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New Wi-Fi Alliance standard aims to compete with Bluetooth

article published on 15 October, 2009

The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced that work on a new way for connecting wireless devices directly to each other is nearing completion. Devices could start being certified for Wi-Fi Direct, as the new standard is called, some time next year. Based on the announcement it looks like they are hoping to make Wi-Fi competitive with Bluetooth for computer and phone peripherals. It suggests Wi-Fi ... [ read the full article ]

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glassd
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_ 		15. October 2009 @ 14:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Would be nice to see them work with BlueTooth. WIFI - B,G,N and BlueTooth.
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_ 		16. October 2009 @ 01:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah............I agree. That would be nice but I expect not going to be the case. Anyway, good luck overtaking Bluetooth. No one really gives a crap, so long as it connects with ease and stays connected. That's BT right now.

Kinda like long distance service.............who cares who your bill provider is..........just as long as you can hear the person on the other end clearly and your bill is cheap.
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