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WHDI Wireless Smart Display - Mobile Phone to TV Connection

2011-01-18T16:52:00.000-06:00

Animom and 35.com recently announced a new technology of WHDI called the WHDI Wireless Smart Display. This techonology by Animom is the first of its kind. This technology enables the wireless connection from a smartphone or a mobile device to any external display such as a TV.

"When connected to a touch screen display AMIMON’s WHDI technology

turns a smartphone into a tablet PC."

With this WHDI technology, the use of smartphone applications such as internet access, email, video, etc. can be fully maximize as the mobile screen can be displayed to a remote monitor. Whether for personal or business purpose any content or applications on a smartphone can be viewed, accessed, controlled and operated from a display or touch panel.

“Our first generation products featuring the WHDI technology will be

sleeves for smartphones,”

The Transmitters

This device will be in a form of a smartphone sleeves acting as transmitters. The smartphone sleeve will enable the device to wirelessly transmit HD video without lag or delay. These sleeves will be provided by 35.com, an enterprise solutions provider.

The Receiver

On the receiver end, the WHDI Technology enables it to receive video in real time and in parallel send control signals from the display to the mobile phone.

The connection of WHDI Wireless Smart Display will be HD or 1080p.

This will be available in March 2011.

“We see strong use-cases for wireless mobile to display using AMIMON’s WHDI technology in business, enterprise and consumer environments,” said Kevin Gong CEO of 35.com.

Smurfberries Price

2010-12-21T07:21:00.003-06:00

Smurfberries are the rare items in the popular Iphone and Ipad app Smurfs' Village. These items are optional to buy when you play this big hit social game which is very much like Facebook's Farmville.

Smurfs' Village is from Capcom. The Smurfs' Village, just like Farmville, begins with a small plot of land and one mushroom house. From these, you can quickly progress and build nice houses, larger lands, and elaborate gardens.

The game is free to download and play, but it is the in-app content of Smurfberries that will cost you. However you will need the Smurfberries to 'quickly' progress in this game. Below are the Smurfberries prices as you buy them from the app store.

1BUCKET OF SMURFBERR$4.99
2BUSHEL OF SMURFBERRIES$9.99
3BUCKET OF SMURFBERRIES$4.99
4BUSHEL OF SMURFBERRIES$11.99
5BARREL OF SMURFBERRIES$24.99
6WAGON OF SMURFBERRIES$99.99
7BARREL OF SMURFBERRIES$29.99
8WHEELBARROW OF SMURFBERRIES$59.99
9WHEELBARROW OF SMURFBERRIES$49.99

Be careful before you or your child taps (again) to purchase a bushel of Smurfberries. It could cost you a lot of real money for sure.

The Google Chrome OS and the Google Chrome Laptop

2010-12-08T02:29:00.004-06:00

On December 7, 2010 Google unveiled their very first laptop named Cr-48 with its own Chrome OS. These laptops were colored black, no branding, no logos, no stickers, and distributed to a limited number of qualified hardware and software testers.

Google Chrome Laptop Specs
(from http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/google-unveils-cr-48-the-first-chrome-os-laptop/)

12.1-inch screen
Full size keyboard
Oversized clickpad
Qualcomm Gobi 3G chip for Verizon data in the US, your carrier of choice internationally
802.11n dual-band WiFi
8+ hours of active use
8+ days of standby
Webcam
Flash storage

Google Chrome OS Facts

Essentially a web browser - built and optimized for the Web
Linux-based, open source
Not available for download
Pre-shipped with a Chrome laptop
Apps are available from the Chrome Web Store

“By building an experienced based totally on the web,

we’ve made all of the user experiences instant." - Sunjar Pichai

This OS is still under beta testing and only a few people will receive the Chrome OS and Chrome laptop Cr-48. Expect though by mid 2011 that Acer and Samsung will lead the distribution of these netbooks for mass roll out.

High Speed Internet is a Basic Service – Canadian Feds

2010-11-03T09:13:00.004-05:00

High speed Internet must be part of basic service and be a legal right - this is the clamor of Liberal critics of Canada; a call for the politicians to fund for a universal access to high speed Internet across the country by 2014 and 2020.

