At the CES, Broadcom has demonstrated a working implementation of next generation Bluetooth, featuring alternative MAC and PHY (AMP) technology that enables data rates of up to 24 Mbps and a significant increase in range by using other wireless radio technologies, such as 802.11, as its transport medium. Broadcom’s CES demonstration involved their BCM4325 single-chip…
The Signal: Talking Wi-Fi with Kelly Davis-Felner
The Wi-Fi Alliance could easily be overlooked in a show ostensibly about the shiny finished products that they’re only tangentially involved with, but one of the big things we wanted to do with our interviews was get in touch with some of the big movers behind the scenes. Wi-Fi is becoming a ubiquitous feature throughout…
Nokia Locate Sensor makes sure you never lose anything, again
Aside from introducing new phones at this year’s CES, Nokia has also unveiled a project of their R&D arm – Nokia Locate Sensor. The tiny device is designed to help people keep track of their things, ensuring we never lose anything again. It’s quite easy to use the Nokia Locate Sensor. Simply attach a physical…
MagnaChip’s EA8850 AMOLED driver chip supports WVGA resolution
More than a year ago, we wrote about MagnaChip and their AMOLED display solution for high-end handsets. They’re out with something what seems even better. The EA8850 is their new high-end WVGA resolution supported AMOLED driver chip, which should apparently give way to more high resolution handsets in the mobile market. The EA8850 supports WVGA…
Touchscreen Touchscreen Touchscreen!
Yep, that seems to be the battlecry of the Mobile handset vendors at the moment. Each is realising it in slightly different ways – be it capacitive, or some kind of force feedback – but none of the majors is without at least one touchscreen device in it’s range! Take Nokia for example – I…
Logic Bolt is the first real projector-equipped mobile phone
At the CES, a small company called Logic Wireless is presenting its first baby – Logic Bolt. It’s not really a compact device, but it rocks a built-in projector and we love it for that. Aside from the uber-cool projector, the Bolt comes with a quad-band GSM radio, 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and a battery…
Energizer talks about Zinc Air Prismatic batteries; We want them in our mobile devices!
I’m far from being an expert on the “battery matters,” but what Energizer is talking about sounds super interesting. At the CES, they’re all about Zinc Air Prismatic batteries arguing that when compared with lithium ion rechargeable batteries, they offer much lower cost for the OEMs, a similar thin form factor, and eliminate the need…
Sony adds convergence to its cameras and camcorders
This is not exactly a pure mobile news. Heck, I’m not sure it’s mobile related at all, but it’s interesting nonetheless. Sony is adding bits of convergence to its non mobile phone products that are on display at this year’s CES. What I’m talking about here is a digital camera with WiFi connectivity and a…
ABI Research: LCD still rules mobile phone screens, but new technologies hunt for niches
LCD is still king in the land of the mobile phone displays, but a number of other screen technologies are vying for small slices of the vast realm. According to ABI Research, because LCD is a mature technology, it has a cost advantage that ensures its future as the primary display technology for some time…
Sprint still working on Chicago WiMAX network
Sprint and Clearwire’s collaboration on a nationwide WiMAX network in the US has yet to bear any worthy fruit. Sprint had us all thinking that they’d be bringing WiMAX service to Chicago by the end of 2008. The company has been touting their new dual-mode WiMAX/CDMA modem for use on either side of the No.…