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- Belkin cancels FlyWire wireless HD solution while Atlona releases new wireless USB to HDMI adapter
- Sending HD signals through the home wirelessly is one of those Holy Grails that seems to be just outside of the reach of mainstream consumers. One of the slickest-looking solutions that suffered lengthy delays, and from a $1,500 price tag, is Belkin's FlyWire, which used WHDI technologyto beam high-def video...
- Tags: Wireless USB, Belkin Corp., HDMI, Adapter, USB, Wireless, HDAiR, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Will telcos ever embrace open source?
- Will telcos ever embrace open source?You're not really discussing open source here.You're talking about the business model for the delivery of information.So when you write:The Internet itself grew up in defiance of the telcos. Its business model is anathema to them. Thus telcos and cable operators do all they can...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, open source, telecommunications company, Internet, cable, business model
- Discussion threads 2009-02-23
- Sony DMX-WL1 Bravia Wireless Link
- Photo gallery:Sony DMX-WL1One of Sony's latest strategies with HDTVs is to market a range of add-ons, such as the Bravia Internet Video Link, designed to work with its Bravia televisions. The most expensive such device so far is the DMX-WL1, otherwise known as the Bravia Wireless Link Module....
- Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, Cable, Sony Corp., transmitter, Gefen EXT-WHDMI, external antenna, HDMI, wireless link
- Product reviews 2009-02-03
- Gefen EXT-WHDMI wireless HDMI extender
- Photo gallery:Gefen EXT-WHDMIIn 2008 we gave the Best of CES award to the Belkin FlyWire, the first mainstream wireless HDMI system that was promised to go to market. After numerous delays that system still is not available, but the idea is still going strong. CES 2009 saw multiple manufacturers, including...
- Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, Gefen EXT-WHDMI, transmitter, HDMI system, HDMI, wireless
- Product reviews 2009-01-30
- Passive Ultrawide Bandwidth RFID
- UltraWide Bandwidth UWB technology is a promising solution for next generation RadioFrequency Identification RFID systems to overcome most of the main limitations of current RFID systems such as very short operating range, insufficient ranging resolution for accurate localization, sensitivity to interference and scarce multiple access capability. In this paper, the...
- Tags: UWB, Bandwidth, University Of Bologna, RFID, Ultrawideband (UWB), Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2008-08-14
- FireWire 1600, 3200 approved: Now, USB 3.0 or FireWire?
- FireWire 1600, 3200 approved: Now, USB 3.0 or FireWire?My choice: USB 3.0At least for mainstream computing.USB has used a single main interface since it was first introduced. Being able to use an old-but-still-functional USB device like a mouse, webcam, or cable to a digital camera in a USB 3.0...
- Tags: FireWire, USB
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- sp38145.exe 5.1.0.3200 (Windows)
- This package supports the following driver models:Bluetooth Hands-free Audio Bluetooth Hands-free Audio. Bluetooth Stereo Audio Bluetooth Fax Modem Bluetooth Bus Enumerator Bluetooth Communications Port Bluetooth LAN Access Server Driver Bluetooth Virtual HID Device Bluetooth Remote Control Bluetooth WIA Camera Device ALPS-UGPZ9-BCM2046 Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader with Dell...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- Software downloads 2007-12-05
- Bluetooth_Broadcom_v5.1.0.4500_XP.zip 5.1.0.3200 (Windows)
- This package supports the following driver models:Bluetooth Hands-free Audio Bluetooth Hands-free Audio. Bluetooth Stereo Audio Bluetooth Fax Modem Bluetooth Bus Enumerator Bluetooth Communications Port Bluetooth LAN Access Server Driver Bluetooth Virtual HID Device Bluetooth Remote Control Bluetooth WIA Camera Device Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader with Dell Bluetooth...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- Software downloads 2007-11-01
- WUSB Security and Threats: A Survey and a Discussion
- Over the past decade, wireless communication has become an integral part of one's everyday lives and Ultra-Wideband will only accelerate this trend. The technology is well suited for a variety of use cases in everybody's life such as home entertainment system, instantaneous synchronization and file transfer. Wireless USB is an...
- Tags: UWB, Survey, Ultrawideband (UWB), Home Entertainment, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology
- White papers 2007-10-09
- On the Relation Between Bandwidth and Robustness of UWB Channel in Complex Confined Areas
- Ultra-Wideband UWB communication has been the subject of extensive research in recent years due to its unique capabilities and potential applications, particularly in short-range multiple access wireless communications. However, many important aspects of UWB-based communication systems have not yet been thoroughly investigated. The propagation of UWB signals is the single...
