There’s a wireless connection that’s used by all kinds of people and all sorts of devices, and yet hardly anyone talks about it: It’s called Wi-Fi Direct, and it’s been enabling versatile, ...

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Digital Living Network Alliance® (DLNA®) today announced that Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct has been incorporated into its Interoperability Guidelines.

A variation of the Wi-Fi ad hoc standard that allows two devices to communicate without an access point or computer in between. Wi-Fi Direct was introduced in 2009 by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Whereas ...

Bluetooth “made wires and cable obsolete,” said John Paczkowski in All Things Digital, and a new standard from the Wi-Fi Alliance may do the same to Bluetooth. Wi-Fi Direct, like Bluetooth, connects ...

The Wi-Fi Direct standard may get a much-needed boost next year from work by the Wi-Fi Alliance to make it easier to use for both consumers and developers. The Alliance’s Wi-Fi Direct Services task ...

· Market for connected wearable components is expected to reach more than $1.5 billion by 2014 · WICED Direct enables OEMs to design accessories, clothing and other wearable sensors that connect and ...

'Rock Band 3' gets reviewed. Oct. 26, 2010— -- There is a new way for gadgets to connect to each other. The Wi-Fi Alliance says it will start certifying new Wi-Fi Direct technology in a variety ...