Wireless
adjective
Something that operates without the use of wires or cables.
My mouse and keyboard are both wireless.
Often appears as...
- wireless network
- wireless headphones
noun
A radio system where broadcasting happens without any connected wires.
My grandfather enjoys listening to music on his old wireless.
Often appears as...
- listen to the wireless
- tune the wireless
adjective
Referring to technology using electromagnetic waves instead of wires connecting devices.
Most modern businesses are set up with a wireless network.
Often appears as...
- wireless internet
- wireless communication
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Technical
adjective
Something that operates without the use of wires or cables.
My mouse and keyboard are both wireless.
Often appears as...
- wireless network
- wireless headphones
noun
A radio system where broadcasting happens without any connected wires.
My grandfather enjoys listening to music on his old wireless.
Often appears as...
- listen to the wireless
- tune the wireless
adjective
Referring to technology using electromagnetic waves instead of wires connecting devices.
Most modern businesses are set up with a wireless network.
Often appears as...
- wireless internet
- wireless communication
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Tech Gadgets
Wireless often describes devices where mobility is important, like phones or game controllers.
My wireless headphones let me move freely.
Pro Tip 2/3No Installation
Wireless devices usually don't need complex setup or installation, they're ready to use.
He just turned on his wireless speaker and it connected.
Pro Tip 3/3Rechargeable Batteries
Many wireless devices need charging, unlike wired ones that get power from cables.
I need to charge my wireless controller tonight.
Pro Tip 1/3Tech Gadgets
Wireless often describes devices where mobility is important, like phones or game controllers.
My wireless headphones let me move freely.
Pro Tip 2/3No Installation
Wireless devices usually don't need complex setup or installation, they're ready to use.
He just turned on his wireless speaker and it connected.
Pro Tip 3/3Rechargeable Batteries
Many wireless devices need charging, unlike wired ones that get power from cables.
I need to charge my wireless controller tonight.
Pro Tip 1/3Tech Gadgets
Wireless often describes devices where mobility is important, like phones or game controllers.
My wireless headphones let me move freely.
Pro Tip 2/3No Installation
Wireless devices usually don't need complex setup or installation, they're ready to use.
He just turned on his wireless speaker and it connected.
Pro Tip 3/3Rechargeable Batteries
Many wireless devices need charging, unlike wired ones that get power from cables.
I need to charge my wireless controller tonight.
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Gaming can make a better...
we're going to have another billion gamers who are extraordinarily good at whatever that is. If you don't know it already, this is coming. The game industry is developing consoles that are low-energy and that work with the wireless phone networks instead of broadband Internet, so that gamers all over the world,
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From pacifist to spy:...
Noor was an attractive recruit. In her interview, she was warned that wireless operation was some of the most dangerous work in the intelligence field. Operators had to lug a conspicuous transmitter through enemy territory, and the clandestine agency couldn’t protect her if she was caught.
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The hidden network that...
These electricity-to-light chips allow for wasteful electrical cables in data centers to be swapped out for power-efficient fiber. Photonic chips can help break open wireless bandwidth limitations, too. Researchers are working to replace mobile gigahertz signals with terahertz frequencies,
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Wireless data from every...
for good reasons. And it's this importance why I decided to look into the issues that this technology has, because it's so fundamental to our lives. And one of the issues is capacity. The way we transmit wireless data is by using electromagnetic waves --
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Eric Topol: The wireless...
and the breath sounds, because now, introduced by G.E. is a handheld ultra-sound. Why is this important? Because this is so much more sensitive. Here is an example of an abdominal ultrasound, and also a cardiac echo, which can be sent wireless,
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Robot Can Milk 70 Cows a...
codes to try and fix the problem where I am or even if I've got my laptop and a wireless broadband connection I can connect on anywhere in the world using the cameras I can see what's going on and I can use my keyboard to sort the problems out
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Forget Wi-Fi. Meet the...
so that the solar cell is able to decode and stream that information, in this case, a high-definition video. What's really important here is that a solar cell has become a receiver for high-speed wireless signals encoded in light,
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Avi Reichental: What’s...
with your symmetry. And as we sit here today, you can go wireless on your braces with clear aligners, or your dental restorations. Millions of in-the-ear hearing aids
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How electromagnetic...
examples of how we're doing that so let's take our first example I want to show how we can change our life using wireless technology and how it's shaping
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Marco Tempest: The...
messages, sounds, images delivered to any point in the world instantly and wirelessly. It's a great idea; it was a huge project. Expensive, too.
Video examples
Gaming can make a better...
we're going to have another billion gamers who are extraordinarily good at whatever that is. If you don't know it already, this is coming. The game industry is developing consoles that are low-energy and that work with the wireless phone networks instead of broadband Internet, so that gamers all over the world,
Video examples
From pacifist to spy:...
Noor was an attractive recruit. In her interview, she was warned that wireless operation was some of the most dangerous work in the intelligence field. Operators had to lug a conspicuous transmitter through enemy territory, and the clandestine agency couldn’t protect her if she was caught.
