Staying connected is about to become even easier. In a world of wireless, land line, and video phones, the Internet, and hundreds of television channels and their associated content, it’s easy to understand why, as our lives become more dependent on these services, consumers will demand increased and more efficient access to them. 3G enabled [...]
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2 Comments »It’s no secret that we’re big fans of GPS devices that deliver real time traffic data, but Garmin’s announcement today that its nuvi 1690 will release this fall is especially compelling. Although the device will carry a steep initial MSRP of $499, it comes bundled with two years of Garmin’s nuLink service (a $120 value). [...]
Today, the IEEE finally approved the 802.11n standard for wireless network communications. The approval, which only took the IEEE special committee seven years to complete after work on it began, finalizes the standard and elevates it and the products produced in accordance with it out of “draft” status. Wireless-N networks have several key advantages over those [...]
For those interested in a little technology M&A news, Atheros, a WiFi chip maker whose products are the brain of many wireless networking devices, today purchased Intellon, a powerline networking chip maker. The purchase validates powerline networking technology and will allow Atheros to “enable dynamic meshing of wireless and wired bandwidth, providing robust transmission of [...]
Posted in Networking, PCs and Laptops, Powerline, Wireless Tags: Atheros, ethernet, homeplug, Intellon, networking, powerline, powerline networking, wireless 3 Comments »