(1) An earth-based transmitting/receiving station for cellular phones, paging services and other wireless transmission systems. See earth station.
(2) A transmitting/receiving station in a wireless local area network (WLAN) that is fixed in location. Base station is a generic name for "access point." See wireless LAN.
(2) A transmitting/receiving station in a wireless local area network (WLAN) that is fixed in location. Base station is a generic name for "access point." See wireless LAN.
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- InkLevel 1.23 (Mac)
- This is a utility for checking ink levels and printer status. You can check ink levels and printer status of Canon, EPSON and HP printers that are connected to your USB port or AirPort base station. And a network printer that is discovered by Bonjour is also available.
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
- Turtle Beach Ear Force X41 - headset
- Wireless headphones have been around for a while, but it's only been in the past few years that quality has gotten high enough for discerning listeners to consider using them. Many manufacturers, for instance, have turned to infrared IR technology for wireless signal transmission, which powered the Turtle Beach X4...
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- 7 things you should know about Body Area Networks (BANs)
- The budding field of Body Area Networks gives new meaning to the term "personal" in PCs. The technology leverages wireless communications protocols that allow for low-powered sensors to communicate with one another and transmit data to a local base station and to remote places like hospitals. by Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Samsung upgrading its UbiCell CDMA base station to 3G next year
- Faxing/DVR with base station.My biggest issue is that I occassionally fax stuff and my DVR's use the POTS system to connect. I would love to get rid of my land line if I can [b]fax the same way[/b] but through broadband. Anyone have a solution?Fax? What's that?Actually;...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Samsung upgrading its UbiCell CDMA base station to 3G next year
- Samsung has announced that their UbiCell Personal CDMA Base Station will go 3G in 2010. But other than that, it's pretty hush hush. Basically, the station eliminates the need for any pesky land line services. The plug-and-play station provides in-home cellular service securely over...
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- BwanaDik 3.3 (Mac)
- BwanaDik is an IP address WAN and LAN menu item. Yes, another IP address app. Just what the world needs. You may be asking yourself "why the heck does the world need another IP address application?" Well, it doesn't. But I did. I looked all over for an IP address...
- Software downloads 2009-11-13
- Nyko Charge Base IC (Wii)
- After a seemingly endless tirade of Nintendo Wii charging accessories, not until now have we seen third-party manufacturers enter the world of induction charging. We've already got our hands on the Energizer 2X Induction Charge Station and we really enjoyed the convenience of not having to detach batteries and Wii...
- Product reviews 2009-10-29
- Apple Airport Extreme Base Station (Winter 2009)
- Great Performance With Some AnnoyancesI got this wireless router because my D-Link one had become unreliable. I opened the box and this router is beautiful, packaged in typical Apple style, although it didn't setup in typical style, and in fact it was a nightmare to setup.This router doesn't use...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- NumberKey Free for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- NumberKey Free for iPhone turns your iPhone and iPod touch into a numeric keypad for your notebook. It features black and white skins, connect easily and automatically with Bonjour technology, even when you are out and without access to a Wi-Fi base station, you can easily create a new network...
- Software downloads 2009-10-28
- NumberKey for iPhone 2.0 (Mobile)
- NumberKey for iPhone turns your iPhone and iPod touch into a numeric keypad for your notebook. It features black, white, silver, and classic skins, option to switch from clear key to delete key, On and off function of the comma key, carousel key panel, tab key, connect easily and automatically...
- Software downloads 2009-10-28
- Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A
- You probably haven't heard of Envizen, but it's one of several off-brand companies that are putting out new digital portable TVs to replace all the obsolete analog units that were toted to sporting events or kept around for emergencies when the power went off. As implied by its name--the Envizen...
- Product reviews 2009-10-27
- Bang & Olufsen tries to make land-line phones cool again with BeoCom 5
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Can Apple make a Tablet PC "cool"?
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Logitech Notebook Riser N110 - notebook stand
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- Product reviews 2009-09-11
- Software-Plus-Services Helps Antarctica-Based Research Station Keep Life-Support Systems Running at All Times
- Power, heating and clean water are essential in Antarctica, where temperatures can fall below - 50 degrees Celsius. In these extreme conditions, new software is helping keep scientists safe and reduce costs. Antarctica New Zealand deployed SmartAsset software from The Online Workshop to support maintenance and asset management at its...
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- Adaptive Antenna Selection at Mobile Stations for SDMA in WiMAX Networks
- The IEEE 802.16/WiMAX standards has fully embraced multi-antenna technology and can, thus, deliver robust performance and high transmission rates. Nevertheless, due to its inherent cost concerns, a WiMAX Mobile Station MS should preferably contain fewer Radio Frequency RF chains than antenna elements. Thus, antenna selection, wherein a subset of antennas...
- White papers 2009-09-01
- The RFID Radio Channel Performance in the Vehicular Control
- Most terrestrial wireless communication systems operate in environments that present a multitude of RF propagation problems. The Radio Frequency Identification RFID System, a wireless communication system, applied to vehicular control, is a typical point to point communication system, which one, the radio link formed between the reader, working at the...
- White papers 2009-09-01
- Panasonic offering new HD camcorder studio system
- Panasonic announced a new, lower-costing camcorder studio system that enables its P2 HD and DVCPRO HD camcorders to be configured for HD studio production. The system includes a digital Base Station (AG-BS300), a camera adapter (AG-CA300G), extension control unit (AG-EC4G) and a viewfinder interface box (AG-YA500G). On top of this, the camcorder...
- Blog posts 2009-08-24
- Microsoft Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000
- The Microsoft Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 is an $80 keyboard and mouse combo that offers all of the innovative and customizable features we've come to expect from Microsoft peripherals. The mouse is simple in design but also features Microsoft's BlueTrack technology for use on almost any surface, and the keyboard's...
- Product reviews 2009-08-20
- InkLevel 1.17 (Mac)
- This is a utility for checking ink levels and printer status. You can check ink levels and printer status of Canon, EPSON and HP printers that are connected to your USB port or AirPort base station. And a network printer that is discovered by Bonjour is also available.
- Software downloads 2009-08-20
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