Fraunhofer develops extra-small 1Gbps infrared transceiver, recalls our PDA glory days

Our 1997-era selves would die with envy right about now. Fraunhofer has developed a new generation of infrared transceiver that can transfer data at 1Gbps, or well above anything that our vintage PDAs could manage. While the speed is nothing new by itself -- we saw such rates in 2010 Penn State experiments -- it's the size that makes the difference. The laser diode and processing are efficient enough to fit into a small module whose transceiver is as large as a "child's fingernail." In theory, the advancement makes infrared once more viable for mobile device syncing, with room to grow: even the current technology can scale to 3Gbps, lead researcher Frank Deicke says, and it might jump to 10Gbps with enough work. Along with the usual refinements, most of the challenge in getting production hardware rests in persuading the Infrared Data Association to adopt Deicke's work as a standard. If that ever comes to pass, we may just break out our PalmPilot's infrared adapter to try it for old time's sake.Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, MobileFraunhofer develops extra-small 1Gbps infrared transceiver, recalls our PDA glory days originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Gizmag  |  Fraunhofer  | Email this | Commentsbest free coupons printable just for vintage 01000 vux a conditioning space save best free coupons suitable for stream 2008 2010 corvette handle housing buy chea best free online coupons at corvette care metal plastic buffing buy cheap 2012 a best free online coupons at suzuki factory service 2004 2009 99500 34097 03e buy best free online coupons to cps products ls790b electronic refrigerant buy cheap best free online coupons to mini cooper 71100416142 convertible mobility buy che best free printable coupons available for flaring tools 454w flaring tool buy ch best free printable coupons available for mastercool universal hydraulic flaring best free printable coupons available for stop go international deluxe 1035 buy best free printable coupons available for stop go international deluxe 1035 buy best free printable coupons in putco 403413 chrome tailgate accent buy cheap 201 best free printable coupons to receive otc 9850 bearing locknut display buy chea best free shipping codes available for bushwacker 10053 07 style fender flare bu best free shipping codes available for eibach 90 2 10 002 1 pro spacer wheel spa best free shipping codes suitable for otc 6284 harmonic balancer chrysler buy ch best google coupons available for 1973 camaro chevelle impala parts buy cheap 20 best google coupons available for gtc ct8017 autorange digital multimeter buy ch best google coupons on acdelco d6258c switch assembly buy cheap 2012 amazon best google coupons on gojak rack holds dolly model buy cheap 2012 amazon best highstreet voucher codes available for devilbiss autobody prep paint sander best highstreet voucher codes available for devilbiss autobody prep paint sander best highstreet voucher codes available for moog k90330 front upper strut buy ch best highstreet voucher codes suitable for goodson small engine porting kit buy best highstreet voucher codes suitable for pit bull gallon part washer buy cheap best in store coupons for many 3m 00955 hookit p600 finishing buy cheap 2012 ama best in store coupons over advanced design atd 8697 master adapter buy cheap 201 best internet coupons in 3m 01927 green corps fiber buy cheap 2012 amazon best internet coupons to receive fire extinguisher wall badger 21106b buy cheap best internet coupons to receive moroso 89582 0 15 lighted gauge buy cheap 2012 best local coupons at dent fix equipment clamp welded buy cheap 2012 amazon