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Wireless Video Transfers 100X Faster Than WiFi

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-a-lot-of-heroes dept.

coondoggie writes "Later today IBM plans to announce microprocessor chipsets that can wirelessly transmit high-definition video at extremely high speeds. 'IBM will do this by teaming with MediaTek to launch a joint initiative to develop these ultra fast chipsets.The companies will be developing millimeter wave (mmWave) radio technology — the highest frequency portion of the radio spectrum — 60 gigahertz rather than 2.4 gigahertz — and digital chipsets that enable at least 100 times higher data rates than current Wi-Fi standards.'"

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  1. Nifty.. by scoot80 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is not going to replace WiFi, nor it is probably supposed to. However for applications such as wireless monitors/sound systems and anything else which is going to be in close vicinity to the transmitter, but requires high bandwidth, it might be useful. Do we see a super resolution wireless gaming mouse coming out soon??

  2. Sources? by Adeptus_Luminati · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Would you mind quoting your sources?
    Thanks.

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    No trees were killed in the making of this post; however, many trillions of electrons were horribly inconvenienced.
  3. Re:Cancer risk? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    there by damaging a cells DNA and possibly causing cancer.

    DNA damage isn't the only way of causing cancer.

  4. Re:Different from military application? by jank1887 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    difference = frequency (60GHz vs 95GHz). It's a coupling efficiency issue. One couples well to your nerve endings, creating a burning feeling, the other doesn't. It may also be safe to assume that in standard implementation, these would use omni (or near omni) antennas, not a focused beam targeted at a human target. But, the Pringles can types may have their own ideas.