By Iddo, Section Interviews Posted on Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 12:06:02 AM PST
Wibree, ZigBee, WUSB, Wimax, WIFI, RFID - So many wireless protocols so much confusion. Trying to sort the wireless mess TFOT explore some of the differences between the standards focusing on the recently announced Wibree currently under development by Nokia.
Nokia's cost-effective, short range, wireless technology now under development allows the connection of small, low power devices such as watches and sport sensors to larger devices such as mobile phones and personal computers. This new technology joins an expanding range of wireless protocols poised to change the way we live, work, and play in coming years.