Dec 08

IEEE will push next 802.11 to 1Gbps speeds, two-letter designations in 2012

Posted in: Today's Chili, wifi, Wireless
IEEE will push next 802.11 version into 1Gbps speeds, two-letter designations in 2012

WiFi, you’ve come a long way, baby. Since those groovy days of plain ‘ol 802.11, to your first single-letter designation, all the way up to your latest 802.11n ratification you’ve gotten faster, broader, and almost everywhere. Best of all, you’ve still got room to grow. If all goes well and Cusack’s documentary doesn’t prove accurate in 2012 you’ll grow to 802.11ac, delivering a blistering 1Gbps and beyond. That’s more wireless bandwidth than we’d know what to do with right now, but we’ll find a way to use it. We always do. Together.

IEEE will push next 802.11 to 1Gbps speeds, two-letter designations in 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink electronista  |  sourcears technica  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags:
Nov 27

Roku HD-XR now 50 percent off… for the first 500 to take the plunge (update: sold out!)

Posted in: deal, on sale, OnSale, sale, Today's Chili

Roku’s HD-XR doesn’t add much to the overall Roku HD equation, but if you’ve been holding out — just waiting, patiently — for the perfect time to snag yourself yet another movie set-top-box, today’s the day. Actually, right now is the moment. Roku is offering its newest STB for an unheard-of 50 percent off, but it’s only for the first 500 customers who pony up and purchase it through the outfit’s website. For this very moment in time (starting at 11AM ET and continuing until 500 HD-XR units are claimed), the box will be priced at just $64.99, and as if that weren’t good enough, Roku is also covering the shipping. Need the specifics? Click on past the break.

Update: Well, that was fun while it lasted. All 500 have been claimed, and if you don’t believe us, have a gander at the proof after the break.

Continue reading Roku HD-XR now 50 percent off… for the first 500 to take the plunge (update: sold out!)

Roku HD-XR now 50 percent off… for the first 500 to take the plunge (update: sold out!) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: ,
Nov 24

HTC HD2 can be coaxed into doing 802.11n, if you know how to sweet-talk it

Posted in: hack, HTC, Today's Chili, wifi

Even though Broadcom, Atheros, and Qualcomm have all been sampling phone-ready draft 802.11n chipsets for some time now, you’re still not seeing the tech swiftly overtake 802.11g in the mobile arena — in fact, we dare you to find a single phone in your carrier’s store that can do it. Odds are you can’t, but HTC HD2 owners can win a few quid off their skeptical (non-Engadget-reading) friends by enabling support after the fact. Looks like draft-n support got buried in the company’s WinMo monster — a fitting device to add such a rare display of raw, savage wireless power, if we do say so ourselves — but it got turned off in the shipping firmware for some reason, possibly concerns over increased battery draw, flakiness, or a stark realization that the benefits of 802.11n might not be fully appreciated in a device hamstrung more by a crappy browser than by slow WiFi. If you want to live on the edge anyway and flip the switch, xda-developers has the registry hack you need — and if you’re using an HD2 in the States without 3G right now, let’s be honest: you kinda need all the speed-boosting wireless hacks you can dig up.

HTC HD2 can be coaxed into doing 802.11n, if you know how to sweet-talk it originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink MoDaCo  |  sourcexda-developers  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags:
Nov 16

Mad Catz takes aim at Microsoft with its own Wireless-N Gaming Adapter

Posted in: ps3, Today's Chili, wifi, xbox 360, Xbox360
Well, go figure. It seems like some companies see Microsoft’s new and pricey Wireless N adapter for the Xbox 360 as a prime candidate for some competition. One of the first out of the gate is Mad Catz, which has just released its new Wireless-N Gaming Adapter that packs a slightly more reasonable MSRP of $80 (twenty bucks less than Mircosoft’s), and should no doubt see even bigger discounts than the official Microsoft option. As you may have already guessed, however, this one is actually just a standard wireless bridge aimed at the gamer crowd, which just so happens to mean it’ll also work just fine with the PlayStation 3 if you’re looking to step-up to 802.11n or take advantage of the forthcoming Adhocparty service.

