09/22/2010
Computerworld
Computerworld – CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Qualcomm is developing a short-range radio technology called Peanut that would require less battery power than Zigbee, Bluetooth and Ultra Wideband technologies.
Matt Grob, senior vice president of research and development at Qualcomm, said Peanut could be used for radio communications over what is called the Body Area Network, which [...]
From PC world, Oct. 2009
The Wi-Fi Alliance announced a new wireless networking specification which will enable devices to establish simple peer-to-peer wireless connections without the need for a wireless router or hotspot. Wi-Fi Direct has a wide array of potential uses, many of which encroach on Bluetooth territory and threaten to make the competing wireless [...]
