The "Wi" in Wibree stands for wireless, while Bree is a reference to a city in the epic fantasy series "The Lord of the Rings." Go figure . . . click here for Wikipedia's Wibree history and technical details.Nokia developed Wibree back in 2001. Today there appears to be an update as news periodicals stir up the buzz.In AMNY, Peter Svensson's article "Bluetooth Links Up With Rival Technology" provides a few simple incites. . . . "The technology, called Wibree, opens up the possibility of a host of small wearable gadgets, like...
As reported by Kamika Dunlap on Red Herring, Eye-Fi securing $5.5Million in funding is now positioned for the roll out of it wireless technology that automatically uploads photos from digital cameras. Michael Kanellos, Editor at Large for CNet News.com , reports in today's New York Times . . . In the fall, start-up Eye-Fi plans to release Secure Digital memory cards with integrated Wi-Fi chips. With the card, digital cameras will be able to automatically send photos to home PCs or to photo-sharing Web sites. The company is...