Tag Archive for 'wifi'
Acer are describing their new P5260i WiFi projector as for “professionals”, but I don’t see why people in suits should have all the fun. The XGA 1024 x 768 resolution unit features WiFi b/g-based technology that allows straightforward streaming of 720p/1080i high-definition video wirelessly rather than by a dull old cable. Yes, it’s intended for [...]
SanDisk are looking to take on Microsoft’s WiFi enabled Zune and Apple’s mobile iTunes store, with the company today revealing that they have bought out MusicGremlin. Described as a “digital content distribution” specialist, MusicGremlin were responsible for the short-lived MG-1000 PMP, the claim to fame of which was its ability to download tracks on a [...]
Intel has confirmed that the launch of its next-generation Centrino chipset, “Montevina”, has been delayed until mid-July. The platform was originally slated to launch in Q2, with the official launch predicted by the end of May. Intel are blaming both hardware and documentation issues for the hold-up; the new chipsets won’t be available in volume until [...]
Call your new remote control the “Ultimate Remote” and you’d better have some meat to back up the name, but that’s how tvCompass have decided to brand their WiFi-enabled universal zapper. We first saw the device back in January at CES, and now the company have partnered with ESPN to launch both the remote and an exclusive [...]
Networking company HD Communcations has announced a low-cost WiFi bridge with up to five miles line-of-sight range. The HD26200 consists of two high performance Ubiquiti network radios with integrated 17dbi dual polarity antennas, and can bridge WiFi b and g networks. Best of all is the price: just $318.
You don’t have to be as paranoid as I am about security to see the sense in fitting a decent alarm system. However, definitions of “decent” vary; it strikes me that all the sensors, sirens and flashing lights in the world aren’t much use if you’re out of hearing distance (how many neighbours actually check [...]
Willcom’s D4 has been hailed by many as the UMPC that could finally bridge the gap between the ultramobile PC platform and the smartphone (at least if the price is right). The lucky guys at Akihabara happen to be right next to Willcom’s office in Tokyo, and managed to borrow a D4 alpha-prototype to see just how [...]
Eye-Fi have announced an update to their range of WiFi-equipped SD memory cards. Now split into three models - Explore, Share and Home - various degrees of hotspot and geotagging are on offer. The top-end Explore sees Eye-Fi partner with hotspot company Wayport, allowing for automatic photo uploads in around 10,000 US hotspots. [...]
Sony Japan have unveiled a new digital photo frame, the VGF-CP1. With a 7-inch LCD display capable of displaying 16m colors at 800 x 480 resolution, its slim bezel hides a pair of stereo speakers each putting out 1.6W. The CP1 has 512MB of internal memory, expandable via Memory Stick, CF or SD card, and WiFi [...]
Designer Jean Louis Frechin showed off these “chronopictographic” digital photo frames at the recent International Milan furniture show. Called Wapix YJMM, the pair are connected by a short-range wireless link. Transient images are passed between the two displays, with the distance between each unit altering the speed at which it travels.
