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automated speech recognition (ASR)
Automated speech recognition (ASR) is a technology that allows users of information systems to speak entries rather than punching numbers on a keypad. Continue Reading
WAX (Wireless Abstract XML)
Wireless Abstract XML (WAX) is an abstract markup language and associated tools that facilitate wireless application development. Continue Reading
BitPim
BitPim is a cross-platform, open source application for managing data on cell phones that use the CDMA mobile telephony protocol. BitPim can be used to back up data stored on a phone and synchronize contacts and calendars... (Continued) Continue Reading
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wireless point of sale (wireless POS or WPOS)
Wireless point of sale (wireless POS or WPOS) is the use of wireless devices in retail establishments to facilitate payment for products or services... (Continued) Continue Reading
reconfigurable tactile display (RTD)
A reconfigurable tactile display (RTD) is a control interface that provides physical touch input, but that can be configured by programming. Continue Reading
FeliCa
handtop (ultra personal computer)
A handtop is a full-featured portable computer that is slightly larger than a PDA, but much smaller than a laptop.Continue Reading
digital pen
A digital pen is a battery-operated writing instrument that allows the user to digitally capture a handwritten note or drawing.Continue Reading
electronic ink
Electronic ink is a liquid substance, in development at MIT's Media Lab in partnership with a company called E Ink, that responds to electrical impulses to enable changeable text and image displays on a flexible surface.Continue Reading
e-paper (radio paper or electronic paper)
E-paper (sometimes called radio paper or just electronic paper) is a portable, reusable storage and display medium that looks like paper but can be repeatedly written on (refreshed) - by electronic means - thousands or millions of times.Continue Reading
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Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is a set of standards that define digital broadcasting using existing satellite, cable, and terrestrial infrastructures.Continue Reading
zipping
Zipping is the act of packaging a set of files into a single file or archive that is called a zip file.Continue Reading
unzipping
Unzipping is the act of extracting the files from a zipped single file or similar file archive.Continue Reading
HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access)
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is a packet-based mobile telephony protocol used in 3G UMTS radio networks. (...Continued)Continue Reading
Mobile IP
Mobile IP is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard communications protocol that is designed to allow mobile device users to move from one network to another while maintaining their permanent IP address.Continue Reading
Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6 or Mobile Internet Protocol version 6)
Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6) is a protocol developed as a subset of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to support mobile connections.Continue Reading
mobile-to-mobile convergence (MMC)
Mobile-to-mobile convergence (MMC) is a technology that facilitates the interoperability of mobile communications devices without the need for any fixed capabilities or proprietary service provider... (Continued)Continue Reading
WiDEN (Wideband Integrated Digital Enhanced Network)
WiDEN (Wideband Integrated Digital Enhanced Network) is an upgraded version of iDEN (Integrated Digital Enhanced Network), a wireless communications technology originally developed by Motorola in 1993 and deployed by Nextel in 1996 to combine the ...Continue Reading
unlocked cell phone
An unlocked cell phone is a cellular telephone handset that can be used with more than one service provider, making it easy for a user to switch from one cellular network to another... (Continued)Continue Reading
no-swipe credit card
A no-swipe credit card is a credit card equipped with a radio frequency (RF) transponder that allows for purchases without the need for passing the card through a traditional magnetic-stripe detection machine. The card holder can simply come within ...Continue Reading
SMiShing (SMS phishing)
SMiShing is a mobile phone security attack in which the user is tricked into downloading a Trojan horse, virus or other malware onto his phone. SMiShing is short for "SMS phishing." (Continued)Continue Reading
VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal)
VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) is a satellite communications system that serves home and business users.Continue Reading
feed line
In a wireless communications or broadcasting antenna system, the feed line connects the antenna to the receiver, transmitter, or transceiver.Continue Reading
modem
A modem modulates outgoing digital signals from a computer or other digital device to analog signals for a conventional copper twisted pair telephone line and demodulates the incoming analog signal and converts it to a digital signal for the digital...Continue Reading
802.11
802.11 is an evolving family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)....(Continued)Continue Reading
Generic Access Network (GAN)
The Generic Access Network (GAN) is an evolving wireless communications system in which mobile phone sets function seamlessly between local area networks (LANs) and wide-area networks (WANs)... (Continued)Continue Reading
UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service)
UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service) is a third-generation (3G) broadband, packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 megabits per second (Mbps). UMTS offers a consistent set of ...Continue Reading
Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS)
Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) is a standard system for
analog signalcellular telephone service in the United States and is also used in other countries. It is based on the initialelectromagnetic radiation ...Continue Reading 802.11i
802.11i is a standard for wireless local area networks (WLANs) that provides improved encryption for networks that use the popular 802.11a and 802.11b (which includes Wi-Fi standards).Continue Reading
802.11h
