Intel develops integrated WiFi / WiMAX / DVB-H chip

Intel, clearly not wanting to be left in the dust by the slew of new wireless technologies that are starting to converge, nasty-like, inside our shiny new devices, has begun testing on a chip which can effortlessly swap between WiFi, WiMAX, and DVB-H. The idea is that the chip's radio would talk to your WiFi at home, hand over the data to WiMAX if you hit the road, and also allow you to pull down digital television while staying mobile -- without having to use an array of separate radios or silicon. This should open up a whole new vista of possibilities for time-wasting activities, so whenever manufacturers want to get this into our phones / laptops, just say the word. We're ready.

[Via Slashdot]

[Michael Michniewski @ Dec 13th 2007 11:52AM]

Sweet deal.
Now how about widespread wimax, wifi, and dvb-h?

[Jonathan Bergeron @ Dec 13th 2007 12:05PM]

How bout a decent browser on a phone? Maybe some of Intel's ingenuity can rub off on software developers.

[strider_mt2k @ Dec 13th 2007 12:12PM]

Seconded.

That would be the killer app.

[NoAndThen @ Dec 13th 2007 12:17PM]

YEAH, so there's no posts tagged 'dvb-h' guys, might wanna remove that confusing/unnecessary link there. Sounds cool, but if 'vista of possibilities' has anything to do with windows, i think i'm all set.

[Kennyb123 @ Dec 13th 2007 12:33PM]

"should open up a whole new VISTA of possibilities "

Microsoft paid them to write this! It's a conspiracy!

(sarcasm)

[ratnikh @ Dec 13th 2007 1:42PM]

lol you beat me to it...

"You can eXPerience a whole new Vista of possibilities since this new chip will Excel for little Money, giving you a new Outlook on life. You can Access everything you need, whether at home, the Office, or a bold Explorer. In a Word, it Works. Sincerely, -Bob"

[Kennyb123 @ Dec 13th 2007 1:44PM]

Nice, ratnickh! I voted +1 for ya.

[jilie @ Dec 13th 2007 1:47PM]

are the italian words so sexy?