Several years after the first coffee shops and cafes started installing wireless networks. more merchants and customers are discovering why they're a good idea -- particularly the free ones -- helping to put customer butts in empty seats. Via [informationweek.com]
The ZigBee Alliance said Thursday that it would begin designating products as "ZigBee Certified" to ensure that they are fully interoperable "out of box" and can easily enter into a ZigBee network. Via [eetimes.com]
Networking specialist Netgear will try its luck in the voice over wireless LAN (WLAN) market later this year by launching a Wi-Fi only mobile handset with an integrated Skype voice over IP (VoIP) client. Via [vnunet.com]
Already available from several cellular operators, the MobiTV broadcast TV service is now available to Palm PDA users via Wi-Fi. Via [informationweek.com]
Smart lamp-posts that can provide free light and Wi-Fi internet access are to be trialled in Dundee, Scotland. Via [vnunet.com]
A cable outfit says it has come up with the technology to kill off the Universal Serial Bus cable. Via [theinquirer.net]
Pharos Science & Applications, Inc. introduced the Pharos Traveler GPS 525, the first Pocket GPS to include WiFi, Bluetooth, and Windows Mobile 5.0 software. The device is also among the smallest integrated wireless GPS devices in the industry. Via [geekzone.co.nz]
Move over, Zigbee and Z-Wave. A new contender has thrown its hat in the ring. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]
Nine UK city centres are to get blanket wireless broadband coverage as part of a deal between Wi-Fi operator The Cloud and telecoms giant BT. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Avega Systems, based in Australia, trots out the Oyster speaker system which promises to deliver a high quality listening experience through wireless connectivity over a network. Via [news.designtechnica.com]
Logan International Airport officials' ongoing quest to ban airline lounges from offering passengers free WiFi Internet services is angering a growing array of powerful Capitol Hill lobbying groups, who say Logan could set a dangerous nationwide precedent for squelching wireless services. Via [boston.com]
Motorola on Tuesday leveraged the intense spotlight of the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show to introduce a new Motorola Residential Seamless Mobility Gateway (RSG) that takes WiFi-to-cellular handover control out of the hands of the carrier and puts it squarely in the hands of the consumer. Via [news.tmcnet.com]
"WiFi use has spread dramatically in recent years, and WiFi is now in more than 100 thousand hotspots and millions of homes worldwide," said Frank Hanzlik, managing director of the WiFi Alliance. "It's not surprising to see that people like to be connected, both for work and for entertainment purposes, when they travel." Via [technewsworld.com]...
As the WiMAX IEEE standard 802.16e prepares to conquer certification, technology innovators and operators alike are igniting a widespread commitment to bringing the promise of wireless broadband to life. In the midst of this fast race for deployment, however, the question lingers on how WiMAX will co-exist with other mobile technologies. Because the true promise...
Logan International Airport officials' ongoing quest to ban airline lounges from offering passengers free WiFi Internet services is angering a growing array of powerful Capitol Hill lobbying groups, who say Logan could set a dangerous nationwide precedent for squelching wireless services. Via [boston.com]