Xirrus Will Be Wi-Fi Provider At Interop 2009

Wi-Fi company Xirrus will be the Wi-Fi provider at this year’s Interop in Las Vegas, NV. Xirrus has been the official Wi-Fi provider for Interop for the past few years, so this time it won’t be anything different. However, Xirrus will deliver the 802.11n network that we have been waiting for so long. With Interop coming up in three weeks, I’m looking forward to attending this event and to trying out the “n” network! Check out the press release of the news:

Xirrus, Inc., the Wi-Fi “Power-Play” that delivers the most wireless coverage, bandwidth, and throughput in the industry announced today that they have been selected to be the official wireless provider for Interop Las Vegas (May 17-21, 2009) and New York (November 16-20, 2009). Xirrus will deliver the 802.11n network for Interop attendees and exhibitors throughout the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas and the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. This is the fourth time Xirrus has been chosen as the InteropNet wireless provider due to the power and simplicity of our Wi-Fi Array platform.

“Over the past two decades, Interop has advanced the growth and evolution of the IT industry—this year is no different,” said Lenny Heymann, General Manager of Interop. “Thanks to Xirrus, we can continue to use the latest standards like 802.11n -based network—a network that will deliver vast amounts of bandwidth to thousands of concurrent users.”

The Xirrus Wi-Fi Array integrates 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24 802.11abg+n radios with an onboard Gigabit Switch, Wi-Fi Controller, Wi-Fi Firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi Threat Sensor, and Spectrum Analyzer into a single device. Xirrus’ solution delivers 4X the performance and coverage along with 75% less devices, cabling, switch ports, and installation time compared to traditional access points because unlike access points the Xirrus Wi-Fi Array utilizes segmented directional antennas to better utilize and manage the RF energy of the device.

“Providing the 802.11n Wi-Fi network for this prestigious gathering of IT experts is an honor and demonstrates the strength of our Wi-Fi architecture in challenging environments such as Interop,” said Dirk Gates, Founder and CEO of Xirrus. “Distributed Wi-Fi architectures, like the Xirrus Wi-Fi Array, are overtaking centralized architectures the same way Ethernet overtook ATM in the 1990’s. The distributed intelligence and simplicity of our Wi-Fi Array allows us to quickly deploy a network with significantly fewer devices and provide exhibitors and attendees with the highest performance possible for voice, video, and data.”

Interop runs May 17 through 21, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Xirrus will showcase its 802.11n products at booth #1331. More information is available at http://www.interop.com.

Wal-Mart Screws Over Technology Consumers Again!

In attempt to be a wonderful mother, Jodi Wykle purchased a brand new Nintendo DSi from Wal-Mart for her teenage son.

The boy proceeded to open the box. Instead of being happy, he became confused and upset because he pulled ou a bunch of rocks with a chinese newspaper.

Wykle contacted the local Wal-Mart that she purchased the rock filled handheld box, and they quickly turned their backs and said Wykle needed to contact Nintendo. Basically Wal-Mart stated that it wasn’t their problem. The same went with Nintendo.

Disgruntled with the $138 box of rocks she purchased, Wykle was soon given a full refund plus a $20 gift card because Wal-Mart realized it was their fault. That same box of rocks was returned by another disgruntled customer and it somehow ended in Wykle’s posession. I thought Wal-Mart employees were smart enough to look for these kind of problems and not restock the shelves with fake items….I guess I was wrong.

Again, why is it that Wal-Mart screws up on DVD’s, Games, Handhelds, CDs, etc?

Slush Mug Turns Drink into Slushee

How many times do we find ourselves enjoying a refreshing beverage, but much rather have it be a slushee/icee type drink? I’m one of those persons that enjoy slushees, so this invention is definitely something worth while for myself and my family. The people at Vat19 used a patent Glaciercore to turn almost any beverage into a slushee in just a few minutes. For $9.99 you can’t miss out on this, but it’s all sold out…=/

Marvel VS. Capcom 2 Coming to PS3 and XBOX 360

To continue my infinite blog posts about Street Fighter, Capcom will be releasing Marvel VS. Capcom 2 on both PS3 and Xbox360 this summer. It will be priced for $15 on the PS3 and 1200 XBLA points on the 360. All I know is that I’m getting this game, but before that I need to get Street Fighter IV still!

NES Phone?

A modder by the name of Taylor Merrill stuffed his Samsung Eternity phone inside a spare NES controller. While keeping the classic buttons and design, Taylor was able to (I believe) gut his controller and stick his touch screen phone in there. It looks pretty cool but it also looks super nerdy.