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Wi-Fi Gets a Boost With New P2P Standard
gigaom.com - 10/14/2009
Wi-Fi Gets a Boost With New P2P Standard
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The Wi-Fi Alliance today issued a new standard to augment Wi-Fi , called Wi-Fi Direct, that turns a Wi-Fi chip into a mini access point. The technology allows your Wi-Fi gadgets to talk to one another without having to get on a network, and enables anything containing a Wi-Fi chip to combine ...
wi-fi.org - 10/14/2009
Wi-Fi Alliance®; announces groundbreaking specification to support direct Wi-Fi connections ...
— wi-fi.org — Austin, Texas, October 14, 2009 - Wi-Fi devices will soon be able to connect in a new... way that makes it more simple and convenient than ever to do things like print, share and display. The Wi-Fi Alliance is nearing completion of a new specification ... (more) Wi-Fi Alliance®; announces groundbreaking specification ...
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businessweek.com - 10/14/2009
Wi-Fi Is About to Get a Whole Lot Easier
— businessweek.com — A consortium that includes Intel, Cisco, and Apple is set to release new technology called Wi-Fi Direct... that will turn a slew of gadgets into hotspots (more) Wi-Fi Is About to Get a Whole Lot Easier
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Researchers discover a way to see through walls using Wi-Fi
geekwithlaptop.com - 10/16/2009
Researchers discover a way to see through walls using Wi-Fi
— geekwithlaptop.com — It seems that almost daily now we’re hearing about new technology that could have come directly out... of the pages of a science fiction novel but which in fact are science fact. Yep, the future is definitely here. The latest technology that fits this bill comes courtesy of researchers at ... (more) Researchers discover a way to see through walls using Wi-Fi
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jkOnTheRun:  Wi-Fi Direct Turns Wireless Devices into Hotspots That Talk to Each Other

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Wi-Fi Direct Turns Wireless Devices into Hotspots That Talk to Each Other
jkOnTheRun — ... . Wi-Fi Direct, expected around the second half of 2010, leverages the Wi-Fi enabled devices you have and lets them connect directly to each other. In essence, each supported wireless device becomes a mini access point. That should make sharing wireless data between devices even easier, not to mention sharing Internet access. Today you can do just that with the Bluetooth PAN profile, but next year, you’ll have another option. And that option should offer a greater range. ...

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