[Via Joystiq]

Filed under: ,

Mad Catz takes aim at Microsoft with its own Wireless-N Gaming Adapter originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags:
Nov 11

ZyXEL’s MWR222 Mobile Wireless Router will stop at nothing to get you connected

Posted in: 4G, router, rugged, Today's Chili, WiMAX
ZyXEL's MWR222 Mobile Wireless Router will stop at nothing to get you connectedFinding connections on the road can be tough, but like a digital Sherpa ZyXEL‘s MWR222 will drag you straight to that bounteous broadband then sit by quietly while you take all the credit. It can act as a wired router, connecting to your DSL or cable line and beaming out 802.11g/b/n wireless, but also offers integrated 3G/4G support, meaning just about wherever and whenever you turn this on you should find a connection. It’ll even keep track of your monthly wireless plan quota and help you avoid expensive charges. An integrated battery means completely wireless operation and a rugged design means it won’t complain if you throw it in the bottom of your laptop bag when it ships sometime in Q1 of next year. That said, at $299 you probably won’t want to be too rough with it.

Filed under:

ZyXEL’s MWR222 Mobile Wireless Router will stop at nothing to get you connected originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , ,
Nov 10

Xbox 360 Wireless N adapter is really real, out this week in US for $100

Posted in: Microsoft, Today's Chili, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360

Microsoft’s releasing a Wireless N Networking Adapter for the Xbox 360? Get out of town! … Oh, wait, we’ve seen it. Constantly. For the last two months. Ah well, let’s just all be happy to see it finally appear on US store shelves, putting an end to this sordid saga and supporting 802.11a/b/g/n for a copper Lincoln under $100. As Joystiq reports, the old 802.11b/g model is slowly being shown the curb, with the current stock being discounted at $80 while supplies last.

[Via Joystiq]

Update: Check it — GameStop has it listed right now in stock. Huzzah!

Filed under:

Xbox 360 Wireless N adapter is really real, out this week in US for $100 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags:
Nov 08

Elusive Xbox 360 802.11n wireless adapter appears in the UK

Posted in: Today's Chili, wifi, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360

Microsoft might be playing cat-and-mouse with the Xbox 360 802.11n adapter, but it looks like the jig is up in the UK — we just got this shot of it sitting on an ASDA store shelf. Still no word on Stateside availability, but surely we can’t all keep on like this forever, can we?

[Thanks, Daniel]

Filed under: ,

Elusive Xbox 360 802.11n wireless adapter appears in the UK originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags:
Nov 06

TiVo’s AN0100 802.11n WiFi adapter hits the FCC, stirs up imaginations

Posted in: stream, streaming, tivo, Today's Chili, wifi

TiVo’s Wireless G USB network adapter has been out and about since late 2005, so to say an 802.11n version is past due would be understating things dramatically. At long last, it seems as if high-speed network access is coming to the heralded DVR, with an AN0100 802.11n AP recently splashing down at the FCC. There’s no instruction manual or indication of whether this is the device we’ve been waiting for in order to stream networked media to the TV through one’s TiVo, but why else would the outfit bother with tossing out a new dongle with support for higher throughput? We know, we’re letting ourselves get a bit too optimistic here — but c’mon, can you really blame us?

Filed under: ,

TiVo’s AN0100 802.11n WiFi adapter hits the FCC, stirs up imaginations originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: ,
Nov 05

Xbox 360 802.11n adapter rebirths on Costco site, ships November 10th for $88

Posted in: leak, leaks, Microsoft, peripheral, rumor, rumors, Today's Chili, Wireless, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360

You can’t keep a phoenix down and this Xbox 360 wireless n adapter seems to be a bird of similar feather. After discretely showing up on US retail sites and subsequently managing to drop off into internet obscurity, the 802.11n-compliant peripheral has returned to the scene via Costco’s site, this time with a November 10th shipping date and a more attractive than before $88 price tag. With only five days until the 10th, will this finally be the price and date that stick? Who knows — but at least this time we won’t have to wait long to find out.

[Thanks, WeakSasco]

Filed under: ,

Xbox 360 802.11n adapter rebirths on Costco site, ships November 10th for $88 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: ,
Nov 03

Atheros brings 802.11n to cellphones with AR6003, is one antenna short of a pair

Posted in: Today's Chili

Atheros brings 802.11n to cellphones, is one antenna short of a pair802.11n is a wonderful thing, providing 144Mbps bandwidth and reliable connections over impressive distances, but part of that wonder comes thanks to a reliance on dual antennas. Twice the antennas means twice the streams (MIMO, ya dig?), but Atheros has decided to ditch one for its new mobile-friendly AR6003 chip. It’s a power-saving move called “one-stream 11n,” and while we’ve seen it before that doesn’t mean we have to like it. Atheros’s solution provides a maximum throughput of 85Mbps, which is frankly nothing to shake a stick at, and despite that will suck down 20 percent less power than its earlier AR6002 802.11a/b/g chip. In other words, we’ll rock it in our celly — begrudgingly.

[Via Register Hardware]

Filed under: ,

Atheros brings 802.11n to cellphones with AR6003, is one antenna short of a pair originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: