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- TiVo readying 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter?
- It's been a tough slog for TiVo, whose once-innovative DVR ecosystem has been co-opted by cable companies' own DVR services. (Though some offer the TiVo interface for an additional charge.) The company and its devices still have their champions, but it's difficult to achieve mass success when buyers have to...
- Tags: Adapter, IEEE 802.11n, TiVo Inc., Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-07
- Roku adds 2 new players, including the HD-XR with 802.11n support
- Netflix must be losing salesif very many people, as you've done, take their subscriptions down to the bottom peg while using a Roku. Does anyone know what the deal is like between Roku and Netflix? I know Amazon gets direct revenue for movies 'rented,' but Netflix stands to...
- Tags: Web site development, Digital video, Web technology, IEEE 802.11n, Roku Inc., NetFlix Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Roku adds 2 new players, including the HD-XR with 802.11n support
- I have been a Netflix user for some time, but a few months ago I discovered the Roku player that lets me stream "Watch Instantly" Netflix content to my TV and jumped on the $99 device. There is no additional cost to you to stream this content to your TV...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., IEEE 802.11n, Roku Inc., Video On Demand (VoD), Wi-Fi, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Wireless And Mobility, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- New Roku XR will add 802.11n Wi-Fi upgrade to cheap media streamer
- Stability and antenna more important than 802.11nVideo streams are 4.5 Mbps at best. Even 802.11b can handle it so long as you have a very stable stream with no radio interference. In come cases, 802.11b is more resilient against interference because each pulse of data occupies a longer...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.11n, Roku Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- New Roku XR will add 802.11n Wi-Fi upgrade to cheap media streamer
- It may not be the ultimate media streaming solution, but for $99.99 the Roku Digital Video Player already does quite a bit, including offering Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand and Major League Baseball games. Unlike many of its competitors, Roku even offers built-in Wi-Fi to go along with its...
- Tags: IEEE 802.11n, Roku Inc., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Video On Demand (VoD), Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- News to know: Kanye West; Bing Visual Search; Quicken-Mint; Sprint; 802.11n, Intel
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Oliver Marks: Kayne West Influences Enterprise Social Business Strategy Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Bing gets visual search; full...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, IEEE 802.11n, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- 802.11n approved; Not 'new' and hardly groundbreaking
- I'm moving to itWell, if all you do is check email and write blog posts all day - then yeah, g is fine.BUT - if you ever intend on watching high-def video or play games, then even g is not enough. You'll want n.WiMAX is interesting, BUT:-No computer we have...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, NETWORKING, N-Router, WPA-PSK, wireless, IEEE 802.11n, Netgear Inc., network
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- 802.11n approved; Not 'new' and hardly groundbreaking
- With 802.11n now a ratified standard, it offers better range and faster speeds. But somehow, I don't see the long-term benefits for those with an existing infrastructure. Artcile by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- 802.11n ratified ... finally
- better......late than never i guess.Now just the "minor" task of getting all the routing and switching vendors / OEM's compliant AND most all enterprises to deploy and implement it..."..you want it when?!?";*PI'm getting tired of long standards processesI'm getting tired of long standards processes. The same is going on for...
- Tags: Quality, Draft-N, standards, IEEE 802.11n
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- 802.11n ratified ... finally
- After seven years, the IEEE has finally ratified 802.11n WiFi standard. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- 3rd gen iPod touch contains an 802.11n-capable WiFi chip
- iPod Firmware Upgrades"By now you should know how we?ll get 802.11n support ? at some point in the future Apple will release an update, but because it?ll be ?adding a new feature? it?ll claim that we have to pay $10 for the update, even though primarily it?ll consist of bug...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, chip, Apple Inc., IEEE 802.11n, Apple iPod, Wi-Fi, Apple iPod Touch
- Discussion threads 2009-09-12
- 3rd gen iPod touch contains an 802.11n-capable WiFi chip
- The fantastic folks from iFixit have got their hands on a brand new, hot out of the factory 3rd gen iPod touch. So what do they do with it? Tear it apart! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple iPod, IEEE 802.11n, Apple iPod Touch, Chip, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Wireless And Mobility, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-09-12
- 802.11n for Higher Education: Exceed Your Mobility and Wireless Expectations
- The attendee of this webcast will learn how to exceed the mobility expectations of the students, faculty, staff, and administrators with 802.11n wireless. The presenters will discuss the benefits of their pervasive Cisco Unified Wireless Network. The attendee will gain insight into the value of high-performance wireless for the delivery...
