Tag archive: connectivity

Go ahead and delete the name Audiovox from your mind, as the company has rebranded itself as Voxx International in an attempt to expand its international appeal. But despite the new name, the company is still going strong, as evidenced by several new products unveiled at CES. Along with numerous devices that will soon hit the market under the banner of some of the various companies Voxx is involved with (including RCA and Acoustic Research to… Read More

As the FCC develops plans for rolling out national broadband — 100 Mbps access for at least one third of the nation — we started thinking about how we could make use of it. 1. Real-time access to medical records Let's say 100 Mbps access becomes ubiquitous. And, let's say health care becomes commonplace even for those who are out of work or self-employed. With the more prevalent access, it's easy to envision a day… Read More

Motorola has quietly unveiled the specs for its forthcoming Moto Q 11 palmtop/smartphone…although the company still hasn't revealed any pricing information or carrier deals. The Q11 will feature quad-band GPRS/EDGE connectivity, integrated Wi-Fi, a 3 megapixel camera with LED flash, integrated GPS, and a 2.4-inch 320 by 240-pixel display—along with the Q line's signature full QWERTY keyboard for fast messaging. The… Read More

Since going on sale in the U.S. on July 11, some users of Apple's new iPhone 3G have complained of weak and even non-existent 3G service, even in areas where 3G phones from other manufacturers have access to strong connectivity. Although many iPhone users report no unexpected problems with 3G connectivity, Apple's support forums are rife with complaints about poor broadband performance, and the complains seem to come from many… Read More

Finland's Nokia had announced a partnership with chip-marker Intel which will make a Nokia-developed HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) connectivity module an embedded option in Intel's Centrino Duo mobile technology platform. Under the deal, INtel will handle designing the platform and its software, as well as oversee the HDSPA module integration and offer support, sales, and marketing. Nokia brings its 3G wireless… Read More

Nokia and iPass announced today that they're developing wireless connectivity software for Nokia's 9500, 9300i, and Eseries mobile devices aimed at business professionals. iPass is a Wi-Fi hotpsot operator with a network of more than 50,000 professionally-managed hotspots in 160 countries. The collaboration will enable users of Nokia's business devices to access Internet services via the iPass network, which operates on… Read More

iPass, the world's largest reseller of wireless connectivity, recently announced it has added more than 6,000 European wireless hotspots managed by the Cloud and 1,000 hotspots operated by Swisscom to its aggregate network, bringing the total number of professionally managed hotspots accessible to iPass users to over 50,000. iPass mainly resells wireless and other forms of connectivity to corporate clients, rather than to end-users,… Read More

Quote from the review: “At the bottom left hand side is an IrDA port, which is one of three wireless connectivity options. Bluetooth and 802.11b wireless networking are also built-in while the SDIO compatible SD card slot provides even more connectivity options. However, you may want to save that slot for an extra memory card as the Loox 420 only comes with 32MB of ROM and 64MB or RAM.” Read the full review

By embedding Intellon's ICs into the power supplies, the new desktop PC platforms use a single power cord to provide both power and reliable whole-house connectivity. Known as imedia and ixtreme, the new PCs are true media centers designed for today's popular uses, such as digital entertainment, audio and data communications. With powerline networking built-in to these new PC platforms, imedia and ixtreme users can add the PCs to… Read More

The technology and products are out there, it just takes North America longer to catch on and adopt technologies from over seas. Fifty-four percent of those surveyed want cordless headsets, while fifty percent want access to push-to-talk (PTT) connectivity, and over one-third would prefer improved personal information management (PIM) capabilities. Eddie Tapiero, Wireless Device Strategies analyst and author of the report, comments,… Read More

The Tech Report takes a look at the Shuttle SB65G2 Small Form Factor system. “SHUTTLE'S XPC LINE HAS served as a barometer of PC technology for a while now. The line has gone from having one model of each processor architecture (Pentium III, Pentium 4, Athlon) to being ready with new models at the release of a new chipset. Releasing new models this way has allowed Shuttle to keep up quite nicely with advancements in everything… Read More