GameTech Deploys Xirrus Arrays

Xirrus, Inc., the Wi-Fi “Power-Play” that delivers the most wireless coverage, bandwidth, and throughput in the industry announced today the deployment of their Wi-Fi Arrays to support GameTech International’s Traveler Club in the newly renovated Wandsworth Theater located in the United Kingdom. GameTech choose Xirrus to support their state-of-the-art electronic Bingo platform because only the Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays could the Wi-Fi-enabled Travelers in the 1,700 seat gaming hall.

“Bingo has become extremely popular around the world,” said Marc Fresia, Project Manager at Gametech International. “To meet this demand, we’ve taken our gaming applications to a whole new level with wireless bingo-daubing units called Travelers, allowing players to buy and load bingo packs through our wireless POS system as well as play Cash Line Bingo—speed bingo where customers redeem credit on the Traveler for more cards.”

“The success of our wireless bingo platform rests on the strength of our accompanying Wi-Fi network,” continued Marc. “As an example, we converted the 100,000 square foot Wandsworth Theater, located in the UK, into a 1,700 seat gaming hall currently supporting 200 wireless gaming devices for session-based bingo. The building was a challenge to cover with Wi-Fi because of the solid walls, strange nooks and crannies, and the 50-foot ceilings. We researched several Wi-Fi vendors, most being controller-based, but could not find a system that could handle the user density or give us the wireless availability we required. Our Wi-Fi network is the primary network connection for our high-end players, so having a device hang or loose a connection was not an option.”

“We chose to go with Xirrus after much testing because of their superior hardware and excellent support,” added Marc. “No other Wi-Fi vendor comes close to providing the user capacity and coverage that Xirrus provides. These guys worked with us to ensure our needs were met. It’s rare when you find a company with exceptional products and services—Xirrus is the real deal.”

“We were amazed to see what Gametech was doing with Bingo,” said Alan Amrod, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Xirrus. “Several years ago, we envisioned Wi-Fi being the primary network connection for all sorts of applications and devices. This is why we developed the Wi-FI Array, which integrates the innovations from Cellular and Switched Ethernet into a simple Wi-Fi device supporting hundreds of voice, video, and data users—all at the same time.”

Blockbuster on its Deathbed

For years, Blockbuster has been hurting when compared to Netflix or being able to rent a movie at your local grocery store for $1.00. Truthfully, who needs to rent a movie for more than the day they will watch it?

Blockbuster says that they are now in a position where they are uncertain if the Blockbuster empire could still exist in today’s recession. If Blockbuster was to close their doors, more people would be laid off. I hope thing get better for Blockbuster, after all, I did rent some of my favorite video games there when I was just a young lad.

GM and Segway’s P.U.M.A.

I have to get my hands on one of these when or if they release, but we all know that the U.S. is anal up the yin yang and prevents us from getting cool things like this. GM and Segway came together to make this prototype. The self balancing Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility Project (P.U.M.A) can go as far as 35 miles on a single charge. It can also reach speeds up to 35 MPH. It will definitely not be as expensive as a car, but there has been no word yet on its release.

New Tiny and Small RC Car

This is probably the tiniest RC race car available on the market. You can’t drive it, but it sure does go round and round in circles. All you do is throw it onto the charger and then launch it into the packaged shaped bowl it came in and whoalah, the car goes in circles a bunch of times. It might not be fun for you, but your pet dog or cat will definitely get a kick out of it.

Power Plant Mini Desktop Hydroplonics

The people at ThinkGeek offers this desktop plant that is capable of sprouting fresh herbs and veggies. The price range is between $9.99-$39.99. Not a bad price to pay for a small decorative piece on your desk at work.