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Japanese Firms Claim 170Mb/s Service Via Powerline

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bits-that-go-fast dept.

valdean writes "Sony, Mitsubishi, and Panasonic have created and launched a new technology to transport Internet and media signals around the home via the electricity network at speeds 3x that of Wi-Fi. It's even fast enough for HDTV. The introduction is only dependent on government authorization."

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  1. Big Surprise by atv1990 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "We think our technology is better."
    Nothing new there...

    1. Re:Big Surprise by RileyLewis · · Score: 0, Funny

      I find it *shocking* that you believe their technology has remained *static*!

  2. I refuse to give in! by d474 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I will not RTFA.
    I don't need to RTFA.
    I already know this technology is bad with out RingTFA.
    So, no, I will not RTFA.

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  3. Robot? by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    If it is from Japan, there has just GOT to be a robot involved somehow.

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  4. DAMN! by joNDoty · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I have to firewall my exterior power outlets?!

  5. But can they do wireless electricity too? by schwit1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's next, wireless electricity and cordless extension cords.

  6. Re:Oh, around the home. by emidln · · Score: 2, Funny

    *blank stare*

    You mean your house isn't wired for at gigabit ethernet?

  7. Works with ordinary network cards! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You only need an adapter.

  8. Power ethernet... by Konrad9 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would that make it power-porn?

  9. Fridges by eniu!uine · · Score: 2, Funny

    The good news is that we will finally be able to SSH over to one of those refrigerators that run Linux.

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