Video examples
The hidden network that...
These electricity-to-light chips allow for wasteful electrical cables in data centers to be swapped out for power-efficient fiber. Photonic chips can help break open wireless bandwidth limitations, too. Researchers are working to replace mobile gigahertz signals with terahertz frequencies,
Video examples
Wireless data from every...
for good reasons. And it's this importance why I decided to look into the issues that this technology has, because it's so fundamental to our lives. And one of the issues is capacity. The way we transmit wireless data is by using electromagnetic waves --
Video examples
Eric Topol: The wireless...
and the breath sounds, because now, introduced by G.E. is a handheld ultra-sound. Why is this important? Because this is so much more sensitive. Here is an example of an abdominal ultrasound, and also a cardiac echo, which can be sent wireless,
Video examples
Robot Can Milk 70 Cows a...
codes to try and fix the problem where I am or even if I've got my laptop and a wireless broadband connection I can connect on anywhere in the world using the cameras I can see what's going on and I can use my keyboard to sort the problems out
Video examples
Forget Wi-Fi. Meet the...
so that the solar cell is able to decode and stream that information, in this case, a high-definition video. What's really important here is that a solar cell has become a receiver for high-speed wireless signals encoded in light,
Video examples
Avi Reichental: What’s...
with your symmetry. And as we sit here today, you can go wireless on your braces with clear aligners, or your dental restorations. Millions of in-the-ear hearing aids
Video examples
How electromagnetic...
examples of how we're doing that so let's take our first example I want to show how we can change our life using wireless technology and how it's shaping
Video examples
Marco Tempest: The...
messages, sounds, images delivered to any point in the world instantly and wirelessly. It's a great idea; it was a huge project. Expensive, too.
Example 1 of 10
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Nikola Tesla
Inventor
It seems that I have always been ahead of my time. I had to wait nineteen years before Niagara was harnessed by my system, fifteen years before the basic inventions for wireless which I gave to the world in 1893 were applied universally.
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Lynn Jurich
American Businesswoman
When wireless cellphones first came out, analysts predicted that at peak, it would only replace 5% of landlines. They said the quality wasn't good enough. Clearly that was improved. I think you'll find a similar thing in solar.
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Martin Cooper
American Scientist
Just think of what a world it would be if we could measure the characteristics of your body when you get sick and transmit those directly to a doctor or a computer. You could get diagnosed and cured instantly and wirelessly.
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Julius Genachowski
American Businessman
The most important thing for people to understand is that the basic rule that people have a right to send information over the Internet - even when they are using a wireless device - is part of the framework.
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Om Malik
Indian Writer
Having followed the wireless industry long enough, I can tell you that building and supporting an application for different platforms is as tough as climbing a straight wall of rock.
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Jon M. Chu
American Director
I don't understand why we're all connected wirelessly via a little machine that goes in our pocket, to everybody in the world, and you have to have reels for a movie.
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Peggy Johnson
American Businesswoman
As more and more of our world becomes part of the wireless network, I see the mobile phone becoming a central command station for everything around us.
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Maria Brink
American Musician
In the metal world, if you're using a wireless mic... I was so scared to do that. I'm, like, 'They're gonna boo me in the beginning.
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Ted Turner
American Businessman
To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless.
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Ajit Pai
American Public Servant
Wireless carriers certainly don't need the federal government's help.
Quote examples
Nikola Tesla
Inventor
It seems that I have always been ahead of my time. I had to wait nineteen years before Niagara was harnessed by my system, fifteen years before the basic inventions for wireless which I gave to the world in 1893 were applied universally.
Quote examples
Lynn Jurich
American Businesswoman
When wireless cellphones first came out, analysts predicted that at peak, it would only replace 5% of landlines. They said the quality wasn't good enough. Clearly that was improved. I think you'll find a similar thing in solar.
Quote examples
Martin Cooper
American Scientist
Just think of what a world it would be if we could measure the characteristics of your body when you get sick and transmit those directly to a doctor or a computer. You could get diagnosed and cured instantly and wirelessly.
Quote examples
Julius Genachowski
American Businessman
The most important thing for people to understand is that the basic rule that people have a right to send information over the Internet - even when they are using a wireless device - is part of the framework.
Quote examples
Om Malik
Indian Writer
Having followed the wireless industry long enough, I can tell you that building and supporting an application for different platforms is as tough as climbing a straight wall of rock.
Quote examples
Jon M. Chu
American Director
I don't understand why we're all connected wirelessly via a little machine that goes in our pocket, to everybody in the world, and you have to have reels for a movie.
Quote examples
Peggy Johnson
American Businesswoman
As more and more of our world becomes part of the wireless network, I see the mobile phone becoming a central command station for everything around us.
Quote examples
Maria Brink
American Musician
In the metal world, if you're using a wireless mic... I was so scared to do that. I'm, like, 'They're gonna boo me in the beginning.
Quote examples
Ted Turner
American Businessman
To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless.
Quote examples
Ajit Pai
American Public Servant
Wireless carriers certainly don't need the federal government's help.
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