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WiFiAmerican Airlines, AirCell Strike In-Flight WiFi DealAuthored by dmw on August 3, 2007 - 10:31am.
American Airlines and AirCell announced this week a plan to launch in-flight WiFi service on intercontinental flights in 2008 after a testing period. What Do You Know About WiMAX?Authored by dmw on April 26, 2007 - 10:55am.
 Maybe you’ve heard the word WiMAX of late? It’s made the rounds at nearly every technology conference this year, so one would think it’s the wave of the future. Or not. According to Len Lauer, Qualcomm’s EVP and group president, WiMAX is still no match for cellular networks, which provide equal bandwidth and are easier to deploy, GigaOM reported from the Wireless Innovations Conference. This despite Qualcomm’s recent acquisition of TeleCIS’s mobile WiMAX platform. But what is WiMAX anyway? It sounds like super-juiced WiFi, but apparently that’s incorrect as well. So what do you, dear DMW reader, know about WiMAX? Is it the future? Is it over-hyped? Give us your thoughts…
Yahoo to Service Sandisk’s New Player with MusicAuthored by Scott Goldberg on April 9, 2007 - 7:31am.
New York – Sandisk Corp. announced Monday that Yahoo Inc. will provide the music service for the Sansa Connect digital audio player, Reuters reported. The player, which features a Wi-Fi wireless communication connection, allows users to download Yahoo music without using a PC.
CES: Nokia Unveils the Nifty N800 Internet TabletAuthored by Scott Goldberg on January 9, 2007 - 12:18pm.
 Las Vegas - Nokia's new N800 Internet Tablet, unveiled yesterday at the International CES, is a beautiful little device that packs quite a lot of punch, and stylishly so, into a small machine (only 7.27 ounces). The high resolution widescreen color display (800x480 pixels) is large enough to be easy on the eyes, and for $400 it offers nearly everything you'd get from a laptop, making it a worthwhile investment. There's also a handy camera that pops out from the upper left corner, making video conferencing on-the-go a breeze. Conveniently for your thumbs, and for the sake of efficiency, a full screen finger keyboard is available by rubbing your thumb over the screen.
Steve Jobs Disses Microsoft’s ZuneAuthored by Jay Baage on October 16, 2006 - 7:36am.
San Francisco, CA - Apple Computer does not fear competition from Microsoft's new Zune music player, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in an interview in this week’s edition of Newsweek. He refers to demonstrations that he has seen of Zune’s interface which he viewed as complicated and not user friendly enough. Jobs especially thinks this when it comes to sharing music wirelessly between Zune users, a feature that has been mentioned as one of Zune’s main competitive advantages over the current generation of iPod’s.
Slim Devices Integrates Internet Radio with Ruckus Wi-Fi RouterAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 12, 2006 - 12:40pm.
New York - Slim Devices, the maker of a line of wireless streaming audio players, said on Thursday it has partnered with home networking developer Ruckus Wireless to jointly market their products. A $359 bundle, that includes a Squeezebox Internet radio from Slim Devices and Ruckus Wireless' MediaFlex multimedia Wi-Fi router, offers consumers stutter-free Internet music playback throughout the home over a standard Wi-Fi connection.
tags: Tech | Radio | Music | CE | WiFi | Digital Home | Slim Devices | Squeezebox | Ruckus Wireless | Networking |
Ruckus Wireless Raises $16 Million for "Smart Wi-Fi" ProductsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 10, 2006 - 4:39pm.
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Ruckus Wireless, a developer of "smart Wi-Fi" technology and products, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $16 million in new financing, led by Motorola Ventures. New investors including T-Online Venture Fund and Firelake Capital Management also participated, along with existing investors Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Investor AB and WK Technology Fund. Founded in 2004, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Ruckus currently supplies its MediaFlex smart Wi-Fi system to more than 75 broadband providers. The technology lets providers remotely view and manage Wi-Fi networks in consumers' homes, so that services like IPTV can be accessed throughout the home without wires. The proceeds will be used to rapidly scale the company's production, operations and sales and marketing worldwide.
Sirius Debuts "Stiletto" Wi-Fi-Capable Portable Satellite RadioAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 26, 2006 - 1:38am.
New York - Sirius Satellite Radio, a digital radio service with 4.7 million subscribers, on Tuesday introduced its Stiletto 100, the company's first portable radio to feature Wi-Fi capability and the ability to purchase music heard on Sirius. The $349 radio stores up to 100 hours (2GB) of live Sirius programming, including scheduled recordings of up to 6 hours, and up to 10 hours of individual songs. The Stiletto will also come with Yahoo Music Jukebox software, allowing users to store their own MP3/WMA files on the radio, and bookmark songs heard on Sirius for later purchase.
(DEMOfall) ZING Introduces Satellite/Wi-Fi Radio Device TechnologyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 26, 2006 - 12:58am.
