actually Fall For • 10 Free Tools to Find People on the Web • How to Spot and Avoid Fake Online Charity / Disaster Aid Scams • Act Quickly to Recover Your Lost or Deleted Yahoo! Mail • Transform Houses Into Smart Homes With These Gadgets This Holiday Advertisement About Tech   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Wireless/Networking newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved