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Microsoft releases Bluetooth code for XP to developers: Following News.com's regular excellent reporting in this area, Joe Wilcox files a story on the potential timetable for Bluetooth support to be released to consumers following the developer release today. The story also notes several of the mass-market Bluetooth devices now available. I believe the snowball has started to roll.
Brazil the next hot spot for hot spots?: Alan Reiter weighs in on convergence and wireless networking in Brazil, where he recently spent two weeks.
Sony to release Palm 5-based handheld with Wi-Fi capability: According to The Register, the $600 handheld will accept a Sony Wi-Fi card in a special slot.
Vocera's communicator combines pager, intercom, walkie-talkie, and phone: This interesting device was unveiled at DemoMobile last week, and I have more coverage to come on it.
New Danish WISP: A new WISP, Organic, is on its way in Denmark. The page referenced here has some excellent quotes about Wi-Fi, and a large note in Danish: 802.11, wi-fi, wlan, hotspots, open spectrum, accesspoints, and wireless Internet. What is that? In smaller type below, it says more background information is on the way. [via Hans Henrik Højberg] Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, one of the organizers of Organic wrote to note that the project was floated under the name MetroStar until the recent announcement. He also notes that there's an English page.
Wireless around the world: I'm collecting the terms of wireless in various languages. In German, drahtlos; in Danish, the similar sounding trådløs. Dutch: also similar, draadloos. More, please!