Sunday, September 7, 2003
802.11b Chips Up To 80% Smaller
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 05:30 AM
http://news.com.com/2100-1039_3-5072001.html?tag=fd_top
"The new chips are based on the 802.11b wireless networking standard and will target manufacturers of portable devices, such as cell phones, handhelds and digital cameras, according to sources close to the companies' plans. Broadcom is expected to announce a single chip Wi-Fi product, while Philips Semiconductors, the chipmaking division of Royal Philips Electronics, will introduce a combined package of two Wi-Fi chips, which is still considerably smaller than current products, the sources said."
Oh what I wouldn't give to have an ad hoc network between my PDA and cell phone, camera, printer, etc. with a wireless protocol that just works without messing around with profiles and such! :rock on dude!:
"The new chips are based on the 802.11b wireless networking standard and will target manufacturers of portable devices, such as cell phones, handhelds and digital cameras, according to sources close to the companies' plans. Broadcom is expected to announce a single chip Wi-Fi product, while Philips Semiconductors, the chipmaking division of Royal Philips Electronics, will introduce a combined package of two Wi-Fi chips, which is still considerably smaller than current products, the sources said."
Oh what I wouldn't give to have an ad hoc network between my PDA and cell phone, camera, printer, etc. with a wireless protocol that just works without messing around with profiles and such! :rock on dude!:
