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Cheap Wireless for Accessories
morcheeba writes "Yet another wireless protocol for personal computers! In addition to existing 802.11 variants, bluetooth, and ultra-low-power newcomer zigbee, Cypress semiconductor is releasing a simple low latency, low cost (<$2), medium speed (200kbit/sec) protocol with USB human interface devices (HID) compatibility. Partners include Saitek (game controllers) and NMB (keyboards & mice). EETimes has an informative article."
So you finish browsing slashdot, go to the bathroom and do your business. Your leave your wifi toiletseat up which makes your wifi alarm clock go off which wakes up your wife who gets angry at you and makes you go put the seat down.
Your neighbor aims his pringles can at your home, starts up your electric toothbrush, turns on your living room tv, and starts printing random junk on your printer.
Let's hope alarm system remotes don't include wifi as well!
You see folks, this is the great thing about standards. There are so many to choose from!
Why do other people know how to use correct spelling and punctuation?
Even a two-dollar protocol like this works at several hundred Kbps, when I have a network of computers at home, with enough MIPS to simulate El Nino, connected to the outside world through a 64k bit of electrical string. When it's dialled up. But that's telcos for you!
When I am king, you will be first against the wall.
You heard him guys... SHUT IT ALL DOWN, RIGHT NOW! A single slashdotter doesn't have a use for the product, so it must be immediately be winked out of existance. Thank you for your cooperation.
Slashdot gets worse every day... Pipedot: News for nerds, without the corporate slant
With dirt cheap wireless commo, now they can start coming out with nifty devices like:
Automobile Instant Messaging so I can tell the guy in front of me to get off my road.
PDA Instant Messaging so I can pass notes in class and (anonymously) tell fellow bus riders that they smell like a rotten fish.
Wireless Spam that jumps from device to device. (lovely!)
Watches that receive text messages (like "Your flight is now boarding at gate B24, you have 2:13 minutes until takeoff") and perhaps can send back messages like "I'm running as fast as I can!!"
These are the times that I wish I'd gotten an EE degree instead of CS.
your ideas are intriguing and i would like to subscribe to your newsletter
Soon, the development of our ultimate wireless accessory will be complete!
The new Wireless Mate (tm), patent pending, a compact brick-sized device with a 10-pound battery and 1-foot antenna, will support Zigbee, WiFi (a, b and g), Bluetooth and Accessory wireless. Eight expansion slots will enable future wireless standards to be added for seamless integration.
Enable your cellphone, PC and PDA to communicate seamlessly with Wireless Mate (tm), patent pending!
Imagine the possibilities!
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