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Intel Promises UWB Products By 2006

Posted by timothy on from the that's-a-long-way-off dept.

prostoalex writes "Ultra WideBand radio is a technology that allows transmitting huge amounts of data over a short distance at very low power. At Intel Developer Forum this week Ben Manny, director of wireless technology development at Intel Research and Development, promised market deployment of UWB-based solutions by 2005-2006. Possible applications of UWB can be discovered in this article that also refers to UWB as 'Bluetooth on steroids'."

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  1. Sometime in the futre aboard an airplane... by SuperKendall · · Score: 4, Funny

    "This is the captian speaking. Our monitors have detected someone in first class using a UWB device, so as per international law we have jettisoned the entire first class cabin to ensure the saftey of this aircraft. The remaining delicacies not already consumed by said criminals will now be distributed by the flight attendants. Thank you for your attention."

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  2. UWB advertising slogan by Jay+Maynard · · Score: 3, Funny

    You, too, can clobber every radio and cellphone within 20 feet!

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  3. Ban it ... by halftrack · · Score: 3, Funny

    "By applying UWB wireless technology to cable TV operating systems, it is possible to double capacity. Thus a system that currently offers customers 100 channels could
    increase options to 200 channels."

    That is exactly 100 times more channels on my behalf and I allready watch too much TV. How many days can one fit in one?

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