Tag: Wi-Fi

Smart geysers, pool pumps, doors, fridges, washing machines, and gates are unlocking a new world of efficiency. However, they also present risks. There are over 400 million smart homes worldwide.

As a business traveller, you carry more than just your laptop and a positive attitude. Between your tech, your corporate credit cards, and that nice watch you wear to impress clients, you could be toting around R50,000 to R200,000 in value. That's quite the tempting target for those with less-than-honest intentions.

One of the biggest stress in the lives of pet owners is feeding them when no one can be home. Now there’s a gadget for that. Just three years ago, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the world’s biggest launch pad for new gadgets, was set alight by a Wi-Fi enabled automatic pet feeder called Feeder-Robot, “designed to give every pet parent complete peace of mind”.

In 1999 several technology companies formed the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA). On 30th September 1999, the 802.11b wireless LAN standard became available in commercial products. This moment is considered as the beginning of wireless networks known today as Wi-Fi. As time went by, new generations of wireless networks were emerging.