There was a lot of chatter in the wireless space in 2015. Home automation took a front row seat with it’s ‘all-things connected’ mantra, and again on ‘everything everywhere and always connected,’ we must not forget about 5G Communications and the Internet of Things (IoT) impressive footprint in 2015. But what was the most eye-catching to you, our loyal readers? Let’s take a look. Here are Wireless Design & Development‘s top five most read blogs from the past year.
Why You Should Stop Fully Charging Your Smartphone Now
Overcharging, undercharging, extreme temperatures, these are all variables that can shorten the life of your lithium-ion battery (used in iPhones and Androids). In order to extend the life of your battery, you’ll want to use the 40-80 rule whenever…
5 Apps Every Engineer Should Have
During the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, the App Store (@AppStore) tweeted an interesting statistic: “@AppStore The average person has 119 apps. #WWDC15 apple.co/live.” The average person has 119 applications on their phone. Just imagine how many…
Li-Fi Wireless Technology Is 100 Times Faster Than Wi-Fi
Li-Fi wireless technology will rock your socks off. Metaphorically, of course (heh). Basically Li-Fi is an alternative wireless technology that scientists say can reach speeds of 1 GB per second in real-world use. And, earlier this year, scientists achieved speeds of 224 gigabits per second in the lab using…
5 Tech Books Every Engineer Should Read
I’ve been a book worm all my life. Before I could read, I used to recite my favorite childhood books by memory, having heard them on repeat before bed thanks to my tireless parents. In college, I remember taking Frisbee breaks on the campus lawn to chip away at Bleak House, Dickens’ 800 plus-page behemoth (or doorstop, depending on how I was feeling). To satisfy my voracious hunger for…
Why Astronomers Want to Put a Kibosh on the iRobot Lawn Mower
iRobot, maker of the Roomba, the vacuum cleaning robot, is battling astronomers due to their newly proposed product, the robotic lawn mower. Now let me make it clear, iRobot isn’t the first to make (or attempt to make) a robotic lawn mower, but according to a recent FCC filing, iRobot plans on using a wireless beacon…
