Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Cell phones, PDAs catch Wi-Fi fever
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 07:52 AM
http://news.com.com/2100-1033-895006.html?tag=cd_mh#
This isn't exactly news, at least not to many of our readers. One thing in particular that did catch my eye was this:
"Year-old semiconductor maker IceFyre Semiconductor thinks it has the answer. It claims to have created an 802.11 chipset that uses 75 percent less power than its competitors, said Mark Roberts, IceFyre's chief executive."
802.11b is horrible on battery life and one of the issues that BlueTooth proponents bring up. If Wi-Fi power consumption drops to 25% of its current levels, it would seem to me to make an even stronger case that 802.11 is the future for all but the simplest PAN's, like from a cell phone to a headset. Anything requiring ActiveSync, file sharing, streaming, networking, printing, etc. would be, in my opinion, much easier using a standard TCP/IP connection.
Your thoughts?
This isn't exactly news, at least not to many of our readers. One thing in particular that did catch my eye was this:
"Year-old semiconductor maker IceFyre Semiconductor thinks it has the answer. It claims to have created an 802.11 chipset that uses 75 percent less power than its competitors, said Mark Roberts, IceFyre's chief executive."
802.11b is horrible on battery life and one of the issues that BlueTooth proponents bring up. If Wi-Fi power consumption drops to 25% of its current levels, it would seem to me to make an even stronger case that 802.11 is the future for all but the simplest PAN's, like from a cell phone to a headset. Anything requiring ActiveSync, file sharing, streaming, networking, printing, etc. would be, in my opinion, much easier using a standard TCP/IP connection.
Your thoughts?
