Though USB Wi-Fi adapters are mainly useful for desktops ... And in limited cases, a laptop’s internal antennas are just awful; an external Wi-Fi adapter can make a weak connection usable.

The clever hack here is to use a metal strainer as a parabolic reflector, to capture signals and focus them onto the PCB antenna in a USB WiFi dongle. The strainer is drilled out, and a USB ...

Putting a complete WiFi subsystems on a single-board computer is no mean feat, and on as compact a board as the Zero W, it’s quite an achievement. The antenna is the tricky part, since there’s ...

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First is the Wi-Fi 6E antenna, which looks like a chunky USB drive and folds out to form an antenna. Second is a dock for this antenna, which connects to your laptop or desktop computer via a USB ...

you don't have to drop hundreds on a mesh networking system. A USB Wi-Fi antenna is a much more affordable alternative.

There are five different models with the Wi-Fi antenna feature, the flagship one being the 32-inch 4K PGO32UFS, which comes with USB-C video, dual refresh rates at 240Hz (4K) or 480Hz (1080p), and ...