Comments on: Welcome to the Wi-Fi Home http://gigaom.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-the-wi-fi-home/ The Business of Technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By:   Why the Home Network Needs More Than Just Wi-Fi  — instantwebmeetings.com - Video Conference, Collaboration, E Learning, Video Collaboration, Video Meeting, Unified Communications http://gigaom.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-the-wi-fi-home/#comment-883822   Why the Home Network Needs More Than Just Wi-Fi  — instantwebmeetings.com - Video Conference, Collaboration, E Learning, Video Collaboration, Video Meeting, Unified Communications Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:44:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13641#comment-883822 [...] Let’s be honest: When it comes to the networked home, most analysts, press and consumers mainly think Wi-Fi. This is for good reason, of course, as Wi-Fi has been phenomenally successful as a consumer technology. It’s ubiquitous in laptops and portable gaming devices, is fast becoming so in portable media players and mobile phones, and new devices like TVs and set-top boxes are seen as the next big growth markets for this technology. [...] [...] Let’s be honest: When it comes to the networked home, most analysts, press and consumers mainly think Wi-Fi. This is for good reason, of course, as Wi-Fi has been phenomenally successful as a consumer technology. It’s ubiquitous in laptops and portable gaming devices, is fast becoming so in portable media players and mobile phones, and new devices like TVs and set-top boxes are seen as the next big growth markets for this technology. [...]

]]> By: Why the Home Network Needs More Than Just Wi-Fi - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-the-wi-fi-home/#comment-883726 Why the Home Network Needs More Than Just Wi-Fi - GigaOM Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:00:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13641#comment-883726 [...] Guest Column, Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 9:00 AM PT Comments (0) Let’s be honest: When it comes to the networked home, most analysts, press and consumers mainly think Wi-Fi. This is for good reason, of course, as Wi-Fi has been phenomenally successful as a consumer technology. It’s ubiquitous in laptops and portable gaming devices, is fast becoming so in portable media players and mobile phones, and new devices like TVs and set-top boxes are seen as the next big growth markets for this technology. [...] [...] Guest Column, Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 9:00 AM PT Comments (0) Let’s be honest: When it comes to the networked home, most analysts, press and consumers mainly think Wi-Fi. This is for good reason, of course, as Wi-Fi has been phenomenally successful as a consumer technology. It’s ubiquitous in laptops and portable gaming devices, is fast becoming so in portable media players and mobile phones, and new devices like TVs and set-top boxes are seen as the next big growth markets for this technology. [...]

]]> By: Partners in Grime http://gigaom.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-the-wi-fi-home/#comment-882312 Partners in Grime Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:28:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13641#comment-882312 The technology just keeps getting better and better. Good riddance to wires! The technology just keeps getting better and better. Good riddance to wires!

]]> By: Welcome to the Wi-Fi Home - GigaOM « Iain’s Chips & Tech http://gigaom.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-the-wi-fi-home/#comment-882020 Welcome to the Wi-Fi Home - GigaOM « Iain’s Chips & Tech Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:40:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13641#comment-882020 [...] to the Wi-Fi Home - GigaOM Welcome to the Wi-Fi Home - GigaOM: “Notes on new WiFi chipset from BRCM. bottom line — Don’t under estimate the [...] [...] to the Wi-Fi Home - GigaOM Welcome to the Wi-Fi Home - GigaOM: “Notes on new WiFi chipset from BRCM. bottom line — Don’t under estimate the [...]

]]> By: Jose Miguel Cansado http://gigaom.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-the-wi-fi-home/#comment-882010 Jose Miguel Cansado Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:35:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13641#comment-882010 Whoever gets the love, it is good news to have Wifi embedded in more and more devices as a "universal" wireless standard. Although it might still need to co-exists with new technologies such as Wireless Sensor Networks, that require even lower sizes, lower power and mesh network topologies http://tech-talk.biz/2008/05/23/wireless-sensor-networks/ Whoever gets the love, it is good news to have Wifi embedded in more and more devices as a “universal” wireless standard. Although it might still need to co-exists with new technologies such as Wireless Sensor Networks, that require even lower sizes, lower power and mesh network topologies

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]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-the-wi-fi-home/#comment-881757 Stacey Higginbotham Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:37:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13641#comment-881757 Wifiguy, this was tied to Broadcom announcing it's latest Intensi-Fi chips that can be used to enable Wi-Fi by plugging a dongle into a USB port. I know Marvel has embedded Wi-Fi and router chips, but didn't think they were pushing a dongle. That makes Wi-Fi so easy for a consumer to use in the home, which is why Broadcom got the love. Wifiguy, this was tied to Broadcom announcing it’s latest Intensi-Fi chips that can be used to enable Wi-Fi by plugging a dongle into a USB port. I know Marvel has embedded Wi-Fi and router chips, but didn’t think they were pushing a dongle. That makes Wi-Fi so easy for a consumer to use in the home, which is why Broadcom got the love.

]]> By: Wifiguy http://gigaom.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-the-wi-fi-home/#comment-881738 Wifiguy Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:39:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13641#comment-881738 Marvell owns the wifi space in consumer electronics right now with it's wifi in iPhone, iPod Touch, Sony Psp, Sony Ps3, Xbox 360 wireless adaptor, and Zune 2.0 players. Why all the love for Broadcom. Are they one of your sponsors or something? Marvell owns the wifi space in consumer electronics right now with it’s wifi in iPhone, iPod Touch, Sony Psp, Sony Ps3, Xbox 360 wireless adaptor, and Zune 2.0 players. Why all the love for Broadcom. Are they one of your sponsors or something?

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