Ever searching for innovative ways to introduce products to the consumer market, marketers are examining the possibility of using near field communication (NFC)—a short-range technology that utilizes electromagnetic waves to allow wireless communication between electronic devices in close proximity—to design interactive advertisements that give consumers the ability to more … [Read more...]
SAR Testing Laboratory Opens in California
National Technical Systems (NTS), a provider of testing and engineering services, announced last month that it has entered into an agreement with wireless testing laboratory RF Exposure Lab to provide specific absorption rate (SAR) testing services at the NTS Silicon Valley laboratory in Fremont, Calif. According to NTS, the new SAR testing laboratory in Fremont is equipped to … [Read more...]
Father of Modern Cell Phone Reflects on Current and Future Developments, Decades After First Cell Phone Call
Yesterday marked the fortieth anniversary of the world’s first public cell phone call by Motorola engineer Marty Cooper to Joel Engel, head of rival research department Bell Labs. The call was placed on a Motorola DynaTAC 8000x, which weighed approximately 2.5 pounds—about ten times the weight of the average modern cell phone—in front of the New York Hilton on Sixth … [Read more...]
FCC Opens Inquiry into Updating RF Radiation Standards for Mobile Devices
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a review of current radio frequency (RF) exposure policies and is seeking comments from other agencies and health experts regarding whether U.S. standards need to be updated to better protect people from RF radiation. The inquiry comes almost nine months after the Government Accountability Office released a report … [Read more...]
FCC Releases Whitepaper on Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Available for Mobile Broadband Services
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a white paper that examines international comparisons of licensed and unlicensed spectrum available for mobile broadband services. The whitepaper, “The Mobile Broadband Spectrum Challenge: International Comparisons,” covers how different countries are actively working towards satisfying the growing demand for mobile … [Read more...]
FAA to Lift Electronics Flight Ban by End of Year, Sources Say
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may soon lift the ban on the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) during taxiing, take-off and landing and establish new rules on the use of tablets, laptop computers, e-readers and portable media players by the end of the year. The changes will not include cell phones. The New York Times reported Sunday that an FAA official and a … [Read more...]
French Fashion Label to Debut Electromagnetic Wave-Blocking Menswear
A French fashion label has announced the upcoming release of men’s suits reportedly capable of blocking electromagnetic waves produced by cell phones and other portable electronic devices. “This is the first [commercial] use of technological materials in everyday men’s clothing that doesn’t cause discomfort,” Benjamin Anin of Smuggler’s research and development department … [Read more...]
Sistine Chapel Was Fitted with Faraday Cage, Electronic Jammers to Prevent Information Leak in Papal Election
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was named as Pope Benedict XVI’s successor late Wednesday evening by the College of Cardinals after two days of deliberations. Conforming with worldwide hope that the new pope will help usher in a new, more modern Catholic Church, Pope Francis I’s election process marked the first time electronic security measures were installed … [Read more...]
New Series of TVS Components Protect Portable Consumer Electronic Devices
Semiconductor company ProTek Devices has released a new series of transient voltage suppressor (TVS) components that provide circuit protection for switching transients across the DC line in sensitive electronics, including smartphones, battery chargers and other portable consumer electronic devices. According to the company, the PSDxxHP series “provides electrostatic … [Read more...]
Researchers Identify Possible Link Between Thyroid Cancer and Cell Phone Radiation
Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the Rabin Medical Center in Israel have reported preliminary findings of a possible connection between cell phone radiation and the recent increase in thyroid cancer cases in Western countries. The research was conducted at Belinson Hospital in Petah Tikva and at the Felsenstein Medical Research Center, part of the Sackler Faculty of … [Read more...]
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