- Tags: Education, IEEE 802.11n, Mobility, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility
- Webcasts 2009-06-11
- 802.11n for K-12: Empower Learning and Collaboration With High-Speed Wireless
- The attendee of this webcast will discover how to empower greater learning and collaboration for the school and school district with 802.11n wireless. The presenters of this webcast discuss how the Cisco Unified Wireless Network is providing reliable wireless services to their teachers, students, guests, and administrators. The attendee will...
- Tags: K-12, Collaboration, IEEE 802.11n, High-performance, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility
- Webcasts 2009-06-02
- Projection Connection: Sanyo's PLC-WXU700 LCD projector comes with built-in 802.11n
- Projection Connection: Sanyo's PLC-WXU700 LCD projector comes with built-in 802.11nPriced themselves out of the market$3k for a 720P projector??? If you are only going to use it as a wireless device, your options are limited as to what you can display. If you decide to connect it to your A/V...
- Tags: Projectors, Wi-Fi, PLC-WXU700 LCD projector, Sanyo Electric Co., IEEE 802.11n
- Discussion threads 2009-05-21
- Projection Connection: Sanyo's PLC-WXU700 LCD projector comes with built-in 802.11n
- Here's an idea that more TV manufacturers should be adopting. Sanyo's new home theater projector, the PLC-WXU700, is the first one that comes with built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, opening up a host of streaming video options that don't require you connecting a computer directly to the projector....
- Tags: IEEE 802.11n, Sanyo Electric Co., Projectors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- Wireless HD update: Sony drops price on DMX-WL1 Wireless Video Link, In-Stat says 802.11n Wi-Fi will win
- The wireless transmission of high-def video from the source to an HDTV is still a bit of a Holy Grail, as technologies like Wireless Home Digital Interface WHDI, WirelessHD, and Ultrawideband UWB are struggling to gain any traction. One example: Sony has just slashed the price on its DMX-WL1 Wireless...
- Tags: UWB, Sony Corp., IEEE 802.11n, Video, Wireless, Market Research In-Stat, Amimon, Ultrawideband (UWB), Wi-Fi, Corporate Communications, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Low-power 802.11n coming to next-gen Apple iPhone, iPod touch
- Wireless radio component specifications contained within beta distributions of iPhone 3.0 firmware reveal support for a new chip enabling low power 802.11n that's bound for Apple's third-generation iPod touch, and by extension, the next iPhone. AppleInsider is reporting that the version of the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Network, IEEE 802.11n, Radio, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, AppleInsider, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Business Class 802.11n - Ready to Deploy
- Today's Web applications, IP video streams, VoIP systems and mobile devices are placing more and more demand on wireless networks. Every day, users at hotels, office lobbies, trade show floors, meeting rooms, and convention halls break out all manner of laptops, dual mode phones, netbooks, PDAs, and mobile devices expecting...
- Tags: IEEE 802.11n, Wireless, Wireless Connectivity, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility
- White papers 2009-04-01
- CES 2009: D-Link combines router, NAS device, and photo frame in one device. Also releases 450Mbps 802.11n router.
- CES 2009: D-Link combines router, NAS device, and photo frame in one device. Also releases 450Mbps 802.11n router.RoutersI like the sound of it being faster but I am not sure about the functionality of having a photo frame display on my router. I would like to offer a suggestion though....
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, NAS, D-Link Systems, photograph, IEEE 802.11n, router, DD-WRT, photo frame
- Discussion threads 2009-01-09
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