Comments on: Apple Bringing Wi-Fi Direct to iPhone in 2010?

By: Satin Panties

Satin Panties — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:20:14 +0000

wireless headphones are the best because they do not have those bulky wires :“

By: USB to Serial :

USB to Serial : — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:54:08 +0000

wireless headhones are really the best, i really hate those lengthy cables of conventional headphones ‘

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By: John J

John J — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:40:26 +0000

PSP’s have always been able to connect to each other without a router for wireless gaming. I don’t understand why this somehow new technology.

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:07:31 +0000

you can already use the Remote app to control your iTunes without a wireless router. go to the airport menu item and select “create network…”

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:00:03 +0000

If it replaces Bluetooth functionality - and this is not only for iPhones, this is for mice and headsets, headphones, anything Bluetooth can do, but it runs at 802.11n speeds. Bluetooth isn't nearly as fast.

So the new Apple mice and keyboards could use this too. One standard to run everything, rather than two.

And why make Apple force Bluetooth to work before accepting it? It's like cutting your nose off to spite your face. Bluetooth is great, but just because it doesn't yet do everything we want is no reason to hold back progress.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:02:44 +0000

Ummm… You can do this already… granted, you may need a PC… but yeah… My iPhone remote app controls my iTunes with no router in between.

So the real question is, how is this different than setting up an ad hoc network??

By: fastlane

fastlane — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:32:26 +0000

Ron Jeremy can dunk… Ron Jeremy’s new in town… Ron Jeremy will see you later…

By: RON JEREMY

RON JEREMY — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:49:59 +0000

Ron Jeremy thinks Adam is a biatch too.

And wifi direct sounds kinda pointless to Ron Jeremy how hard is it to sync thru a cable just pop it in and go you still have to manually open up iTunes on your cumputer is it that much trouble to connect your Usb while ur at it? Other than the gamming side if it Ron Jeremy thinks the only reason some of you would like it is to brag look fellow douche baggers I have wireless syncing but I had to get the next gen iPhone cause jobs says my 3gs' hardware can't cope.

By: icebike

icebike — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:23:12 +0000

@John:

Exactly. Its all software.

By: John

John — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:06:31 +0000

It is possible that only a software update is all that would be required to use Wi-Fi Direct and not new hardware.

By: SwIper

SwIper — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:52:30 +0000

@adam

you're a b1tch.

By: Kael

Kael — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:40:13 +0000

@gregg Can’t recall where it was and could quite possibly have been in comments, didn’t pay that much attention to it since I was reading it on the bus via the iphone and didn’t bookmark it. At the time figured i’d go by the hope not true method of thinking bout it cause i skipped this years upgrade in favor of next years so didn’t want to think much bout it. That others haven’t heard the same rumors means it likely was in comments and I’m still safe then I’d think to buy in 2010.

By: icebike

icebike — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:26:18 +0000

Those asking what the point is, or why its better than bluetooth:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354201,00.asp

By: Gregg

Gregg — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:17:06 +0000

Where the hell did you hear skip a year?

By: Kael

Kael — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:54:36 +0000

so does this mean it is likely there’ll be a 4th gen iphone in 2010? I heard rumors it was likely to skip a year and there not be a new one till the following year…

By: The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:00:09 +0000

Bluetooth was originally meant for small data transfers, and wireless headphones for compressed audio, like talk music, and contacts. Actually syncing your iphone could require transferring up to 32 Gb, or 64 for the ipod touch! Bluetooth would get crushed by the media and apps that had to be transferred.

You can already set up your computer as a wifi hub and connect your iphone to your computer, but that's only useful for remote control apps. You can't sync it yet. I think the biggest selling point of this wifi direct standard is wireless syncing, though making remotes work more simply and file transferring will definitely be helpful.

By: Iphone4idiots

Iphone4idiots — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:40:23 +0000

Sounds cool but I’m too dumb to get it. So I can use Remote from hundreds of miles away?

Multi player gaming is needed asap. I can’t even dominate my buddies at TW golf

By: Joe McG

Joe McG — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:38:57 +0000

PDAnet already does an ad-hoc connection with a pc to share Internet, so I doubt any new hardware is needed for this. Of course apple will shaft current iPhone owners and not enable it for the 3gs and claim the hardware isn't compatable.

I would guess Steve Jobs will stand up at some Apple event Next year and boast about how the iPhone now has Bluetooth file transfer, acting like apple just invented it. All the peons will cheer wildly and chug their apple flavored koolaid like they always do (copy and paste anyone?).

By: OmariJames

OmariJames — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:10:28 +0000

They need to allow us to do file transfers between devices on bluetooth firstly.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:05:05 +0000

so whats the point of this? I can see its use for Device to device connections outside the home but for wireless sync with a laptop or PC its kinda pointless since most homes already have a wireless router of some sort to facilitate the connection.

By: J. Danny

J. Danny — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:49:39 +0000

It is a great idea to implement, but how about enabling Bluetooth transfer for US who already have bluetooth on out phones. I describe my iPhone as the awesomeness phone that can’t sent a photo to a another non-iPhone phone. It can get annoying, not everyone uses email or MMS Apple, give us bluetooth direct file transfer.

By: a1by

a1by — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:42:00 +0000

@tweger01 wifi is much faster and has a much better range than bluetooth

By: tweger01

tweger01 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:25:42 +0000

WTF is wrong with Bluetooth?

By: iDutch

iDutch — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:19:14 +0000

I’m thinking they are trying it make the wifi sync as painless for users as possible, that’s why they’re not bringing it yet. I don’t know if its just my macbook pr what but sometimes it takes really long to sync, even though I sync daily.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:14:02 +0000

First