Intel’s new initiative My WiFi turns a notebook into a personal hotspot for local devices. It allows users to connect to a camera, printer, digital photo frame, or personal media player – all while remaining connected to the Internet.
Intel My WiFi doesn’t connect to the internet, it creates a personal area network. An Intel Centrino 2 allows synching, sharing, showing, and printing digital content.
Intel says their My WiFi Technology is more than just a cable replacement—it change the way that consumers interact with all electronic devices. Products that support the technology are expected this year. Here’s Intel’s pocket guide (pdf) and flash demo.
According to ABI Research, 97% of laptops now ship with Wi-Fi built-in, there are 127 million Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide and more than 223 million homes now have Wi-Fi.
Intel My WiFi Technology is a combination of hardware and software that is included in upcoming generations of notebooks based on Intel Centrino 2.
My WiFi personal area networking requires the Intel 5100 or Ultimate N 5300 WiFi chipset and a Centrino laptop. The Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150 and WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350 are the family of Mobile WiMAX and 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N network adapters that operates in the 2.5GHz spectrum for WiMAX and 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz for WiFi.
The Apple iPhone App Store now has 10,000 Applications available for download while only about 500 are in the Android Market. But the Open Handset Alliance now includes Sprint Nextel, Motorola, T-Mobile, Vodafone, ASUSTeK, LG Electronics, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Toshiba, Intel, Qualcomm, and others. The Android Developer Channel has demo videos and tutorials.
