CHAPTER 14
Wireless Technologies
In this chapter, you will learn:
• The origins and evolution of 802.11
• The Bluetooth protocol
• Near field communication
• Radio frequency identification (RFID)
• Ways of breaking into those technologies
In the handful of years since the first edition of this book, the world of wireless has become even more significant than it was before. While the technologies have not changed in that time, the adoption of them definitely has. I mentioned in the first edition that I was able to connect a Bluetooth speaker (a Jambox at the time) to my phone, which could be in the house while I was out back on the deck. I could also make and take calls from that speaker. By comparison with the wired world from just ...
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