The possibilities seemed limitless for wireless entertainment and information systems, and the potential pitfalls were unforeseen.
Calder bought out his partner in 1991 after the two had a falling out, says Simon, who now runs YourMobile Group, a wireless entertainment company.
Guenther, who also served as Chairman and CEO of wireless entertainment services company, AirPlay, is now creating a new digital platform for magazines and newspapers.
In early 2007, Boeing abandoned plans for wireless entertainment systems onboard.
"Because mobility is a top priority of the consumer, we co-developed an offering that provides a terrific wireless, entertainment and communications experience in one spot, " said Jonathan LeCompte, president, Verizon Wireless Georgia-Alabama Region.
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The Rapoo Home Entertainment Wireless Headphones H9080 will be available in Q1 2013.
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Led by the legendary Steve Jobs, Apple has upended many industries in the last decade, including personal computing, entertainment, wireless telecommunications and retail.
From wireless home networking and entertainment, to mobile accessories, energy management, and a broad USB and cable mix, Belkin products connect the dots between people and the things they love.
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And then there is its crowning glory: a wireless broadband digital home entertainment system, installed by Abrocour with a digital kit of parts from Microsoft and Intel, among others, and a BT broadband connection in the broom cupboard.
"Putting a wireless distribution platform together with entertainment assets was ill-conceived, " he admits in retrospect.
Now fiber and wireless networks are delivering broadband entertainment to millions of Americans.
Gogo, a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, plans to utilize high-throughput Ku-band capacity on current and future SES multi-beam satellites serving the continental United States, the Atlantic Ocean Region and Europe.
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The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
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The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
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In the accessories category, wireless and tablet accessories were up, while home entertainment and PC accessories were down.
Roku 3 comes fully loaded with more than 750 channels of entertainment, 1080p HD support, dual-band wireless, Ethernet and USB ports, and a microSD slot.
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The H9080 wireless, over ear headphones are designed specifically for use with home entertainment systems.
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Cox Communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company, providing advanced digital video, Internet, telephone and wireless services over its own nationwide IP network.
With digital and analog inputs, an easy-to-read-and-stack control console and a wireless remote, the Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z906 let you take charge of your entertainment.
The solution: For a few billion dollars, Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) could get into the phone business itself, buying the spectrum it needs to offer not just voice service for all those iPhone users, but to build the broadband wireless links it needs to offer next generation, network-centric computing, communications and entertainment.
Wireless customers are looking for top-quality devices, service plans that fit their needs and entertainment, all at a great value, and we're pleased to help bring these products to RadioShack customers.
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As people access enterprise data, transact business and consume digital entertainment on mobile devices, businesses are struggling to protect their most valuable assets in a new wireless world.
As wireless customers spend less money on plain-vanilla cellphone voice calls, carriers are betting that data and entertainment services like text messaging, over-the-air music stores, streaming video and mobile Web browsing will lead growth.
High-definition widescreen LCDs, powerful components and integrated wireless capabilities make it easy to play online content from a Hulu or Netflix account or connect to other online entertainment portals.
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"With Cingular Video, consumers on the go can quickly and easily get the latest news and entertainment video clips anytime they want, " said Ralph de la Vega , chief operating officer of Cingular Wireless.
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