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Intel and Palo Alto start up Ozmo Devices will be demoing short range WiFi personal area networks tomorrow at Computex in Asia. It has a range of 30 feet, it can connect up to 8 devices at a time and supposedly it’s fast fast fast.
But what about … “will definitely be a threat to Bluetooth technology,” says Jonathan Gruber, Analyst at In-Stat.
IDC Analyst Ajit Deosthali: “Wi-Fi over PAN is promising but has a lot of catching up to do.”
Now we all know analysts can be wrong and they can be right, but here is a prediction: Bluetooth will keep on marching on, Intel is trying too hard to push yet another standard down people’s throats when they don’t need it.
[Via: Computer World]
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