The 802.11h specification is an addition to the 802.11 family of standards for wireless local area networks (WLANs). 802.11h is intended to resolve interference issues introduced by the use of 802.11a in some locations, particularly with military ...Continue Reading
802.11d
802.11d is a communications specification for use in countries where systems using other standards in the 802.11 family are not allowed to operate.Continue Reading
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) is an encryption protocol included as part of the IEEE 802.11i standard for wireless LANs (WLANs).Continue Reading
polite cell phone
A polite cell phone is a mobile telephone with built-in intelligence so that it adapts to its current environment and behaves appropriately... (Continued)Continue Reading
wireless router
A wireless router is a device in a WLAN (wireless local area network) that determines the next network point to which a packet should be forwarded toward its destination. A wireless router works in the same way as the router in a hard-wired home or ...Continue Reading
802.16c
802.16c is a set of clarifications and updates to the 102.16 family of wireless communications specifications for metropolitan area networks (MANs).Continue Reading
SISO (single input, single output)
SISO (single input, single output) refers to a wireless communications system in which one antenna is used at the source (transmitter) and one antenna is used at the destination (receiver).Continue Reading
digital audio broadcasting (DAB)
SIMO (single input, multiple output)
SIMO (single input, multiple output) is an antenna technology for wireless communications in which multiple antennas are used at the destination (receiver).Continue Reading
FlashMob supercomputer
A FlashMob supercomputer is a group of computer enthusiasts who gather together in one physical location for a brief time period in order to function as a supercomputer and work on a single problem.Continue Reading
MISO (multiple input, single output)
MISO (multiple input, single output) is an antenna technology for wireless communications in which multiple antennas are used at the source (transmitter).Continue Reading
disappearing e-mail
Disappearing e-mail is a message sent using a type of distribution management tool for e-mail.Continue Reading
turnkey
Turnkey is a product or service that is designed, supplied, built, or installed fully complete and ready to operate.Continue Reading
direct broadcast satellite (DBS)
Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) refers to satellite television (TV) systems in which the subscribers, or end users, receive signals directly from geostationary satellites.Continue Reading
watchdog timer (WDT)
A watchdog timer (WDT) is a device or electronic card that performs a specific operation after a certain period of time if something goes wrong with an electronic system and the system does not recover on its own.Continue Reading
service set identifier (SSID)
A service set identifier (SSID) is a sequence of characters that uniquely names a wireless local area network (WLAN)... (Continued)Continue Reading
WPAN (wireless personal area network)
A WPAN (wireless personal area network) is a personal area network - a network for interconnecting devices centered around an individual person's workspace - in which the connections are wireless.Continue Reading
802.15
802.15 is a communications specification that was approved in early 2002 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) for wireless personal area networks (WPANs).Continue Reading
remote wakeup (RWU)
Remote wakeup (RWU) is a general term for the powering-up of (turning on) a computer over a network.Continue Reading
war driving (access point mapping)
War driving, also called access point mapping, is the act of locating and possibly exploiting connections to wireless local area networks while driving around a city or elsewhere.Continue Reading
802.11x
802.11x refers to a group of evolving wireless local area network (WLAN) standards that are under development as elements of the IEEE 802.11 family of specifications, but that have not yet been formally approved or deployed.Continue Reading
Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)
Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) is a set of freely downloadable program utilities and related documents from Microsoft for ensuring compatibility among application programs in Windows operating systems, especially in a large network ...Continue Reading
Bluetooth brick
A Bluetooth brick is a battery-powered, sealed device that has sensors for monitoring and communicating information such as temperature or vibration levels.Continue Reading
bluesnarfing
Bluesnarfing is the theft of information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection.Continue Reading
antenna
An antenna is a specialized transducer that converts radio-frequency (RF) fields into alternating current (AC) or vice-versa.Continue Reading
eBook
An eBook is an electronic version of a traditional print book that can be read by using a personal computer or by using an eBook reader.Continue Reading
IR wireless (infrared wireless)
IR wireless is the use of wireless technology in devices or systems that convey data through infrared (IR) radiation.Continue Reading
handheld
A handheld computer is a computer that can conveniently be stored in a pocket (of sufficient size) and used while you're holding it.Continue Reading
touch pad (touchpad)
A touch pad is a device for pointing (controlling input positioning) on a computer display screen.Continue Reading
hertz
Hertz is a unit of frequency (of change in state or cycle in a sound wave, alternating current, or other cyclical waveform) of one cycle per second.Continue Reading
phased antenna system
FDMA (frequency division multiple access)
Small Office Home Office (SOHO)
In information technology, SOHO is a term for the small office or home office environment and business culture.Continue Reading
captive portal
A captive portal is a Web page that the user of a public-access network is obliged to view and interact with before access is granted. Captive portals are typically used by business centers, airports, hotel lobbies, coffee shops, and other venues ...Continue Reading
Handspring
Handspring was a company that manufactured portable computer/organizer hardware.Continue Reading
coaxial antenna
A coaxial antenna is a variant of the dipole antenna, designed for use with an unbalanced feed line.Continue Reading
swirl
workstation
A workstation is a computer intended for individual use that is faster and more capable than a personal computer.Continue Reading