Here’s Part 2 of our Year in Review. These highlights were pulled from the DailyWireless archives from July 2003 to December 2003:
July
PCTEL + Birdstep - Commercially available in Q4, the combined product offers a complete roaming solution for service providers, PC OEMs, device [...]
Any wireless system imported into China or manufactured in China must use the “Wired Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure” standard. This standard is a home-grown encription algorithm that replaces the WEP procotocol, part of the 802.11b standard. The requirement goes into effect June 1, 2004.
More information can be found in this EE Times article.
E-Week reports that Broadcom may be taking a giant leap forward with a proprietary, non-standard “802.11n” product in the 2nd half of 2004. The IEEE 802.11n committee is working on 108 Mbps and faster standards for wireless LANs. The 802.11n spec will reportly handle speeds of 108mbps and [...]
NPR’s Scott Simon talks to David Grinspoon, author of Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life, about other forms of life elsewhere in the universe - or maybe right here on Earth.
“We have to [...]
Here are a few encryption puzzlers for your holiday pleasure. Can You Name These Religious Christmas Carols? 1. Approach Everyone Who Is Steadfast 2. Ecstasy [...]
The Seattle PI reports that Amazon.com’s feature for searching within books, introduced in October, now has competition. Google, the nation’s leading search engine, is testing a similar, unnamed service, introduced about two weeks ago with no publicity.
Susan Wojcicki, Google’s director of product management, said the new service “fits very well within [...]
Small Net Builder reports that ParkerVision announced its Horizons Wireless 1500USB USB Network Adapter today.
The 802.11b adapter’s claim to fame is a one mile open-field operating range, when paired with either the company’s 1500WLAN PC card or [...]
The wireless media war between Real, Microsoft and Apple is heating up. Ericsson licensed RealNetworks’ media engine for mobile devices yesterday, adding another cellular heavy weight to Real’s arsenal of wireless service providers and device makers including AT&T Wireless, Motorola, Vodofone and Nokia. [...]
Taking Menorah Design into the 59th Century, this hobbyist made a a USB menorah. It’s entirely programmable, so one could presumably write code to make it work for other holidays. USB Christmas trees are also available. Here’s an X-10 sensor FAQ for 22,000 lights.
PC Thoughts says software that allows you to convert a DVD to your Pocket PC and watch it in great quality, with stereo sound and in full screen landscape mode is available through Handandgo ($24.95). A memorycard as small as 128 Mb is sufficient [...]
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