Darius Wey
03-12-2005, 07:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.c-guysusa.com/press3_10.html' target='_blank'>http://www.c-guysusa.com/press3_10.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"C-guys, Inc., a global leader in the design and development of SD and SDIO solutions for home, SOHO and SMB applications, today announced the world's first ZigBee SDIO card. ZigBee is a set of networking, security and application software protocols based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard - a low-power and low-bandwidth mesh-networking scheme that allows devices to wirelessly communicate with each other without the need of human intervention. Zigbee's low power consumption allows battery-powered devices such as PDAs and handheld computers to easily connect to and control a variety of electronic equipment and networks."</i><br /><br />More news from the CeBIT front! C-guys claim that the ZigBee SDIO card, which makes use of the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, will allow your PDA to control parts of your home such as the lighting system or security system. Signal ranges are claimed to be up to 10m, with data rates at 200Kbps. A little ho-hum, but you'd be comparing apples and oranges if you put it against well-known wireless standards like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Wireless USB. I doubt the ZigBee will target a huge market, but it's interesting nonetheless.