Wireless

Bluetooth, who needs it? The future of wireless communications between portable devices is here and exciting is an understatement. NFC, or Near Field Communication, has been discussed at length this week as Nokia announced the upcoming 6212 Classic handset. Available Q3 of this year, the 6212 will be Nokia’s first production handset to be equipped [...]

The FCC’s auction for the 700 MHz block of wireless spectrum has finally come to an end, earning a healthy chunk of cash for the last major portion of spectrum available in the US. The target for the auction was a modest $10 billion but as it turned out, sights were set a bit low. [...]

Hating on Monster seems to be the latest craze but if you’re a music lover and a tech lover, then there’s no denying that the iSoniCast is a cool piece of gear. Monster’s latest gadget is sleek and well-designed, convenient and surprisingly cheap as well. iSoniCast is a wireless audio bridge that allows you to [...]

Move over Bluetooth, your time in the spotlight could be coming to an end sooner than we thought. Researchers down under at Melbourne University in Australia have recently unveiled an entirely new short-range wireless data transfer technology that could be introduced as soon as next year. GiFi, as it has unfortunately been dubbed, utilizes a [...]

As we saw during this year’s CES, big advancements are being made in the realm of wireless charging. Wildcharge, the piece of technology that theoretically started the mini-craze, was recently made available to the public. The catch; the only adapter currently available fits the RAZR V3. For real? From a reach standpoint the V3 is [...]

It’s great that we live in an age where any wireless data transfer technology can be considered old school. We still use infrared technology in low-end technology such as TV remotes, but when is the last time you transferred files between two devices using IR? There is no question that Bluetooth has settled in nicely [...]

Welcome to the age where your remote could very well be the most sophisticated piece of technology in your home theater setup and beyond. The upcoming vPad by VidaBox slaps a 1024 x 786 resolution 10.4-inch touchscreen onto a remote with 802.11b & g support that’s less than 1 1/2-inches thick! The vPad allows you [...]

 
Nokia announced in a press release yesterday, that they have an application ready, called Nokia Internet Radio. The application enables you to search a directory of hundreds of stations from around the globe. The idea behind it, is that Nokia wants to provide people with an easy access way to discover new music. Besides a searchable [...]

Shopping for a phone is as exciting as ever. New features like WiFi, music, video, and better cameras also make the task of finding the perfect handset difficult. Adding new handsets will only make things better worse. Hot on the heels of GPS-clad 3G offerings from the likes of HTC and Nokia, Mio is looking to [...]

 
…in the UK, that is. Nokia has just launched their spanking new Nokia Music store, effective immediately. The new offering should allow anyone with an N95 or N81 to wirelessly download tracks directly to their device. The service is also available from a desktop interface, which will allow you to sync the files seamlessly with [...]