True, this is about a networking standard, but it is a developing hardware as well.
From Tom's Networking:
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From Tom's Networking:
Wireless News: Breakthough 11n technology announced, TGn Sync, WWiSE disband
The rival factions battling for control of the upcoming 802.11n high-speed wireless networking standard today announced a new technology backed by both groups and the dissolution of their organizations.
The new technology has been dubbed "NoMoA" (No More Antennas) and is seen a removing a key obstacle that prevented agreement on a draft 802.11n standard earlier this month.
The breakthrough technique completely removes the need for antennas and radios, replacing them with subsonic transducers that are directly coupled to any nearby surface. The extra low frequencies employed extend communication range "a million, jillion times" according to Slung Lo, a product line manager at Atheros, a former member of the now-defunct TGn Sync industry group. He said, "This will really make our customers happy, since they'll be able to put a really big number on the front of their product boxes!"
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