wibree

Ready for PAN

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:01:39 -0400

While the consumer wireless world waits for the iPhone, many sections of the wireless industry aren't waiting for anything. Nokia's Wibree, when considered along with Zigbee and Bluetooth, provides the overall foundation for a real revolution in personal area networks (PANs)--a network that connects all the devices we carry and the accessories that let us use those devices. In the same way that the Department of Energy is using a wireless network to protect a national lab campus, the PAN will enable security and productivity applications that we haven't yet considered. It's an exciting time to be looking at the wireless market--and the perfect time to be making sure that policies and procedures are ready to take the technologies yet to come into account. -Curtis

Wibree takes Bluetooth tiny

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:01:37 -0400

Bluetooth is the wireless technology that has cut the cord between accessories and their devices. The problem is that even the smallest Bluetooth implementation has been too large to build into very small accessories like medical devices or watches. Now, though, an agreement has been reached for Wibree--a technology developed by Nokia--to be built into a variety of wireless devices. Well-connected micro-devices are coming soon--get your Personal Area Network (PAN) ready.

For more on Wibree:
- read the technology analysis at CIO-Today

A new competitor for Bluetooth; Thin clients go WiFi

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:01:37 -0400

There are a couple of exciting wireless tech tool announcements to share this week. First up, Nokia's new Wibree offers up short-range wireless access that uses less power than other radio frequency identification technologies, including the all-powerful Bluetooth which is a mainstay in most wireless devices. In addition to using less power, Wibree can be loaded onto much smaller devices such as wearable items like watches and toys. But Bluetooth still has a big advantage--it has faster access speeds. In addition, Nokia's been busy on the laptop front, partnering with Intel to push out embedded wireless Internet connectivity in laptops via cellular modems. Wyse Technology is looking to take thin clients to the WiFi level by embedding hardware and software for connecting to 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networks.