RF Digital, a manufacturer of specialized wireless subsystems, today said it has developed the first Wi-Fi module that it claims can provide "up to a decade" of battery life operating on a single AA battery.

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MetaGeek is demonstrating a pre-release version of its upcoming Wi-Spy 5x at Interop 2008 in Las Vegas.

Wi-Spy 5x is a USB-based spectrum analyzer covering 5.170 GHz to 5.815 GHz (compete coverage of 802.11a/n), with a resolution of 328 KHz. It can detect signals with amplitudes of -100 dBm to -15 dBm with a resolution of 0.5 dBm.

Pricing has not yet been set. The product is slated for release "in early summer".

Tags: Meta Geek, Spectrum Analyzer, WiFi,

Ruckus Wireless today announced an enterprise-focused mesh wireless system based on draft 802.11n technology. The SmartMesh system is said to "self-organize, self-optimize, and self-heal" and is aimed at enterprises, hotels, schools, hospitals, warehouses, multi-dwelling units, and other environments where Ethernet cabling may not be widely deployed.

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Last month, we reported that D-Link's troubled DIR-855 dual-band draft 802.11n router was once again delayed from reappearing on store shelves, this time due to component (un)availability. We just received an update from D-Link on the situation.

Tags: D-Link, DIR-866, WiFi,

The Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) today announced that it is granting automatic Draft 2.0 802.11n Certification to all products currently undergoing or awaiting Certification testing.

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Hawking Technologies announced today that it has begun shipping a draft 802.11n USB networking adapter with upgradeable antennas and a USB print server designed for use with multifunction printers.

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Berkeley Varitronics Systems today announced its latest Yellowjacket B/A/N/G 802.11b/a/n/g Wi-Fi analyzer.

The B/A/N/G is a Yellowjacket 802.11 "BAG" Wi-Fi analyzer with upgrades for draft 802.11n and signal-to-noise ratio measurements. OlderYellowjacket models can be upgraded free of charge.

The Yellowjacket-B/A/N/G is available now. Pricing was not announced.

Tags: 802.11n, BVS, WiFi,

Apple today released a draft 802.11n version of its AirPort Express mobile base station. The new version has all of the features of its predecessor and now incorporates a dual-band draft 2.0 802.11n radio.

It is available now for $99.

Tags: 802.11n, Apple, WiFi,

Latest word, direct from D-Link, is that the troubled dual-band draft 11n router has not been discontinued, as previously rumored. After first encountering problems in initial shipments that caused D-Link to recall and replace those faulty units, the restocking of retail shelves is now delayed "due to a component" (not being available).

D-Link has no firm date for the resumption of shipments.But they said they would update us when they do.

Tags: D-Link, DIR-855, WiFi,

At the rate D-Link is going, it might as well put a bullet in this product and move on. The company hasn't even fully recovered from its recall of the product for an assembly error. And now the much-delayed dual-band draft 11n router seems to have disappeared from web retailers' shelves.

A Pricegrabber search returns a "no sellers listed for this product" and the product has disappeared completely from NewEgg.

We've asked D-Link for comment and will post an update when we hear back.

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