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Is RF exposure from Wi-Fi routers hazardous to your health?

Is RF exposure from Wi-Fi routers hazardous to your health?I don't know...Naturopaths and others think there is a link. The same debate could be said about high tention power lines too. I don't know if we will ever know the truth.All Frequencies are not equalThe whole issue is resonance... wine...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Vertical industries, radiation, Wi-Fi, health care, Wi-Fi router, RF exposure, TV, phone, radio, router, cell phone

Discussion threads 2008-01-25

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Oregon Scientific ATC5K Waterproof Action Camera

Usually extreme sports helmet cameras are ruggedly simple affairs that have to forgo complications such as LCD viewfinders in favor of compact and durable designs. The Oregon Scientific ATC5K Action Camera avoids that compromise by squeezing a small full-color LCD screen onto its smallish body, while still preserving its waterproof...

Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, Memory, Flash memory, Oregon Scientific ATC5K, video, photograph, camera

Product reviews 2009-08-07

WiFi, Cancer, and Legal Liability

WiFi, Cancer, and Legal Liabilitybluetooth aint infra-redhowdy mr. murphy,um, er, your said ..."Bluetooth (the infra-red communication standard for mobile phones)"... and that's SO wrong! [*grin*] i dang near snorted my iced tea thru my nose. it's 2.4ghz radio. lookee ...http://www.bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Technology/Works/Compare/take care,leeRE: WiFi, Cancer, and Legal LiabilityGiven the penetration of the...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, cell phone, radiation, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-26

Specific Absorption Rates in Muscle Tissues for UHF RFID Reader Systems

This paper describes the Specific Absorption Rates SAR of Radio Frequency RF energy in muscle tissues for UHF RFID reader systems. Energy dissipation of electric fields are studied for muscle tissues of humans and large vertebrates. An analytical evaluation is conducted for the SAR in muscle tissues for the near-fields...

Tags: Radio Frequency, Radio, University Of Texas, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Marketing, Networking

White papers 2008-07-16

Is RF exposure from Wi-Fi routers hazardous to your health?

A few months ago, I offered to install a Wi-Fi router for a friend so she could use her laptop anywhere in her home. My friend is a self-employed writer, and a fidgety one at that, so I thought she’d snap up the offer immediately. Instead, she said all those...

Tags: Router, Radio, Wi-Fi Router, Health Care, Routers & Switches, Wireless LANs, Network Technology, Vertical Industries, Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Enterprise Software, Software, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-01-25

Mac Attack: Porn video lures dropping DNS-changer Trojan

Mac Attack: Porn video lures dropping DNS-changer TrojanPossible SolutionFirst I recommend setting up your nephew's Mac so he has a client account.Limit his power to install anything, save the admin power for your own account.Second make sure "Open Safe Files" is switched off in Safari. It's in Safari...

Tags: Desktops, Domain names, Spyware, adware & malware, NETWORKING, Porn Site, video, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2007-11-01

Wireless LAN security myths that won't die

Wireless LAN security myths that won't dieDoes OS X probe for hidden SSIDsThe story mentioned that WinXP did this. What about Mac OS X?So at homeI run a 802.11g router in "silent" mode with WPA-PSK. You would argue that I should re-enable the SSID broadcast? Why? ...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Routers & switches, Network technology, wireless, WLAN, SSID, router, Wi-Fi, WPA-PSK

Discussion threads 2007-03-26

Moto's Q arrives but will it survive (the test)

Moto's Q arrives but will it survive the testDon't count on the QI looked at the Q sample and my 6'1" hands just wouldn't do. I opted for the Cingular 8125. The slideout keyboard is much better than the thumboard on most others. Love the unit as I like...

Tags: Wi-Fi, carrier, SAR, Bluetooth, phone, transmitter, Moto Q

Discussion threads 2006-05-23

Wi-Fi, cancer, and legal liability

Wi-Fi, cancer, and legal liabilityPractical ParanoiaTo recap my own experience:I wore a pager for 10 years, always on the right hip. Once day I pass a kidney stone THE most painful thing that can ever happen to anyone. In the ensuing investigation, the doctor finds ... nothing! No more stones...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, tradeoff, trade-off, cell phone, phone

Discussion threads 2005-07-25

Wi-Fi, cancer, and legal liability

As I've said elsewhere (Cigarettes and Cell Phones: Too Popular To Compare?) mainstream opinion on the health hazards of cell phones and similar gear, including WiFi links, is roughly comparable to mainstream opinion about the health risks of smoking before US Surgeon General Luther Terry declared that smoking causes cancer....

Tags: cell phone, telephone

Blog posts 2005-07-25

Health study urges caution with cell phones

Health study urges caution with cell phonesRemember men:It's a known fact that cell phone radiation thins out the swimmies. I don't know about you guys but I have no real desire to develop a third ball down there. The two already there have a hard enough time themselves getting the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, health care, pager, cell phone, kidney, phone

Discussion threads 2005-01-11