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The more cynical among us would argue that allowing cellphones in-flight is only a guarantee of an even more unpleasant trip, at least for anyone wanting a distraction-free cabin. There must still be a few optimists: Boeing is promising that future production runs of the 747-8 and 777 will have the necessary support for in-flight cellphone use, live TV and internet access that comes through either headrest screens or WiFi. Aircraft with the upgrade should roll off the production lines before the end of 2013, and they’ll be following a slight change to the 787 later this year that makes the technology support a common option. Some of us may wind up reaching for the earplugs in countries where regulators approve in-air wireless, but there’s definite upsides for all but the biggest curmudgeons — Boeing’s moves could lead to more ubiquitous in-flight WiFi next year, on top of ready-made wireless media streaming due in 2014.

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Silicon Power has rolled out the new Sky Share H10 WiFi drive. Available in 500GB and 1TB of storage capacities, the device adds an extra storage space to your iOS or Android devices. The Silicon Power Sky Share H10 WiFi drive features USB 3.0 interface to provide high data transfer rate for up to 5Gb per second and a built-in 2T2R antenna to provide 1.5 times faster wireless data transfer than its competitors. The gadget comes bundled with the Sky Share App for iOS and Android. This free app enables users to easily upload and download content and setup wireless security and other settings. No word on pricing at this time. [LegitReviews]

Schedule for a September 28th launch at 49,800 Yen, the rather expensive ABX-N300 is Onkyo first dedicated Wireless Speaker (AirPlay) for Apple devices, ranging from your iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac! The ABX-N300 comes with Ethernet, WiFi GB, a nice 10Wx2ch output and a dedicated remote!

AirPlay may be Apple’s solution to wireless streaming, but other heavyweights of the tech industry are getting behind the WiFi Alliance’s Miracast, which today announced the first compatible products. Unlike AirPlay video streaming, which is limited to Apple hardware, Miracast relies on WiFi Direct to squirt content between smartphones, tablets, laptops, PCs, TVs, and set-top boxes. Smartphone manufacturers haven’t been slow to get involved either: both the Samsung Galaxy S III and the LG Optimus G are already Miracast certified.

Of course, it’s no use if only a handful of devices work with Miracast, and so happily there are more than just two phones on offer. Broadcom, Intel, LG, Marvell, MediaTek, NVIDIA, Realtek, Samsung, Sony, and Texas Instruments have all pledged their support, with several of those firms detailing their initial Miracast certified products:

• Samsung Echo-P Series TVs
• Broadcom Dualband 11n WiFi
• Intel WiDi
• Marvell Avastar USB-8782 802.11n 1×1 Dual-band Reference Design
• MediaTek a/b/g/n Dualband Mobile Phone Client, MT662X_v1 and DTV Sink, MV0690
• Ralink 802.11n Wireless Adapter, RT3592
• Realtek Dual-band 2×2 RTL8192DE HM92D01 PCIe Half Mini Card and RTD1185 RealShare Smart Display Adapter

Some of those, like the Samsung TVs and Realtek network cards, will find their way directly into consumers’ homes. Others, like the Marvell and MediaTek chipsets, will show up more discretely, as vendors begin to include Miracast in their phones, tablets, and STBs.

TI Miracast 1080p HD demo:

Intel’s involvement means WiDi will now include Miracast support, instantly broadening the standard’s appeal. More than 1.5 billion Miracast devices are expected to ship in 2016, according to independent predictions, sporting the “WiFi Certified” badge in retail environments.

Miracast certification begins as AirPlay gets some serious competition is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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JetBlue Airways’ high-speed wireless initiative is being held in a flight pattern until “early 2013,” apparently. The company announced as much in a detailed blog post this afternoon, which also compared speeds of its forthcoming in-plane high-speed internet to the competition — JetBlue’s Ka-band operates roughly eight times faster than the Ku-band competition, and over nine times faster than ATG. Moreover, Ka-band can scale to a full plane of passengers, meaning everyone gets the “at-home experience” they’d like regardless of how many folks are signed on. As previously noted, the “basic Wi-Fi” service with JetBlue will cost nothing — which sounds to us like there are plans to reveal a more expensive tier (or tiers) in the near future. But then again, we really like free things.

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