San Diego - Consumer electronics start-up ZING on Tuesday introduced its technology that combines a satellite radio receiver and Wi-Fi device capable of streaming Internet radio stations. The first commercially available product to use the ZING Mobile Entertainment Engine is Sirius Satellite Radio's Stiletto 100, which shipped to retailers today. "For the first time, we have the opportunity to deliver great live programming and enable powerful music discovery capabilities on digital music players, going well beyond the playback-only experience offered today," said ZING CEO Tim Bucher.
Analysis: Zune Is Taking Shape As Social Networking GadgetAuthored by Jay Baage on August 25, 2006 - 8:31am.
 UPDATED. As new details about Microsoft’s iPod challenger Zune pop up in FCC filings, it is clear that its competitive advantage is in allowing users to create mobile social networks and stream music to nearby friends or strangers. However, it seems we will indeed have to wait for a Zune player that will let you download and buy the music you want on the go. You will still have to connect this version of it to a PC to do that. But the wireless DJ function and the ability to beam photos between devices are still great.
Analysis: Why Microsoft Zune’s Wireless Capabilities Are SignificantAuthored by Jay Baage on August 11, 2006 - 8:54am.
 Did you read that Microsoft’s soon to be revealed music player “Zune” may not have the kind of wireless on-the-go WiFi capacity that has given it a lot of buzz? According to the publication Twice, retailers briefed by Microsoft say that you will have to connect the device to a PC to purchase songs.
Sonos: Digital Home Not A Reality Any Time SoonAuthored by Jay Baage on July 24, 2006 - 10:19am.
Check out this interesting article from BBC News where John McFarlane, CEO of Sonos, a company that makes music streaming systems, claims that the digital home is "still 10 years off".
Skype will start selling WiFi cell phonesAuthored by Jay Baage on July 21, 2006 - 7:34am.
 Skype, the IP-phone company owned by Ebay, has announced a collaboration with hardware partners to deliver the first WiFi phones for Skype software, in a sense creating a cell phone that is free to the user.
MP3tunes Software Streams MP3 Collections to Nokia 770 Internet TabletAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 12, 2006 - 12:28pm.
San Diego - MP3tunes, a provider of online personal music storage and streaming services, on Wednesday introduced an application for Nokia's 770 Internet Tablet that lets users stream their entire music collections using the device's Wi-Fi capability.
Microsoft Developing Xbox-branded Portable Player, Media Retail ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 11, 2006 - 3:46pm.
Seattle - The Seattle Times reported on Tuesday that Microsoft intends to release a line of Xbox-branded digital media products -- including a media player application and online media retail service -- in addition to a device designed to compete with Apple's iPod.
Microsoft’s iPod Challenger Looks PromisingAuthored by Jay Baage on July 11, 2006 - 8:02am.
The blog ”Engadget” has published a picture from an insider, who claims that the device pictured to the right is a part of "Project Argo", one of Microsoft new high-profile digital-media products named after a warship in Greek mythology.
Nokia to Provide Mobile Multimedia for Free Wi-Fi in NYC ParksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2006 - 4:27pm.
New York - Nokia announced on Thursday that it has been named the primary provider of mobile multimedia services for the free Wi-Fi services currently being installed in 10 major New York City parks.
Report: Scandinavian’s Predict the End of the iPod-EraAuthored by Jay Baage on June 29, 2006 - 7:34am.
A majority of young Scandinavians believe that the next generation cell phones that double as portable MP3-players are soon going to make iPods a thing of the past. It is one of the interesting findings in a survey of 3000 young people from Sweden, Norway and Denmark between the ages of 15 to 35. The study was commissioned by the cable network MTV and Finnish telecom giant Nokia and conducted by the Swedish consumer research company Cint. MusicGremlin Introduces PC-Free Portable Digital Music PlayerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 14, 2006 - 1:47pm.
New York - MusicGremlin on Wednesday announced the availability of its wireless digital audio player for purchase from Amazon.com and its own website.
tags: Launches | Music Launches | Pricing | Music Pricing | Tech | Music | CE | WiFi | Retail | PMP | MusicGremlin |
FCC to Auction Spectrum for In-Flight Wireless Internet, VoIPAuthored by dmw on May 12, 2006 - 12:29pm.
New York - The FCC plans to auction frequencies that will be used to provide in-flight Internet services, The New York Times reported. Some foreign airlines, including Lufthansa and Japan Airlines, already offer flights with broadband for laptop-toting passengers, through a satellite-based service called Connexion from Boeing. Verizon Airfone, AirCell and LiveTV are among nine companies expected to bid on two available licenses, The Times reported, for spectrum borrowed from the seldom-used in-flight phone services available on many planes. The FCC licenses would allow equipment on planes to connect directly with receivers on the ground, with passengers paying a flat fee to both connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi, and potentially place phone calls using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. "Airlines will have to be careful how they roll it out," Jonathan Schildkraut, a telecommunications analyst at Jefferies & Company, told The Times. "I don't trust people to observe the laws of propriety," he added, referring to the prospect of passengers being allowed to talk on the phone in an airplane's cramped quarters.
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