This move of Canada follows the ambition of European countries like France, Finland, and Spain. These countries see broadband Internet as a means to open opportunities for all the residents, and that this service is crucially essential for their success. With the cooperation of private companies and funding from the government, this clamor for high speed Internet as a basic service will materialize in the near future.

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Canadian ISPs that provide download speeds of 1.5 mbps, reliable and cheap Internet services are too few to cover most of the remote places. Few ISPs give the choice that balances savings and reliable high speed Internet fit to the customers and business needs. This service as of yet has not reached the greater residential rural areas in Canada and this presents a lot of unmaximized opportunities.

Distributel.ca pioneers in providing Internet service to the whole of Canada. The scope it provides in high speed Internet spans across urban and rural residential areas, proving its commitment in providing Internet as a basic service. Distributel.ca is a supporter of this post.

WHDI Competes With Intel WIDI

2010-09-18T11:27:00.001-05:00

WHDI is the new wireless audio and video standard that allows high definition wireless streaming to any display throughout a home network. WHDI stands for Wireless Home Digital Interface. This technology is being driven by AMIMON, the semiconductor company producing the chipsets and modules for WHDI.

WHDI by Amimon is a competitor of Intel's Wireless Display technology (read here and here). Both technologies provide almost the same technology of sharing or streaming videos from your computer, laptop, netbook to any other display devices in your home network; the former bumping up with fancier capabilities.

As of the latest, a WHDI capable device was demonstrated to stream HD (1080p) 3D uncompressed videos. The set up was a laptop with a WHDI transmitter borad and on the receiving end, an LCD with a WHDI receiver board. Aside from steaming 3D videos wirelessly, WHDI also transmits through walls and even a distance of up to 100 feet. Intel WiDi can only reach up to 20 feet.

The future of wireless video looks bright. I look forward to mass roll-out of WHDI-capable devices.

Related Post: WHDI Wireless Smart Display - Mobile Device to TV Wireless Connection

Acer 3935 Wifi Problem - The Solution Part 2

2010-08-26T12:27:00.008-05:00

You are here maybe because Solutions to Case 1 and Case 2 did not solve your Acer 3935 Wifi problem. Don't worry, I still have Solutions below.

Case 3:

Deleting the Acer Backup Task in the Task Scheduler did not fix your problem. And the window still pops up constantly; the Bluetooth and Wifi still turns off and on.

Solution:

The solution for this is to give up Acer Backup Manager and completely uninstall it from your system. Go to Control Panel, Programs and Features, and select Acer Backup Manager. Click Uninstall/Change on the column header.

This part is quite tricky. It took me more than 3 minutes to complete the installation because the Backup Window keeps opening even during the uninstallation. So Open Task Manager, and End the Process of Acer Backup Manager. Repeat these steps until the uninstall is completed.

Case 4:

Hopefully by now we got rid of the Acer Backup Manager part. But still Bluetooth is a problem.

Solution:

Run Services, click Start and type "services". In this step, we will totally disable the Bluetooth of Acer 3935. I hope you can decide to disable it totally for the benefit of your Wifi. If Bluetooth is more important for you than your Wifi, skip this step.

Under Services, do these. Double click the Service Name (see below which ones), in Start Up Type dropdown list select Disable; and in Service Status click Stop button. Click Ok.

The following services should be disabled and stopped.

Bluetooth Service
Bluetooth Support Service

You can also choose to Disable Bluetooth Device under Control Panel -> Devices.

I hope this post have been helpful for you. Thank you for reading.

Acer 3935 Wifi Problem - The Solution Part 1

2010-08-26T12:03:00.013-05:00

Have you encountered this problem on your Acer 3935? If yes, I can offer you a solution to your problem. There are two parts of this solution, Solutions to Case 1 and Case 2; and Solutions to Case 3 and Case 4.

Many owners of this laptop has encountered at some point this Wifi problem. In Acer 3935 Wifi drops, and turns off and on constantly. Not only the WiFi problem but also the Bluetooth turns off and on, and Acer Backup Manager turns off and on too.

This cause a big headache and so far the solutions in the web are not helping. Even Acer customer service cannot identify what is causing this.

The solution to Acer 3935 Wifi problem is here. I tried to sort things out and I think this is a very good solution. I hope you find this helpful. Don't forget to share this link if so.

