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Archive for August, 2006

Peplink’s Wireless Client

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2006

PePLink, today announced the commercial launch of PePLink Surf-AP, a $189 device designed to extend Citywide Wi-Fi signals indoors. Typical Wi-Fi clients establish a network connection with Citywide Wi-Fi at one end, but only provide a wired indoor connection through an Ethernet cable. The PePLink Surf-AP (above) also delivers wireless service indoors. The single-box solution [...]

Ricoh WiFi Camera

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2006

Ricoh today announced a camera that supports both Bluetooth and WiFi. The ruggedized and waterproof 500SE is a 8.13-megapixel camera that connects to a nearby laptop using Bluetooth 2.0 or to any available Wi-Fi network using 802.11b/g. The high end Model W features a WEP- and WAP-secured WiFi, and includes Bluetooth 2.0. Pictures can be [...]

Sprint RevA Card

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2006

Sprint and Novatel Wireless today announced commercial availability of their EV-DO Revision A card. The Novatel Wireless S720 card follows Sprint’s recent announcement that it will begin upgrading the Sprint Power Vision Network to the faster EV-DO Revision A this year. Designed for operation with compatible laptops as well as the soon-to-be-available Linksys Wireless G-Router [...]

Intelligent Nation

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2006

C/Net says Singapore will have nationwide WiFi by the end of the year. As part of its Intelligent Nation 2015 program, the island nation will be able to boast of countrywide Wi-Fi coverage in a few months, Bill Chang, executive vice president of wireless service provider SingTel, said in a recent interview. Singapore had one [...]

My-Cast Weather

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2006

Digital Cyclone has announced that its My-Cast mobile weather service now includes the ability to track tropical storms and hurricanes. The Hurricane Tracker allows users to see the projected path of a hurricane in real-time with satellite cloud loops focused directly on the eye of the storm. Also included are StormWatch plots and warnings for [...]

Moto in MobileWiMAX Chips

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2006

Motorola today announced a strategic initiative to develop mobile WiMAX chipsets for use in Motorola’s next-generation WiMAX devices. Motorola is a leader in end-to-end WiMAX solutions, from infrastructure and handsets to the core implementation of WiMAX in chipsets. Motorola’s initial chipset will focus on core 802.16e mobile WiMAX functionality supporting voice, video, and data for [...]