The vote to kill the IEEE 802.15.3a UWB standards effort was one of irony. First, the vote to recommend the compassionate “assisted suicide” of the IEEE UWB effort occurred on the same day that the US Supreme Court upheld the Oregon state assisted suicide law. Second, after more than two and one half years of […]

The new dual processor, Intel-based machines Apple announced yesterday were certainly a big hit at MacWorld. My son is just drooling for one. My thought is that this announcement signals a more fundamental shift in the industry than some might believe. I commented on Apple’s switch to Intel back in June, stating that I thought […]

It was exciting to see Belkin’s new “Cable Free™” product announcement, introducing a product that is meant to be a wireless cable extender between two USB connections and is supposed to be available in March. This announcement, interestingly enough, came out the same day that NEC announced they are sampling Certified Wireless USB MAC chips […]

As a general rule, I try to avoid overly promoting Alereon here, preferring to offer my perspectives on technology as a whole instead. However, this entry is an exception. Alereon is exhibiting at CES in Las Vegas this week, and will be demonstrating its first products, offering attendees a glimpse of the future of Certified […]