- Tags: UWB, Bandwidth, Universite Laval, Ultrawideband (UWB), Wireless
- White papers 2007-07-28
- Wireless NAS - A solution in search of a problem
- One of the most dubious product categories I've ever seen was the Wireless NAS Network Attached Storage device. I've seen some of these devices in stores and I've seen people asking for a Wireless NAS device. I find it dubious because it's clearly a solution in search of a problem...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Desktop, Hardware, Infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, Storage
- Blog posts 2007-07-11
- Image Gallery: Toshiba's Portégé R400 supports Vista's SideShow, but could do it better
- Editors Note: This blog entry is accompanies by an extensive image gallery that shows the various angles and features of the Portégé R400 as well as three other Vista-equipped notebooks from Toshiba. The entire gallery starts here. In terms of notebook brands, Toshibas Satellite and Portégé are two brands...
- Tags: General, Vista, Hardware Infrastructure, Mobile, Wired &, Wireless, Image Gallery, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Portege, notebook
- Blog posts 2007-02-01
- CES Big Picture #3: Oh ye cable, R.I.P. Wireless cometh and take ye away
- Its now going on two weeks since CES has ended and so far, Ive posted two big picture pieces; one on when size stopped mattering and the other on how Hi-Definitions virtuous circle is finally complete. Last week, I was at Mashup Camp 3 at MIT so I held off...
- Tags: General, Entertainment, Mobile, Personal Technology, Wired &, Wireless, Telephony, Events, CES 2007, Cool Tech Gear, Disruptive Technology, Wireless Report Card, VoIP Hardware@CES, credit card, wireless, Consumer Electronics Show
- Blog posts 2007-01-23
- CES devices that help you work where you want to be
- OQO model O2: While there didnt seem to be any major breakthrough announcement at CES, there were several devices that had upgrades made and a couple specific new devices in the mobile PC category. The company that I saw just about everywhere was OQO who was showing off their new...
- Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, On the road, Gadgets, Tablet PC, OQO
- Blog posts 2007-01-11
- MobileTechRoundup show #86, Live from Vegas
- Listen here (MP3, 7.3 MB, 21 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James, Kevin, and I are all in Vegas so we thought it would be good to try to get together...
- Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, MoTR podcast, podcast, MobileTechRoundup, VEGAS
- Blog posts 2007-01-10
- The ultimate Windows Vista notebook?
- Opening day at CES lasted from sunup to after midnight, but theres no question of the highlight: Toshibas Portege R400 notebook is the first computer Ive seen in a decade that has actually inspired gadget lust in me. In fact, if I had had one of these before I left...
- Tags: Windows Vista, Hardware, CES 2007, notebook
- Blog posts 2007-01-09
- Faster external drives arriving--slowly
- Faster external drives arriving--slowlygood stuffAlready have one and it's fast. It came with a bracket to connect the drive to an internal sata port. It's a hell of a lot faster than usb and it has it's own power so it doesn't draw power from my pc's powerunit. That was...
- Tags: NCQ, USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire
- Discussion threads 2006-12-19
- My Apple-Expo 2006 predictions
- One side effect of announcing the new Core 2 Duo iMacs and faster Mac minis last week is that it effectively removes them from contention for debut at Apple's media event tomorrow. This combined with the company's less-than-subtle "It's Showtime" theme make predictions a little easier than usual,...
- Tags: Apple iPod
- Blog posts 2006-09-11
- Microsoft's Zune aims to be social butterfly
- Microsoft's Zune aims to be social butterflyWhere is your answer???You made wild and silly claims, back it up.So whats new about this?iPod has been doing this for 2 years now. Sheesh. Never a new idea from Microsoft. Bunch o' lazies!bad for thoshibathey have not learned the lesson: everybody dealing with...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Dell Computer Corp., Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, MP3
- Discussion threads 2006-08-25
- Build Silicon Valley-wide Wi-Fi? What, are you nuts?
- Build Silicon Valley-wide Wi-Fi? What, are you nuts?WI-MAXI'd say [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMAX]WI-MAX[/url] would better server wide areas of coverage.You need to read the RFP, not the PRThe RFP doesn't call for Wi-Fi. It calls for interesting proposals in which wireless data networking would be used to blanket the area. There are a...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, client side adapter, adapter, RFP, IEEE, wireless
- Discussion threads 2006-07-02
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