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Subject: Re: UKNM: WAP (was UKNM: Internet Marketing)
From: Ian Betteridge
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 16:07:23 GMT

on 30/11/99 8:54 pm, Mike Butcher at mikebatcentaur [dot] co [dot] uk wrote:

> But the short answer is it's a chip with a radio in it that can send
> digital signals. No more wiring at the back of the hi-fi to the speakers -
> instant communication between compatible devices like bluetooth phones with
> starbucks ad-servers in the street (aaargh). It's basically Star Trek kids.

It also uses the same frequency as 802.11 wireless networking, including
Apple's AirPort. And yes, at the moment there's a potential conflict.

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