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Aussie IT Pricing Inquiry Now Taking Submissions After the iPhone 3.0 firmware update, we wondered whether the the next gen iPhone would bring a new chip with support for 802.11n. Now a job posting on Apple’s website is feeding that theory.
Sure, wireless n is great and everything, but if you told me I’d be streaming media between 2-3 times faster through Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 Wireless Adaptor (802.11a/b/g/n) than their old a/b/g version, I’d never have believed you.
We’ve been waiting for an Australian announcement for the Xbox 360 Wireless N adaptor, and Microsoft have obliged: Launching on November 26, the adaptor will be available for $150.
An AN0100 802.11n wireless adaptor for TiVo is up on the FCC’s site. While there’s not much information on what the add-on will bring to the DVR, the promise of increased bandwidth suggests more robust network streaming for TiVos in the future. Here’s hoping. [Engadget]
Wireless N in mobile phones — it’s happening next year: Atheros’s AR6003 802.11n/Bluetooth chip for mobile phones is tiny, has serious range and uses less power than their current wireless G chip, which is in the Zune HD. It’ll hit phones around the second half of next year. Such a long wait. [PC Mag]
If you haven’t upgraded to wireless-N yet, now is a great time. The spec is finally ratified and Netgear is celebrating by dropping the WNR3500L with USB networking and pre-loaded Linux for open source tinkerers.
