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The possibilities teased in 2009 by Wi-Fi Direct have probably kept
Bluetooth up at night, and we're sure the commencement of device
certification last month hasn't helped, either. Now the LG BD960 has
emerged as the first Blu-ray player on the Wi-Fi Direct certification
list, hinting direct P2P communication in our home theaters among WiFi
devices (without the need for a routing middleman) could soon go from
fiction to fact. Unfortunately, mum's still the word on shipping and
pricing. The mere chance however that the player could stream content
to any other WiFi-equipped device -- Direct certified or not -- is a
big enough deal to give our dedicated media streamers Defarge-like
glances already. Particularly, if the BD960 comes packed with features
similar its suspected predecessor the LG-BD390, which can stream both
Netflix, Vudu, and DLNA network content, as well as play DivX HD 1080p
content. Until more details surface though, we'll simply have to keep
reminding our poor Galaxy S that it isn't destined to be alone in this
cold, cruel world forever.
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