The new Grantsdale chip-set promises to be a particularly consumer-friendly product, designed to enhance playback of DVDs and provide home-theater-quality sound.
Via [news.designtechnica.com]
Monthly Archive for April, 2004
Wireless technology now affects parking habits, but there was a divergence between the Wi-Fi and cellular approaches to parking spaces I discovered in a small UK market town last week. A garage forecourt had a parking space marked out for ‘Wi-Fi’ and hotspot advertising signs up, which seemed a cool idea. But the local train station now allows drivers to pay for parking from their mobile phone. Not only cool, but cost effective.
Via [it-director.com]
Just a few years ago, high-speed Internet access became a necessity for any hotel looking to lure the business traveler. These days, people are demanding wireless access and it’s the medium- and budget-priced hotels that are leading the way.
Via [forbes.com]
Your phone works almost everywhere there’s cellular service, and you get one monthly bill, right? Why, ask roving Wi-Fi users, can’t we get the same deal? Answer: Slowly but surely you may, as the Wi-Fi (wireless Ethernet) providers sign cooperative deals and cellular carriers offer access to more hot spots and cellular/Wi-Fi data handoffs.
Via [pcmag.com]
Thanks to a hefty equipment donation from Tropos Networks, nonprofit organization Open Park has launched a free public Wi-Fi hot spot in front of the U.S. Capitol.
Via [wirelessweek.com]
Cisco Systems Inc.’s security worries are good news for at least one company, ReefEdge Inc., a leading wireless LAN provider that has launched a product bundle designed to make the network giant’s wireless systems more secure.
Via [computerworld.com]
A wireless networking chip from Atheros that combines what usually takes three parts into one component should cut costs, size and power consumption.
Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
Senior directors now have no choice but to ensure that their businesses address security vulnerabilities in their Wi-Fi-enabled PCs and laptops, Capgemini will tell delegates at Infosecurity Europe this week.
Via [computerweekly.com]
The Defense Department’s new wireless fidelity policy seeks help from many of its agencies to ensure their employees and contractors use caution when operating wireless computer devices at military installations.
Via [fcw.com]
The WiMAX Forum has attracted some more service providers. With the addition of BT, Qwest Communications, Reliance Telecom, France Telecom and XO Communications to its membership roster, nearly a quarter of the forum’s membership is now made up of service providers.
Via [wirelessweek.com]
Spectrum changes that would make fast, cheap wireless broadband Internet service a reality can’t come fast enough.
Via [eweek.com]
A parking cop approaches a BMW 318i at a meter that expired just five minutes ago. She takes a handheld computer, connected to a wireless-fidelity (WiFi) network, and scans the bar code on the car’s registration sticker. The ownership information is captured instantly and the cop transmits an electronic version of the form to a mobile printer attached to her belt, also via the WiFi connection.
Via [insightmag.com]
Austin is one of the best places in the country to sit back and surf the Internet without being connected to a cord. Now, the city’s devotion to wireless access is reaping benefits.
Via [austin.bizjournals.com]
Net2Phone on Thursday announced a new set of products designed to let service providers offer customers the ability to make phone calls using a wireless connection to the Internet.
Via [zdnet.com.com]
802.11b-R.I.P.?
PC Magazine has reviewed 802.11b products since they first appeared in 1999. Although 802.11b products have fueled the growth of wireless LAN technology for five impressive years, we think now is the time to say no to buying new “b” products for your home or small office. We are in no way suggesting, however, that you throw out the “b” products you already own—far from it. In fact, to this day we run a “b” network here at PC Magazine. What we are saying is that your money for new equipment will be better spent on 802.11g products, and surprisingly, “g” products are in many cases less expensive than their 802.11b counterparts.
Via [pcmag.com]