Seen that? – Wireless Networking Overtaking Ethernet At Home
Wireless Networking Overtaking Ethernet At Home The Wired Home Weblog
Not really a surprise, but wireless networking has finally overtaken ethernet connections in the home. According to Global Digital Living, a recent survey by Parks Associates: The number of households using Wi-Fi wireless technology for home networking has surpassed the number using Ethernet. This study, which surveyed consumers in Europe and North America on technology adoption and use, found 52% of U.S. households with a home network use Wi-Fi and 50% [...] Read More
Why the Wireless Home Theater is Still a Dream The Wired Home Weblog
Like like most technophiles, I hate wires. So why aren't there any wireless home home theater systems available yet? ITWorld.com has an interesting opinion piece that discusses some of these issues with a wireless home theater: Alas, it's the uncompressed nature of HDMI that gets in the way. Do the math: 480p EDTV requires about 500 Mbps, and full 1080p will suck down the entire 5 Gbps available on HDMI! There [...] Read More
Ensation For Wireless Audio Announced The Wired Home Weblog
Just what we need is another wireless technology to confuse us. According to Commdesign.com, Royal Phillips Elecrtronics is unveiling a wireless technology called Ensation (sounds like another horny old-guy pill) which is designed for high-end audio. According to the article: Philips' Ensation is a long-range, point-to-multipoint wireless technology with built-in features to ensure high-quality streaming audio. Ensation offers a variable net audio bit rate that can be set by system designers. [...] Read More
Wireless in the Home: Interacting Intimately with Wireless Devices The Wireless Weblog
The Sydney Morning Herald's Louisa Hearn looks at the ways in which wireless is "poised to follow broadband into our homes where it will encourage us to interact more intimately with wireless devices." According to Hearn, a new study by Isobar and Yahoo! entitled Fluid Lives reports that mobile devices like laptops and mobile phones deliver a "more heightened emotional connection than static appliances such as television sets." "Isobar and Yahoo! found [...] Read More
Home Networks to Drive Uptake of Wireless Gaming The Wireless Weblog
TechNewsWorld's Gene J. Koprowski reports that home wireless networks are fueling the growth in sales of wireless devices, and will continue to do so for the next five years. A new Strategy Analytics report, Wireless Home Devices Global Market Forecast, predicts that homeowners worldwide will buy 940 million home wireless devices by 2012, including game consoles, wireless MP3 players and connected TVs. "Leading edge broadband users are keen to make the most [...] Read More
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