Tag: Products

Broadcom's allegation that 802.11g Wi-Fi products based on chips developed by its rival, Atheros, will degrade the performance of nearby wireless networks appears to have been verified by independent tests. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Intel is making a resolution to convince consumers that Centrino notebooks will be the thing to have in 2004. Via [news.com.com]

WiFi wireless networks are an unqualified success both in performance and in acceptance by a skeptical public -- they let you share an Internet connection among all the PCs in your home for less than $100 a PC. Via [washingtonpost.com]

Imagine if you could deftly control your PC's digital audio and direct it to your living room stereo using an iPod-like device. Via [abcnews.go.com]

A new wireless LAN access point is designed so that users in remote offices can be managed by a wireless switch in a central site. Via [pcworld.com]

Research in Motion Ltd. is building BlackBerry messaging devices that run over wireless LANs, company officials confirmed last week. Via [eweek.com]

Growing numbers of Wi-Fi enabled laptops, GPRS and 3G mobile handsets will make 2004 a breakthrough year for wireless data use, according to Ovum. Via [vnunet.com]

A trio of wireless LAN vendors have put together a loose coalition of complementary products that it claims has enough RF smarts to see off competition from Wi-Fi specialists, at the same time as undercutting Cisco's pricey offering. Via [techworld.com]

It used to be a chore to get multimedia content from your computer to a stereo or home theatre system - you could string messy wires, or use low-powered FM transmitters that offered poor quality and performance. All that has suddenly changed as vendors rush to corner the market on a new type of home...

As a wireless conference and trade show winds down this week, dueling speakers at the show told audiences that wireless was both ready -- and not so ready -- for prime time in the enterprise. Via [techweb.com]

Despite today's Wi-Fi Planet show hype, the Pctel plan to turn all wireless PCs into access points isn't the only way of doing this: Cirond's SoftAP bundle was announced in May, and that let you do it yourself. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Startup Motia came out of stealth mode to announce its first product Tuesday (Dec. 2), an analog signal processing chip that brings smart antenna technology to 2.4-GHz wireless LAN cards and access points. The Stamford, Conn.-based company claims its Javelin chip can improve the gain of existing 802.11b and .11g signals by 6 to 18...

This week's Wi-Fi Planet Conference and Expo in San Jose will underscore what industry watchers have been saying for years: Wireless is a powerful technology and business asset. Via [siliconvalley.internet.com]

Several companies are readying WLAN hardware and software to address the security and management of remote networks, especially in larger enterprises. Via [eweek.com]

Just when you felt sure the fastest wireless networks move data at 54 megabits per second, Netgear introduces a wireless firewall router and PC Card that it says will transfer data at 108 mbps--speedier than 100-mbps ethernet. Via [pcworld.com]