Satellite Uplinks For the Masses 49
kgeiger writes "Intellectual Ventures has spun out Kymeta to develop and mass-produce their mTenna product line. mTennas are based on metamaterials like the invisibility cloaks discussed on Slashdot and elsewhere. Metamaterials enable beam-steering that ensures an mTenna remains in contact with satellites even during motion. Kymeta will use 'established lithographic techniques' to make them. IMHO, these antennas may be as big a leap for mobile computing and remote communications as the invention of fractal antennas was for mobile phones."
Re:Coming from a microwave engineer (Score:5, Funny)
Phased array stripline antennas have been done to death. To death.
Says you. I happen to have one with me right now. I'm putting it against my head. Nothing is happening. Now I'll put the second one against the other side of my head while making sure that if I do pass out that my body will hit the submit button. Okay, big whoop, nothing is happe
Patent Troll Ready To Sue Anything With An Antenna (Score:2, Funny)
News at 11.
Invisibility cloak (Score:5, Funny)