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FireWire Gets Ready to Go Wireless

Posted by timothy on from the anthropomorphic dept.

mindless4210 writes "The 1394 Trade Association has approved a specification for the development of wireless FireWire applications, which will let 1394-enabled devices, both wired and unwired, to connect with each other. The new spec will enable communication between a variety of devices, such as set-top boxes, HDTVs, tuners, and DVD players, all of which will be able to interoperate in home networks. Officials speculated that in the future there could be plug-in cards for set-top boxes enabling wireless connection to DVD players and hard-disk drives. The trade association also said it will work with the WiMedia Alliance to jointly develop collaborative products."

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  1. FP!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post bitches!!1one Faster than all your pussy firewire.

  2. this is really interaesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and no body else has commented
    tese
    test asdf hi i am a n00b

  3. Re:A future without cables and wires by blackmonday · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I for one am very proud of your mutltiple uses of the phrase "I for one". I for one welcome our new opinionized singular overlords.

  4. Re:Greetings from the Philippines! by grepistan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Humour error #11672 : joke missing. Please obtain some content or piss off.

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