Case 1:

I notice that this problem usually occurs when the laptop heats up, say for example you were running on battery and you decided to plug the charger. Immediately the problem starts - Wifi, Bluetooth, and Backup function keys blink like crazy.

Solution:

Place your laptop in an even position. Instead of carrying it on your lap, put it on the table for a while. Make sure it is well ventilated to cool it off. Avoid blocking the fans too.

Case 2:

Acer Backup Manager pops up as if it is infected with a virus or a very irritating internet advertisement.

Solution:

Open Task Scheduler, click Start and type "task". Under Task Scheduler Library, open Acer folder and remove the task run by Acer Backup Manager by selecting the task and clicking Delete under Action Menu. Just remember that you have to manually perform regular backup of your system since we deleted the Task Schedule.

Click here to continue reading Solutions to Cases 3 and 4.

JailbreakMe No More?

2010-08-22T13:58:00.004-05:00

'Apple will brick your jailbroken iPhone' - in the near future?

More than a year ago, Apple applied for a patent to kill jailbroken devices. This is a security measure to protect the users from unauthorized uses of Apple devices such as hacking, jailbreaking, unlocking, or removal of SIM card.

If it is detected that there is an "unauthorize use", either they detected that your iPhone benefited from JailbreakMe or what not, "access to particular applications can be restricted, access to sensitive information can be restricted, sensitive information can be erased from the electronic device...," the application states, effectively wiping and bricking the device. To say that again, bricked iPhone!

Question, is it just to give them this right - to take back (by bricking) what you have already purchased and owned?

Voiding the warranty as consequence for jailbreaking, maybe or even a big yes, but surely not bricking the device. Seriously, Apple?

Setting Up WiDi (Wireless Display)

2010-08-21T05:29:00.009-05:00

WiDi is the shortcut for Wireless Display unveiled by Intel this year in line with the release of their Intel Core processors.

You can back read here so you will have a idea of this new technology, and the laptops with WiDi capability.

This how-to guide is referenced from Netgear Push2TV (PTV1000) Adapter manual. Netgear Push2TV is one of the components that you will need to set up WiDi from your laptop to your HD TV. For a list of WiDi hardware requirements, read here.

Connecting the Devices

Open Intel Wireless Display on your laptop. Click Start, type Wireless Dislay, and click the program. Allow the program to run when the firewall alert pops up.
Wait the program as it scans for available adapters. If it does not begin scanning, click Scan for Available Adapters button. It will display the available adapters found, showing the Name, ID, and Signal Strength.
From the list of adapters, select the one that you will use and click Connect - in this case the Netgear Push2TV (PTV1000) Adapter. As the connection is established, both the screens of the TV and Laptop will display the word 'Connecting'.
From your TV, you should select the correct Input source. This varies from TV brands; generally it is HDMI 1, HDMI 2, or A/V.
Enter the Security Code that is displayed on the TV in the Security Code field in your laptop. As an option you can enter a descriptive name for your adapter. Click continue.
As the laptop connects to the Netgear Push2TV adapter, the TV will display the word 'Connected'.
Both the laptop screen and the TV screen will now display the same. Congratulations, you have successfully set up WiDi! The PC and TV is now in clone mode.
You can now enjoy Wireless Display by sharing photos, video, and even surf the web from your couch.
To stop Intel WiDi, click Disconnect on Inter Wireless Display, then click the close button.

Few things to remember:

For best performance, keep the laptop and TV within the distance of 20feet or 3meters in the same room.
Performance of the router during the Wireless Display may be reduced.

Is Your Password Secure?

2010-08-21T04:29:00.004-05:00

Please take a moment to check whether your password is secure enough not to be hacked or stolen or guessed.

Hacking of online accounts from social networks, emails, banks, and others is so rampant. One cannot take too much care is securing passwords on them.

To mention, even Yahoo Messengers can hacked that illegitimate mails are being sent from your legitimate contacts. There were several instances that I receive e-mails from friends asking for money and other financial details when all along it was not them who sent it personally. There was also an workmate who lost a couple of thousand dollars because somebody else used his online bank account.

We all want to avoid this. Please take a moment to check if is your password is secure.

Visit: www.howsecureismypassword.net

One tip though, do not put your actual password there. Rather, enter a similar password that you intend to use or are currently using, for example, the same length of your password.