MacNN | UWB News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us UWB, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ UWB group to transfer tech to Bluetooth, USB groups http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/17/uwb.group.to.close/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/ratocwusbintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The ultrawideband (UWB) trade organization, WiMedia Alliance, has announced that it will cease operations. The group will transfer its specification ownership and technology to the USB Implementers Forum (IF), Wireless USB Promoter Group and Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) for further development. The recipients can now continue progress and apply for standardization and certification.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/17/uwb.group.to.close/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:20:00 GMT Apple to explore WiMAX, other wireless techs? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/22/apple.and.wireless.tech/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/sprintxohmrouter.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple may be exploring known wireless technologies which are nevertheless outside of its current roadmap, a job listing suggests. The company is hunting for a senior RF system engineer to staff its offices in Santa Clara, California, who will help build products currently planned with wireless, and additionally investigate new technologies as they present themselves. Critically, the ideal canadi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/22/apple.and.wireless.tech/ Thu, 22 May 2008 19:50:00 GMT Chip offers 5Gbps short-range wireless http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/22/nicta.gifi.chipset/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/chiponfinger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new wireless technology has been developed that should serve as an extremely fast replacement for technologies such as Bluetooth and ultra-wideband (UWB), says Australian research group NICTA. Nicknamed GiFi, the process would use a chip (not pictured) that transmits at an extremely high 60GHz frequency versus the 5GHz used for the fastest forms of Wi-Fi. The sheer density of the signal would ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/22/nicta.gifi.chipset/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:45:00 GMT Westinghouse unveils cable-free HDTV http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/03/westinghouse.wireless.hdtv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/westinghouse47-inch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Westinghouse on Thursday opened up its offerings for CES by unveiling what it says is the first-ever HDTV to be truly wireless outside of power cables: the unnamed set uses CWave's newly established Wireless HDMI format to avoid the clutter of cabling. Courtesy of ultra-wideband wireless and high quality video compression, the format is said to provide enough speed for 1080p images and surround a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/03/westinghouse.wireless.hdtv/ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:40:00 GMT