Wireless News
Belkin prepping certified wireless USB hub
Intel to launch 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset next week
Apple to charge for 802.11n Updater
Apple dives into draft 11n
Wi-Fi Protected Setup goes public
ASUS demoing UWB HDMI connection system
(LAS VEGAS, NV) ASUS today announced that it is introducing a new line of 'Wireless for HDMI' products, including accessory devices and embedded designs to simplify connections between home audio and video electronic components. The new products use Tzero ultra wideband and Analog Devices JPEG2000 technologies and are aimed at distribution of high-definition video streams around the home.
Ruckus Wireless intros ‘Video-Grade’ USB wireless adapter
(LAS VEGAS, NV) Ruckus Wireless today introduced the MediaFlex USB Dongle that is designed to provide stable, wireless connectivity to in-home multimedia devices such as set-tops and media center systems.
D-Link to intro dual-band draft 11n router
Pulse~LINK to show UWB ‘Whole-Home’ Interactive HD Solution at CES
(Las Vegas, NV) UWB patent-meister Pulse~LINK announced that it be demonstrating its UWB-based CWave Whole-Home Interactive HD system at next week's Consumer Electronics show.
The system claims "true room-to-room networking of interactive HD multimedia content" using UWB technology. But it uses a home's coax cabling for the room-to-room part and goes wireless only within a room.
Wisair announces Wireless USB reference design duo
(CAMPBELL, CA) Ultra Wideband chipmaker Wisair today announced two new Wireless USB reference designs. Both designs use the company's latest 542 Certified Wireless USB chip, which was recently granted WiMedia PHY registration.
Atheros intros dual-band draft 11n chipset and wireless network processors
(SANTA CLARA, CA) Atheros today launched its "highest performance 802.11n solution to date". The AR5008AP-3NX2 chipset, combines Atheros XSPAN draft 802.11n technology with a newWireless Network Processor Unit (WNPU). The chipset supports concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLAN and is said to deliver "up to 600 Mbps aggregate physical data rates"