Intel ends ultra-wideband research

Intel has ended its five-year research effort in ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, says EEtimes.

UWB is radio technology that can be used at very low energy levels for short-range, high-bandwidth communications. The news is another blow for the emerging technology for which support is tightening in the face of an expected recession.

To date, UWB technology has been plagued by problems with performance, power, price and global regulatory conflicts, with significant market penetration still at least a year away.

New technology-enabled monitoring solutions and services will reshape the diabetic care market and earn $1.4 billion in product and service revenue by 2013, according to Parks Associates' Enhancing Diabetic Care, reports Marketwatch.

Companies like Medtronic, Cardiocom, Diabetech, and Healthways are developing intelligent medical devices and service models in response to this paradigm shift in diabetic care.

"The emphasis on lifestyle changes and close monitoring and coaching has introduced new care models and industry players, speeding the adoption of new technologies that will allow patients to better manage their conditions while being active and proactive."

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to approve rules that would allow new broadband devices to operate in unused television spectra, states PCworld.

The FCC voted on the rules governing the operation of new devices in the so-called spectrum white spaces over the objections of television broadcasters, wireless microphone makers, several sports leagues, and dozens of performing artists and US lawmakers.

The vote will allow more broadband competition in the US, with wireless devices competing with providers of cable broadband and DSL/fibre-based broadband, said commissioner Jonathan Adelstein.