Comments on: Flying Wi-Fi robot http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2190 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2190/comment-page-1#comment-4691 Reader's Write Tue, 24 Aug 2004 23:15:50 +0000 #comment-4691 All other news sources & the companies are reporting that it is Bluetooth. You're right, Wi-Fi is a generic term for all types of 802.11 networks. And Bluetooth is IEEE 802.15.1. All other news sources & the companies are reporting that it is Bluetooth.

You’re right, Wi-Fi is a generic term for all types of 802.11 networks.

And Bluetooth is IEEE 802.15.1.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2190/comment-page-1#comment-4535 Reader's Write Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:33:49 +0000 #comment-4535 Yeah I want one for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah I want one for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2190/comment-page-1#comment-4518 Reader's Write Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:15:17 +0000 #comment-4518 what's the dif? what’s the dif?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2190/comment-page-1#comment-4517 Reader's Write Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:59:50 +0000 #comment-4517 I thought it was, but ... "Bluetooth is an open standard for two-way, shortwave radio communications. Bluetooth promises broadband connectivity at 1 Mbps, and is a wireless technology that is supported by product and application development in a wide range of market segments. This includes software developers, peripheral and camera manufacturers, mobile PC manufacturers and handheld device developers, consumer electronics manufacturers, and even car manufacturers." From IBM's Is Bluetooth Wi-Fi? here > http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/wireless/library/wi-net.html?loc=dwmain Wi-Fi is, "Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc." From internetnews.com here > http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Wi_Fi.html And "Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are both wireless networking standards that provide connectivity via radio waves. The main difference: Bluetooth's primary use is to replace cables, while Wi-Fi is largely used to provide wireless, high-speed access to the Internet or a local area network." From PCWorld here > http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,103848,00.asp Cheers! I thought it was, but …

“Bluetooth is an open standard for two-way, shortwave radio communications. Bluetooth promises broadband connectivity at 1 Mbps, and is a wireless technology that is supported by product and application development in a wide range of market segments. This includes software developers, peripheral and camera manufacturers, mobile PC manufacturers and handheld device developers, consumer electronics manufacturers, and even car manufacturers.”
From IBM’s Is Bluetooth Wi-Fi? here >
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/wireless/library/wi-net.html?loc=dwmain

Wi-Fi is, “Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc.”
From internetnews.com here >
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Wi_Fi.html

And

“Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are both wireless networking standards that provide connectivity via radio waves. The main difference: Bluetooth’s primary use is to replace cables, while Wi-Fi is largely used to provide wireless, high-speed access to the Internet or a local area network.”
From PCWorld here >
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,103848,00.asp

Cheers!

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2190/comment-page-1#comment-4514 Reader's Write Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:52:19 +0000 #comment-4514 Confused how this is Wi-Fi? Thought all the media reports said it was Bluetooth? Confused how this is Wi-Fi? Thought all the media reports said it was Bluetooth?

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