Going completely wireless - need some advise

[lubegiant]

I was wondering if you'd have an idea on how to equip a home office if I wanted to go completely wireless-I mean no cord at all, not even a power cord. Are there ways to make a wireless network connection between, say, three comp towers and monitors (I already know about the wireles mice, thank you very much...), modem, printer etc.? In fact, there can't be no visable wire in sight (and we can't break any walls, either) - thats the experiment. Do you think its possible? What would I need for that and how much money it would cost?
Look forward to your answer!

[e404pnf]

No power cord, how do you expect to run the system? Even if you have HUGE batteries they will eventually run out.

I've never seen a wireless monitor, but guess it's possible (but will still need power). Printers can be wireless, but again need power and connecting to a wireless router of some description. Everything else should be do-able.

The question I'm scared to ask is "why?".

e404pnf

[offline]

I think it would cost a great deal. After all, you will be needing a minimum of a month in a professional care facility, your sperm will need to be irradiated and your parents shot, so this does not happen again.
It all adds up.

[Nelson37]

Monitor and Power will have to be wired. No other solution available at this time.

Net connection possible using wireless router and NIC cards.

Printer possible either with wireless-equipped printer (few models) or a wireless print server. This will be wired to the printer, and will require a power cord, as will the wireless router. DSL or Cable modem will require power and connection to internet.

Fewer wires, yes, no wires at all, no.

[ROF]

If you have an electric personality perhaps you could channel this to the power supply of your machine. If you do I'm sure there are quite a few scientists and people here who would like to know how.

You can't get around power cords. Something must be the power source for your systems. Cel technology is still in it's infancy but I'd imagine sometime in the distant future there will be systems without power cords.

[lubegiant]

Thank you, all!
So far I have geatherd the following:
1.Fewer wires-yes, no wires-no
2.There are no ways to connect the tower to the monitor wirelessly (or are there?)
3.There are only a handfull of models of the wireless printers (which ones?) that could work.
4.The easiest part of it all is connecting wirelessly to teh NEt, but the modems would still have to have powersupply.
So, the idea of a completely wireless office is very farfetched at this point in time. Correct?i

[guns1inger]

You could hook the s-video output of your graphics card up to a small RF transmitter, then replace your monitor with one that has a built in TV tuner. Tune the monitor to your transmitter's frequency and you have a wireless connection. Of course, you would be restricted to blurry low res output, but at least that pesky cable it gone.

Mind you, unless the monitor itself is levitating above the desk, you could just hide the cable behind the stand so it isn't visible.

[ROF]

Printers require power . . . computers require power . . . monitors require power . . . external modems require power . . . scanners require power . . .

Unless you have perfected a powercell technology your machines will require plugs and in some cases will require power packs which require you to plug them into a source of power. A completely wireless computer is called a laptop, but even with them you'd require some way of connecting to the internet and this device will require a plug.

[Conquest10]

A completely wireless computer is called a laptop, but even with them you'd require some way of connecting to the internet and this device will require a plug.

Plus the fact that the laptop also requires power. That battery does not last forever.

[slimpickins]

having everything completely wirelss is very very possible, although its cheating, u have everything set up completely as normal, but u buy some wirelss 3d goggles for about $750 andit will let u see the monitor as normal with no wiress but a thingy plugged into ur topwer, u use the mouse and keyboard cos their wirelss

if ur looking for a conventional way

well, the printer model epson r300 is capable of wireless away from ur tower but u still need power,

i have seen a wireless monitor but it was about $3500, u can use wifi for wirelss internet, u can have wirelss speakers for about $70 or less, u can easily get wirelss mouse and keyboard,

u do need a power cable, my guess is ur a little kid who just wants to have something loo k oole cos all the worelss look lame, est bet is get a desk by a wall and run the wiress down the back,

[SingSing]

Did anyone mention COLD FUSION yet ?

[ZAPPER]

A completely wireless computer is called a laptop, but even with them you'd require some way of connecting to the internet and this device will require a plug.

Plus the fact that the laptop also requires power. That battery does not last forever.

My laptop has a cell card and it can go wifi, no need for pluging in. I would say that the possibility of going wireless for short periods is possible (recharging to batteries is the only catch) (Unless you opt for the microwave power transmision option or a small nuke reactor)


But what I am looking for is a wireless print server/router that will work with an all in one printer in both directions so I can use my existing All in one

[Denvers Dawgs]

http://www.woot.com/ has an HP Photosmart 2710 Wireless All-in-One Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax $249.99 the deal only lasts one day or until they are sold out

[slimpickins]

actually funny thing, i saw on the gadjet show that peoplea re developing something like a wirelss charger, somehting similar to do with wirelss housephones

[SingSing]

Braun toothbrush sold at $19.95 uses a wireless charger.

[smearbrick1]

Tesla did some experiments in the early late nineteenth/early twentieth century relevant to the transmission of electric power without the need for wires. Apparently, he claimed he could light an entire town from several miles away. Of course, I don't think his experiments were ever verified and he pretty much went down in history as a crackpot (anyone read about the giant antenna he was building to communicate with aliens?) although, in reality, he created some things which are still in use today. Electric generators, radio control technology, AC current (everyone uses this), Tesla coils (big hits in Frankenstein movies), etc, etc...

Oh... the band Tesla is pretty good too. Check out "The Great Radio Controversy".

[SingSing]

U.S. military use reflected microwave power to charge their remote sensors in Alaska. This is as close as what Tesla was working on. I actually has a reprint of Tesla manuscript, that is a fun thing to read.

[smearbrick1]

Yes! That's it! Early microwave technology. Now, how do we incorporate that into wireless computing? We could make a fortune!

Wait... did I say fortune? I meant not very much money. In fact, it is a pointless pursuit that will only end in disappointment and complete economic failure. So no one, under any circumstances should try this.

[SingSing]

Microwave, RF, and Radio are all wireless. The differences are the spectrum they are in.

[edDV]

Don't be dissing my hero Tesla

This guy had more impact on modern life than Edison in his dreams. Amazing that a man could accomplish so much in a lifetime.

A good intro
http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/index.html

[LloydAZ]

Here's the solution to your problem....

It's called a manual typewriter, and a solar calculator.

[SingSing]

Here's the solution to your problem....

It's called a manual typewriter, and a solar calculator.

Plus two bull horns.

[oldfolk999]

I think our original poster bought the whole wireless thing hook, line and sinker.
What about the paperless office, the plastic society where no actual money is needed.

Grow up and look at reality and not every spin coming from Madison Avenue.

[edDV]

I think our original poster bought the whole wireless thing hook, line and sinker.
What about the paperless office, the plastic society where no actual money is needed.

Grow up and look at reality and not every spin coming from Madison Avenue.

Not to mention solar and wind powered cars, socialist utopia and fusion power using water as fuel.

[Jah_Rankin]

I think it would cost a great deal. After all, you will be needing a minimum of a month in a professional care facility, your sperm will need to be irradiated and your parents shot, so this does not happen again.
It all adds up.

Well, Well I needed a good laugh today. ROF