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Intel Demos Software Defined WiFi/WiMAX/DVB-H Chip

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the all-in-wonderful dept.

Doc Ruby writes "Electronics Weekly is reporting that Intel has developed a new prototype chip for software defined radio. The new chip will be able to handle WiFi, WiMAX and DVB-H digital TV all on the same chip. 'This kind of chip would allow equipment to access the WiFi network in the home, automatically handover to a WiMAX network when you leave the house and also access digital TV on the move, all through one chip.' It's also a proof that the entire class of SW radios that could possibly converge CDMA, GSM and various other radio networks for opportunistic handoffs by a single device, a 'universal radio' that could use content formerly locked into a single radio type."

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  1. Excellent! by JK_the_Slacker · · Score: 4, Funny

    But the real question is, can I change software modes and nuke a burrito with my wireless card?

    Or, even better, my roommate?

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    1. Re:Excellent! by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why would you want to nuke a burrito with your roommate?

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    2. Re:Excellent! by Chabil+Ha' · · Score: 4, Funny

      So that's what they're calling it these days...

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    3. Re:Excellent! by toadlife · · Score: 3, Funny

      And shortly after being eaten, the burrito causes the resonant sound of the body to fluctuate with ever increasing frequency.

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  2. awesome! by spiffmastercow · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I'll be able to open and close people's garage doors while accessing their wifi, all with one device!

  3. Multi-tasking ? by matt_martin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Turn off the TV, I wanna check my email ! (?)

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  4. q.v. onechiptorulethemall by Inf0phreak · · Score: 5, Funny
    Why would you want a chip to rule a mall?

    There. It's been a while since I made a stupid joke here. Quota fulfilled for the next couple of months I guess :)

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  5. Re:Closed drivers by fbjon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to mention that air pressure is the standard way of measuring altitude. You'll need a fairly powerful radio transmitter to interfere with that system.

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