Toshiba's 15Gbps optical wireless
We hate to drop yet another new wireless networking technology on you just as we were all finally figuring out what Ultra Wideband and WiMax were all about, but Toshiba (which seems determined lately to work on everything except a decent new laptop) has developed an infrared transmitter/receiver that has wireless data bandwidths of up to 1.5Gbps
(about 30 times the speed of WiFi). While this doesn't solve that pesky "last mile" issue (the range isn't too great),
it does make it possible to transmit high-def broadcasts and high-res digital images without compression (or cables) in the home. Apparently the big hurdle with this technology was the line of sight issue, but Toshiba claims this system need not be aligned in a straight line, and can be up to 6.5 feet out of alignment over a 60 foot distance. Uh, thanks,
but do you know anyone with a 60 foot living room?