If you can send MP3 files wirelessly around your house using 802.11b, why not pipe music via Wi-Fi to your family car as well? Wi-Fi can transfer music to an MP3 jukebox in the trunk when your car is in the garage or parked nearby. Via [pcmag.com]
Monthly Archives: January 2004
Wi-Fi Program Catches On At Schlotzsky’s
If Schlotzsky’s experience with free Wi-Fi is any indication, this phenomenon will likely spread. Via [entrepreneur.com]
Wi-Fi Networks Step Up Security
The security of wireless networks used by businesses in London has improved significantly over the last 12 months, says a survey. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]
Where Are The Standards?
Interoperability problems are only going to get worse as more companies implement non-standard extensions to Wi-Fi devices. Via [insight.zdnet.co.uk]
Wi-Fi Gaining In The Enterprise
Wi-Fi hotspot aggregators are increasingly appealing to IT organizations, as the wireless technology becomes a complement to existing enterprise remote access and broadband services, according to a report from META Group. Via [techweb.com]
WiFi Standards Compete For Market Dominance
While networking vendors were a bit slow to support 802.11a products, consumer manufacturers were not. “Home entertainment devices from companies like Sony are coming out with integrated high-speed connections, and they were designed to work with 802.11a, not g,” said Michael Disabato, a senior analyst at the Burton Group. Via [technewsworld.com]
Nomadix Patents Wi-Fi Hotspot Log-in Tech
Wi-Fi providers who redirect users’ web browsers to their own log-in page may soon have to cough up cash if they want to continue using the technique – US network access software company Nomadix has patented it. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Wi-Fi Rides Into Amtrak Rail Stations
Amtrak is expanding its Wi-Fi service to six Northeastern U.S. train stations, in a move to attract more business travelers. Via [news.com.com]
Atheros To Release Single-chip 802.11g Product
Atheros Communications will release a single-chip 802.11g product in the second quarter that lowers the cost of placing that technology in notebooks or personal digital assistants (PDAs), Atheros said Monday. Via [infoworld.com]
Cutting The Cord With WiFi’s Help
From hockey rinks to RV parks to ships at sea, wireless firms are making big net connections. Via [washingtonpost.com]
Netopia Pushes Wi-Fi Cordless Phones
Broadband equipment maker Netopia on Friday announced a program designed to spur manufacturers to develop more Wi-Fi cordless phones. Via [news.com.com]
Intel Invests In Japan Wireless Network Operator
Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of semiconductor chip-maker Intel Corp., has invested in a Tokyo-based mobile virtual network operator that is offering nationwide fixed-price wireless access through both wireless LAN and mobile telephone networks. Via [infoworld.com]
Intel Preps Centrino Wi-Fi Support For Linux
Intel is to develop Linux drivers for its Centrino platform, providing the open source OS with access to the notebook system’s wireless networking technology. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Wi-Fi Remains A Work In Progress
Regardless of the amount of Wi-Fi security infrastructure, end-users often are the weakest link, because they can be fooled or coerced into giving up user IDs, passwords and WEP keys. Consequently, organizations need to create and, more importantly, enforce security policies. Via [newsfactor.com]
Wireless LAN Braintrust Defecting To UWB As Shakeout Looms
Calling ultrawideband technology “the next frontier of wireless,” Matthew Shoemake is leaving his post as chair of the nascent IEEE 802.11n high-rate wireless LAN task group to head the latest UWB startup, WiQuest. Via [commsdesign.com]