By Chris Davies on Wed Nov 24th, 2010
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LG’s BD690 Blu-ray player has become the first A/V device to be Wi-Fi Direct certified, meaning the unit will presumably be able to send and/or receive content between other WiFi-enabled devices. That means WiFi HDTVs, tablets and notebooks, which should significantly remove complexity for home entertainment networks.
Wi-Fi Direct allows for straightforward point-to-point connection of devices using WiFi, greatly exceeding Bluetooth range and supporting files, content and multimedia with WPA2 security. Only one device need be Wi-Fi Direct compliant, too, which means that even if the BD690 is the only such device in your home, it should be able to establish connections with other, non-certified hardware.
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