No. Once again, this is not a drug post, but yet another reference to 'WiFi on Steroids'.
Somehow, I feel this is not new news - WiMAX is growing quickly. If you've scanned the WiMAX news, you'd be hard pressed for an argument otherwise. But I'm no analyst. I'm but a mere blogger.
Still, I've refrained from calling it WiFi on steroids, just because I'm a non-conformist. I like to think of it as Super WiFi, or the WiFi: The Mutate. I mean, let's take Spider-Man for example. Just an ordinary man who mutates into a super human with spider-like powers. So, natch, WiFi is simply that -- a wireless technology that has transmorgrified into something more powerful than you can ever imagine.
Perhaps I've had too much coffee this afternoon and you're not seeing my point (more's the pity) but call it whatever you want. It is the next big thing.
Apple is really pushing it with the iPods, what with new models being introduced quicker than butter rolling off a hot biscuit. First nano, now video?
This iPod lover is a bit late in the game getting a blog entry up about it, but I was at Columbia Presbyterian in Manhattan all day yesterday, so in the confines of the waiting room, I missed the news. It wasn't until last night while driving home and listening to the AM radio did I find out about the new video iPod.
The gentleman discussing his take on this new gadget said he was sure that this new iPod wouldn't really do well in the consumer market. I am not sure I agree because when you think about it, this iPod is still the same price as the others (starting at $299) and it has a newer feature. What's not to like? How can something that is still being marketed at normal iPod prices with newer digs not do well?
Regardless, it's just one more gadget that I will covet. Who knows. Someday I may end up with a collection of iPods.
Move over, Cannes. A newer film festival is taking your place. And these movies? Shot on none other than a mobile phone.
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The latest in iPod development is the iPod Flea.
If you are craving a good laugh, click the link above, sit back and enjoy this parody on the iPod craze. Perhaps you'll want your very own iPod Flea as well, accessories and all.
Enjoy.
::chuckles::
Get set....GO!
WiMAX industry leaders are gearing up, planning to leverage WiMAX Forum certification to push industry growth, so says a release issued this morning. Have a look:
In August, Airspan Networks (NASDAQ: AIRN), Aperto Networks, Proxim (NASDAQ: YDIW), Sequans and Wavesat delivered their respective WiMAX solutions to Cetecom Labs, in Malaga, Spain, for conformance and interoperability testing. This critical exercise ensures the stability of the test suite and readiness of the various solutions for formal conformance and radio testing. With this essential step completed, formal conformance and interoperability testing will begin later this month.The products that pass both protocol and radio conformance, then interoperability testing, will be tagged “WiMAX Forum Certified™” for IEEE 802.16-2004. More importantly, certification will enable these companies to begin “risk-free” deployment of their newly certified products.“The imminent WiMAX certification for the first wave of WiMAX products is an important achievement for the WiMAX industry, said Adlane Fellah, Senior Analyst with Maravedis, adding, “those WiMAX vendors who have plenty of WiMAX Forum Certified™ products ready for shipment will be rewarded with a first-to-market advantage.”The new, standards-based WiMAX products, built predominantly with off-the-shelf components, are expected to lower the cost of vendor equipment to service providers, ultimately serving as a catalyst to ignite the global market demand for WiMAX solutions.“The certification and rollout of the first WiMAX Forum Certified™ products will capture the attention of existing and soon-to-be wireless broadband operators and service providers,” said Lindsay Schroth, Yankee Group senior analyst. “This milestone is likely to help accelerate the buying decisions of a number of fence-sitters.