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Wireless at Firewire Speeds?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the I'll-believe-it-when-I-see-it dept.

MeCoward writes "EETimes reporting on working group that hopes to leapfrog 802.11 to create wireless 1394 links. Initially 100mbps but aiming for 400mbps." I don't expect to see this anytime soon, but it certainly makes things like wireless HDTV feasible. Sure would be cool. Of course Bluetooth is only now just catching on, so imagine how long it'll be before this becomes practical.

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  1. Bluetooth's death knell... by Zebra_X · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Was listed on palm's web site:
    Tungsten|C Built-in Wi-Fi.

    Bluetooth never caught on. In fact - we will find that Bluetooth is going to be used for wireless keyboards and mice - and that's about it. 802.11 is far more usefull from an application programming standpoint more bandwith, more range, more interop with other "connected devices", more versatility.

    It used to be that BT had an edge becuase it consumed less power and fit into a smaller package, but with 802.11 CF adapters it's no longer a selling point. 802.11 is here to stay until of course 802.1394.

  2. Only in the US... by ischorr · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "Of course Bluetooth is only now just catching on, so imagine how long it'll be before this becomes practical."

    Bluetooth "caught on" in Europe quite a while back. It's just us backwards Americans that are just now figuring out Bluetooth and GSM (and I don't think we'll EVER move metric..)

  3. Wi-Fi by Unixinvid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What ever happend to just using a aluminum hat like these people http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html