Wi-Fi Direct to bring secure peer-to-peer networking in 2010

With this new Wi-Fi Direct technology, Can we access both AP’s and Wi-Fi direct protocol clients at the same time, i.e. if 802.11 client is connected to AP broadcast SSID, parrallaly can that cleint be able to access WiFi direct client?

"And enjoy high-speed multi-player gaming fun." Can't you already do multiplayer gaming on the PSP over their ad-hoc Wi-Fi.

Wow, just think, in a year our iPhones could be capable of doing something the Zune has been doing since its launch. Namely, wifi syncing and "squirting".

"Apple is a sponsor corporation for the Wi-Fi Alliance, so adoption of Wi-Fi Direct on Macs, iPhones, and future Apple equipment will hopefully be swift and widespread."

Apple was part of the driving force behind Blu-ray and they have yet to include it with any of their computer or even make it a CTO option. Just because they are part of the Wi-Fi Alliance doesn't really mean anything.

(taken almost verbatim from my comment on another blog)

Let’s see: a short-distance radio technology that adhoc connects devices for file sharing, printing, networking and remote control. Man if only there was a way to make it spectrum-hopping to avoid crowding and interference and not consume a lot of power, we’d have the best solution EVER.

Oh wait, Bluetooth accomplished that years ago.

How about you just start enabling all the Bluetooth profiles like everybody’s been asking, Apple? We know how you like to champion new technology, but seriously: pull your head out of your ass. You already have the best tech out there built into every iPhone. It's disgusting to think that this might be the reason why all my European friends laugh at me when they try to Bluetooth me a sound file with their EIGHT YEAR OLD Nokia and I go "uhhh...I can't do that with my $500 phone.."

I'm not sure I understand here. Long before bluetooth got opened up in 3.0, there were iPhone games/apps that connected two iPhones directly without a base station. Is no one paying attention to what actually goes on anymore?

Secure? How long until it's hacked?

>I can imagine that at some point in 2010, we'll be able to sync our
>iPhones using Wi-Fi Direct,

...um seeing how we STILL with iTunes 9 can NOT sync our iPhone with our own computers on the same wireless network (let alone directly to the cloud) I'm not going to hold my breath for the ability to beam anything between to phones.

Great now I can shoot wi-fi radio signals at people and give my sworn enemies Alzheimer's. Promising is one word for it, I prefer to use the word evil!

Hot damn! This looks promising.