In an application with the U.S. Patent Office published in December 2007, Apple described a wireless system that would allow customers to place an order at a store using a wireless device such as a media player, a wireless personal digital assistant or a cellphone.
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The STRIVA CAP can be used in conjunction with a wireless router for digital connections throughout the Internet, or it can be used to create a direct local wireless connection whenever a Wi-Fi router or hot spot is unavailable.
This prompts some concern over how the controller is going to stack up in FPS-type games due to the inherently slower response time of a wireless versus a wired controller.
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Setting up a wireless network in the home requires at least two components: a wireless hub, which connects to the modem (DSL or cable) or server PC, and a client device such as a PC insert card, which connects to the hub.
"Customers come to Verizon Wireless for a premier wireless experience, and iPhone 5 combined with our 4G LTE network is an outstanding combination, " said Dan Mead, Verizon Wireless CEO.
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So Samsung and LG both announced deals with a company called Kineto Wireless Inc. that's developing a hybrid wireless technology that can seamlessly pass a call from a cellular network to a WiFi network without interrupting the call.
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As a result, wireless is a real contender for Internet access and sophisticated data services in Europe and still far from being so in America.
Instead of using menus on a screen to establish wireless connections, users will be able to simply hold a smartphone against another device (a wireless-equipped digital television, for example) and within moments a secure Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection is established between the two.
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Also, there's no way to access a wireless network with a hidden SSID, although WPA is supported.
Neither CSR nor Apple will comment on plans for a wireless iPod, a rumor that's half as old as the iPod.
Both versions include a wireless controller, a Blu-ray high-quality video player and a port so they can work with a high-definition display.
Google TV, launched last October, works on devices released by Logitech and Sony and requires a wireless remote with a full QWERTY keyboard.
This model is Wi-Fi enabled (adaptor required, sold separately), so online content can be accessed through a wireless connection to a home network.
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The Compaq IPaq I-A1 is a cute little beige number with a wireless keyboard and a tiltable color LCD screen about the size of a makeup mirror.
Also available through Verizon Wireless is a range of Nokia wireless charging accessories to keep you conveniently charged at home, at work or in the destinations in between.
Cellular carriers have been touting the vision of a wireless Web for a few years, dreaming of high-speed, always-on, packet-based connections that deliver everything from music to traffic warnings and restaurant ratings.
Now, consumers can easily and instantaneously enjoy their music and photos across an array of NFC enabled Sony devices, by simply touching one to another to establish a wireless connection without a cumbersome pairing process.
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This is ideal for notebook, tablet or mobile phone users who want to be able to use their devices wirelessly and connect to the network from places in their home where a wireless signal from a router may not reach.
For at least two years, multiple iPhone carriers lodged complaints with the company that its phone doesn't work well in making calls and doesn't hold a wireless signal for a voice call as well as other devices, these people say.
"You'll have much greater freedom, the whole experience will be much like the PC instead of how cell phones are today, " said Reed Hunt, former FCC chairman and head of Frontline Wireless , a startup that is seeking to build a next-generation wireless network using the spectrum.
That will put it close behind No. 1 Cingular Wireless --a joint venture between SBC Communications (nyse: SBC - news - people ) and BellSouth (nyse: BLS - news - people )--and No. 2 Verizon Wireless --a joint venture of Verizon Communications (nyse: VZ - news - people ) and Vodafone Group (nyse: VOD - news - people ).
TechCrunch wrote last year that a similar app by ThinAir Wireless was a top 10 seller in the iPhone store.
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My reasons are many and include the fact that Clearwire is using a wireless technology that is not mainstream (WiMAX) on a portion of spectrum that requires building out many more cell sites than its competitors, and that it has chosen to enter major metro markets already served by wired DSL, cable, and a number of wireless broadband companies.
And the company racked up one more victory in November, settling a months-long dispute over wireless spectrum with Verizon Wireless , a joint venture of Verizon Communications (nyse: VZ - news - people ) and Vodafone Group (nyse: VOD - news - people ).
The STB uses the Sling transcoder to convert your content to a compatible format, then the app wireless boots a sub-HD version to your portable device.
Although no single device will always satisfy everybody, these new products go a long way toward making the promise of wireless computing a reality.
There is also a huge market for machine-to-machine wireless communications (there are more machines in the world than people) and I will be discussing that aspect of wireless in a future posting.
Or a wireless scale can notify a nurse when a congestive heart failure patient gains weight indicating dangerous fluid retention.
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Hardware includes both the pen and a wireless receiver that captures a likeness of the sketch and stores it digitally.
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It can also be used as a wireless game receiver to a nearby PC equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 GPU or higher.
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