Wireless Home Network News

'TiVo Launches Remote Scheduling With Verizon Wireless (Addict 3D)
"TiVo, the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Verizon Wireless, owner of the nation's most reliable Wireless Network, today announced the availability of TiVo® Mobile scheduling, a downloadable application available only through Verizon Wireless.

'Samsung, partners plan wireless Internet TV device (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing)
Samsung Electronics is planning to release a wireless set-top box capable of receiving high-definition Internet TV over a home network. Samsung's SMT-H6155 device, built in conjunction with STMicroelectronics and Metalink, is apparently aimed at markets in Asia and Europe, where IPTV is more prevalent than in the United States.

'Monday's Mac Gadget - Do Something Different with Your Wireless Connections and Home Zone (The Mac Observer)
Computer connectivity has certainly come a long way since the first PowerBook. It's hard to believe that there was a time when all of your network and device connections had to be made using physical cables

'PlayStation hits home with 3-D virtual reality games (The Daily News)
HOME INVASION: When the AP's Matt Slagle reviewed Sony's online PlayStation Network a few weeks ago, he said, "There still isn't much to see or play." That should change in a big way before the end of the year.

'China's 3G Mobile Phone Mess (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Beijing's effort to transform China into a world-class player in next-generation mobile telephony is suffering a new setback. For years the government has been backing the development of a home-grown standard for 3G mobile phones. The hope is that this technology can compete with the two Western-developed ones in terms of network speeds, greater voice capacity, and a range of interactive data ...