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...Wireless Tangle...
That's an understatement. The technologies throwing everything into a tizz are called wi-fi and WiMax. Those names are familiar to anyone who's used their laptop to access the Internet wirelessly at a public place equipped with a "hot spot." Although a version of the more powerful, farther-reaching WiMax wireless network that works seamlessly with handheld devices probably won't be ready until next year, handsetmakers are already giddy at the prospect. With WiMax's roots in the Internet, the reasoning goes, mobile networks based on that technology will be able to deliver the multimedia goods...
...Unwired in Australia. "It's like a big landgrab," says Ryan Jarvis, founder and chief executive of London-based WiMax start-up Macropolitan. Fixed-line telephone and broadband providers including Softbank in Japan, and BT and Pipex in the U.K., are also getting in on the act. A wireless WiMax network could help fixed-line carriers extract delicious revenge on cellular carriers, which have undermined the fixed-line voice business in recent years...
...differences continue. Xbox has a thriving online community and plans to open a video download service on Nov. 22. However, it doesn't give you a web browser. The PS3 does have a browser, plus built-in Wi-Fi and support for Bluetooth wireless earpieces. The craziest thing is that Sony has permitted geeks to load additional operating systems onto the PS3, including Linux. With all that processing power, it's a generous offer, although probably not one that many people will take...
...mixed feelings about Zune. I know that the wireless connectivity will not sway me, but I'm not sure it won't be a selling point for younger people who are more often surrounded by crowds of peers. I just don't understand why Microsoft chose to launch a 30GB hard-drive-based player when the kids these days want cheaper, cuter flash players - not just the iPod nano but the SanDisk Sansa and many others. Today's hard drive business is all about video playback, and the Zune certainly offers that, but Apple's movie and TV store will...